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Lionel Messi is the greatest living soccer player. He might be the best ever to have played the world’s most popular game. He led Argentina to a World Cup win in 2022. And on July 21, 2023, he made his…
Taylor Swift has been named TIME magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year. You can read more about her in The Taylor Effect and By the Numbers. TIME also acknowledged influential people in other categories. Soccer star Lionel Messi is TIME’s…
Lionel Messi, of Argentina, and Jakub Kiwior, of Poland, vie for the ball at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, on November 30. The event runs through December 18. Teams …
Many families schedule obedience lessons when they first bring a dog into their home. These can be group classes, or they can be private sessions with a professional trainer. Shir Limazati wants all dog owners to improve their communication with…
The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States. It’s known for its huge wingspan and fierce gaze. But not so long ago, eagles were in trouble. A chemical called DDT was introduced in the 1940s. It was…
An earthquake struck Southeast Asia on March 28. It was centered in the country of Myanmar. The 7.7-magnitude quake was powerful. It even collapsed buildings in Bangkok, Thailand. That’s hundreds of miles from the quake’s epicenter. At press time, more…
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are NASA astronauts. They unexpectedly spent more than nine months in space. Now, they’re finally home. On June 5, 2024, Williams and Wilmore blasted off. They were the first people to fly on Boeing’s new…
Some see oysters as a yummy treat. Others value them as a source of pearls. But to Demi Johnson, of Gulfport, Mississippi, oysters are environmental superstars. “They’re really important,” the 15-year-old told TIME for Kids. A single oyster can filter…
The dwarf planet Pluto had a “birthday” this month. Pluto was discovered on February 18, 1930. That was 95 years ago. An American astronomer first spotted the dwarf planet. His name was Clyde Tombaugh. He found Pluto with a telescope. …
Phones are helpful. They allow kids to communicate with family and friends. But they’re also distracting. In school, they create difficulties for students and teachers. According to a Common Sense Media report from 2021, about 43% of kids ages 8…
ASPEN, Colorado—Eleanor Andrews, 17, felt a thrill as she ripped down the street style ski course at X Games Aspen 2025. Eleanor was one of only three athletes under 18 skiing at the Games. She skied against older athletes. She…
On January 18, TikTok shut down in the U.S. The video-sharing platform’s 170 million American users were met with an error message. In part, it read, “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S.” The app came back…
Dog Man is on another mission to save the day. But this time, the beloved character from Dav Pilkey’s best-selling book series is on the big screen. The movie features Petey, who calls himself the “world’s most evilest cat.” Petey…
TFK Kid Reporter Milo Bhushan read The Hotel Balzaar and interviewed Kate DiCamillo, its author. Read Milo’s thoughts below. Every night, Marta Buchelli goes to sleep in the attic of the once-grand Hotel Balzaar. Her mother is a maid there,…
TFK Kid Reporter Nate Rhew read Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody and interviewed Patrick Ness, its author. Read Nate’s thoughts below. In Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody, author Patrick Ness introduces us to Zeke, an oversized lizard, and his two…
Uranus and Neptune are called ice giants. That’s because of their icy cores. But each of these planets may be hiding a deep ocean. Burkhard Militzer is an astronomer. He has published new research on these planets. It ran in…
Lena Ford was 7 when she started Arting for You. She collected art supplies. Then she donated them to kids in foster care and homeless shelters in and around her hometown of Marietta, Georgia. “My granny always wanted to give…
