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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,…
High in the Andes mountains, a tiny cat called a tilcayo has been identified. Scientists introduced it in a study published September 17 in the journal Current Biology. They say it represents the first new wild cat species discovered 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 assembles a list of some of the world’s most intriguing spots. TFK editors review the list and pick our favorites. Soaring heights, underwater exploration, ancient treasures: This year’s list is all about adventure. These destinations represent a…
Fifth grader McKayla’s favorite subject is history. At her school, in Palo Alto, California, it’s not taught by a teacher. It’s taught by AI. McKayla attends an Alpha School. Founded in 2014, these are private schools built on an AI-powered…
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, best friends Jo and Raissa become trapped on the mystical island of Nakali. The island was inspired by the folklore of the Philippines. It feeds on the friends’ memories, so they have to escape…
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. When the…
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 that 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 escribir en letra cursiva? ¿Puedes leerla? Muchos jóvenes responden que no a ambas preguntas. Por eso, un número creciente de estados ha empezado a hacer obligatoria la enseñanza de la letra cursiva. Esto sorprendió a Andy Yatsko. “Pensaba que…
