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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are astronauts. They blasted into space on June 5. They were flying in NASA’s new Starliner spacecraft. The mission was supposed to last eight days. But the Starliner faced problems. It arrived at the…
People in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, and other countries were treated to a colorful display in the sky this weekend. These displays, called auroras, are typically seen only near the Earth’s north and south poles. Thanks to…
Plastic is everywhere. It has been found at the bottom of the ocean. It’s at the top of Mount Everest. Now plastic has been found in another unlikely place. Hermit crabs are using it as shells. A study about this…
