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Proud gardeners pose with their prizewinning produce at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show Giant Vegetable Competition, in Ripon, England, on September 18.
On September 16, scientists announced the discovery of a new moon crater. “This event constitutes a statistically rare, effectively once-in-a-lifetime observation,” the study authors wrote in the journal Science Advances. The crater is extremely large: It measures more than 700…
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened to the public on September 22. Located in Los Angeles, California, the museum celebrates visual storytelling. Exhibits range from prehistoric cave paintings to comics and movies. The museum was founded by George Lucas,…
In the Andes mountains, a tiny cat called a tilcayo has been identified. Scientists introduced the cat in a study published on September 17 in Current Biology. It says the tilcayo is the first new wild cat species found in…
Meet Service Star Abhijay Potluri, 14, who has completed several service projects. (He’s also a former TFK Kid Reporter.) Abhijay started a nonprofit called Kids Who Teach. And he helped organize a fundraiser to benefit people impacted by a fire…
On September 22, the Los Angeles Queens won the final game of the 2026 Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL) Championship. This makes them the first champions of the league, which debuted in August. The WPBL Championship was an exciting race…
Each year, TIME makes a list of some of the world’s most interesting spots. TFK editors pick our favorites. Soaring heights, underwater exploration, ancient treasures: This year’s list is all about adventure. These places represent a whole world of possibilities.…
Fifth grader McKayla’s favorite subject is history. At her school, it’s not taught by a teacher. It’s taught by AI. McKayla goes to an Alpha School in Palo Alto, California. These are private schools built on an AI-powered learning model.…
Arthur Benjamin turns math into magic. He solves equations faster than some calculators do. Tell him your birth date and year, and he’ll tell you what day of the week it was. He performs his stage act, That Math Show,…
In the new movie Forgotten Island, Jo and Raissa are best friends trapped on a mystical island called Nakali. The island was inspired by the folklore of the Philippines. It feeds on memories. The friends must escape before they forget…
Four bunnies, one neighborhood park, and a race against time: The Wild Season is DASHKA SLATER’S middle-grade nonfiction debut. It tells the true story of four pet rabbits dumped in Golden Gate Heights Park, in San Francisco, California. The bunnies…
Three Sumatran tiger cubs born at Attica Zoological Park, in Athens, Greece, are now two months old. On September 8, the cubs received ID microchips and their first vaccinations. Their birth is a milestone for the critically endangered species. “The…
On August 30, NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope from Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. The space telescope can see an area of sky 100 times larger than the Hubble or the James Webb can. For three months,…
A roseate spoonbill splashes around in a cove in St. Augustine, Florida. This photo won an Audubon Photography Award for 2026. The winners were announced on Sep…
El Niño has arrived, and experts predict it might be the strongest in history. Some are calling it a Super El Niño. TIME’s Simmone Shah explains. What is El Niño? El Niño is a huge natural weather pattern. It occurs,…
Meet Service Star Alma Watanabe, 14. Alma has been a member of her school’s Service Club for three years. TFK reader Isabella Nevsky spoke with Alma about her efforts to serve her community of Westchester, New York. What made you…
The 2026 U.S. Open is underway, treating fans to fast-paced tennis, shows of sportsmanship, and late-night thrills. The annual two-week tennis tournament takes place at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Queens, New York. This year, 128 singles…
TFK Kid Reporter Bevy Lustig read Sneaks and interviewed its author, Amy Tern. Read Bevy’s thoughts below. Sneaks is a mystery novel about bravery, adventure, and friendship. Rook is a smart, accomplished kid who follows all the rules—until he starts…
¿Sabes leer y escribir en letra cursiva? No muchos jóvenes lo hacen. Por eso un número creciente de estados está haciendo un cambio. Están haciendo obligatoria la enseñanza de la letra cursiva. Esto sorprendió a Andy Yatsko. “Pensaba que la…
