Science

Close-up of a fossil showing the textured pattern of dinosaur skin with a person’s hand resting nearby for scale.

Animals

Dino Skin

December 22, 2025

Paleontologists made an exciting discovery. They found two duck-billed dinosaur “mummies” in Wyoming. The fossils are about 66 million years old. They’re called mummies because they’re well-preserved. You can clearly see their skin and spikes. The scientists are from the…

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Weather

Winter Chills

December 19, 2025

“Oh, the weather outside is frightful” Is that line familiar? It comes from a popular winter song. The song refers to snow. But it could be about another weather event: windchill. Windchill is a weather term you might hear this…

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Winter Weather Terms

December 19, 2025

How do you learn about the weather? You can check the forecast online or hear it on TV or on the radio. Following the weather can help you stay prepared. But sometimes, it can be hard to understand. Here are…

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Space

Watching the Skies

October 8, 2025

Astronomers have a new way to study space. It is the world’s largest digital camera. It is called the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera. It is part of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The observatory sits atop…

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Animals

Stealing Stings

September 5, 2025

Below the ocean surface lurks a thief. The animal is called a nudibranch (noo-dih-brank). It is found in all the world’s oceans. These colorful sea slugs do not have a shell. They are not spiny. So how do they stay…

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Animals

Strange Slugs

September 5, 2025

There are more than 3,000 species of nudibranchs. They vary in color, shape, and size. Here are three. What do they look like to you? Pikachu This sea slug (above) was nicknamed after a Pokémon character. It grows less than…

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Animals

What’s Down There?

April 18, 2025

The ocean is deep. It’s made up of zones, or areas. Here are three of them. Sunlight Zone This zone gets heat from the sun. It gets light, too. Most ocean plants and animals live here. Phytoplankton are an…

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Small Subjects

October 25, 2024

TFK Kid Reporter Dylan Patel is an ant enthusiast. He is also a photographer. He takes close-up photos. Dylan’s subject of choice? Insects and spiders! He shared some of his pictures with TIME for Kids. Read on to learn more…

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Animals

Life in a Cave

September 27, 2024

Step into one of Hawaii’s caves. It is dark. It is quiet. It is also full of life. But you might not see that right away. That is because most of its life is too small to see. Scan the…

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Animals

Cave Animals

September 27, 2024

Caves are often very dark. Not many things can live and grow in them. But some animals have adapted to this habitat. Read about four of them. Bats (above) use echolocation. Bats make a high-pitched sound. It bounces off cave…

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