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Allison Singer

Allison Singer is the executive editor of TIME for Kids and the author of the Your Hot Job Field Guide. Before joining TFK in 2018, she edited and wrote children's nonfiction books in New York City and London. Allison now lives in a 100-year-old building in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and daughter. She is most interested in stories about creativity, technology, and people who help others.

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Four kids stand close together, looking down at their smartphones outside.

Technology

Warning Labels Required

January 8, 2026

On December 26, New York confirmed a new law. It’s meant to protect kids’ mental health. The law requires social-media platforms to warn users under age 18 about addictive features, such as autoplay and like counts. These features entice users…

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Business

What’s Your Spark?

January 8, 2026

We love hearing about your dreams, your ideas, and the things that light you up. Whether you know exactly what you want your future career to be or are still figuring it out, your answers show just how creative and…

Cable cars glide over a city on overhead wires.

World

Commuting in the Clouds

January 1, 2026

On December 13, Paris, France, unveiled a three-mile cable car route. It’s the first one in the region. It’s also the longest urban cable car route in Europe. Commuters in the suburbs can now float over rush-hour traffic. The system…

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The Louvre’s glass pyramid reflects in a pool beside historic buildings.

Arts

Trouble at the Museum

December 12, 2025

A leak caused damage at the Louvre museum, in Paris, France. This occurred on November 26. Officials say a heating system malfunctioned. Hundreds of books in the museum’s Egyptian antiquities library were affected. Teams are carefully drying and repairing…

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Two sea turtles rest on the ocean floor surrounded by green seagrass under clear blue water.

Environment

Wildlife Update

November 26, 2025

The green sea turtle is making a recovery. That’s according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In October, it released its yearly report. This is the Red List of Threatened Species. The report says green sea turtle…

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

Science

Dinosaur Discovery

November 6, 2025

Paleontologists have discovered two rare, duck-billed dinosaur skeletons in Wyoming. The skeletons are about 66 million years old. In addition to bones, these remains feature dinosaur body parts. The researchers note “stunningly” preserved skin and spikes. The scientists are from…

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Ballerina stands on stage surrounded by confetti and flowers as a crowd of performers and audience members applaud behind her.

Arts

Misty’s Moment

November 6, 2025

On October 22, Misty Copeland took her final bow at Lincoln Center. That’s in New York City. The ballerina’s 3-year-old son, Jackson, was in the audience. “He got to see me dance for the very first time,” Copeland told TFK…

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A person kneels to take a photo of another person standing amid a vast desert landscape blanketed in blooming purple and white flowers. The vibrant field stretches toward distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

World

Desert Bloom

October 15, 2025

One of the driest places on Earth has burst into color. Recent rains in Chile’s Atacama Desert have brightened the arid landscape with a sea of wildflowers. The bloom has covered the desert in pink and purple, with patches of…

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Media Literacy

YouTube Trouble, Again

September 11, 2025

Google will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit. The suit was raised by the parents or guardians of 34 kids. The families say YouTube illegally collected kids’ data and used it to send ads to them. Google, which owns…

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World

102 and Climbing

September 11, 2025

Climber Kokichi Akuzawa has become the oldest person to reach the summit of Japan’s Mount Fuji. The 102-year-old man set this Guinness World Record on August 5. Akuzawa made the trek with his daughter, his granddaughter and her husband, and…

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