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Picture this: You’re driving on the open road. The windows are down. You’re singing along with the radio. Hills, mountains, and deserts are flying by. Road-trippers can experience this on Route 66. It’s one of the most famous roads in…
Rats have a bad rap. They’re thought of as filthy creatures that spread disease. HeroRats are changing that reputation. These African pouched rats use their sense of smell to save lives. Instead of carrying a disease, they help detect and…
From October 31 to November 13, young athletes from all over the world will gather in Senegal for the 2026 Youth Olympic Games. About 2,700 athletes ages 17 and under will compete in a wide variety of sports, including skateboarding,…
In August, TFK Kid Reporter Adam Sadi attended the Pokémon World Championships at the Moscone Center, in San Francisco, California. Read about his experience, in his own words, below. Pokémon is hard to miss. You have probably played the card…
Happy birthday, Pikachu! This year, Pokémon celebrates its 30th anniversary. Pokémon debuted on February 27, 1996, in Japan. It started with two video games. The basic goal: catching and training fantastical creatures. Today, millions of kids (and adults) are…
Aaron Blabey is best known for his series The Bad Guys. The first book in his new series, Game of Pets, came out on September 29. TFK Kid Reporter Shaiyar Dhillon spoke with the author. 1. What are the book’s…
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…
