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Service Star Avery Jenkins, 11, started Avery’s Helpful Hair Kits. It’s an organization in Evanston, Illinois, giving foster kids with textured and curly hair access to products that help them look their best. TFK Kid Reporter Aubrey Lamirault spoke with…
Join a community of kids who are making the world a better and brighter place. TFK Service Stars know that even the smallest actions can make a big impact. Mission of the Month Have you noticed a problem or a…
Animals can be majestic, but they can also be downright silly. The annual Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards celebrate nature’s goofiest moments, using the power of humor to promote conservation. This year’s winners were announced at a ceremony in London,…
A leak at the world-famous Louvre museum, in Paris, France, caused damage 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 the books.…
Fifth-grade students in North Carolina made some additions to our World’s Greatest Places list. Read a few here. We love hearing from our readers: Write to us at tfkeditors@time.com. I think Iceland is a great place. It has giant glaciers,…
Zacky Muñoz, 13, is careful to avoid foods he’s allergic to. Eating even a tiny bit of one can make him sick. In first grade, he accidentally ate a breadstick that contained sesame. After just a few bites, “I knew…
The 2026 Winter Olympics are right around the corner. They begin on February 6. The Paralympics, which feature events for athletes with disabilities, start a month later. Both will take place across Northern Italy. More than 3,500 athletes from 93…
Meet Service Star Caroline LaRusso-Leung, 12, who volunteers for the Brooklyn Service Collective, in Brooklyn, New York. TFK Kid Reporter Axel Foster spoke with Caroline about her efforts. What is the Brooklyn Service Collective? It’s an organization that arranges community…
Marcus Fontoura is a vice president at Microsoft. He’s also the author of a book about how people can use AI and other technology to their advantage. Fontoura shared his thoughts with TIME about the future of jobs in computer…
When’s the last time you tidied up? You never know what you might find. Last year, three brothers found a copy of the first Superman comic book while cleaning out their mother’s attic. On November 20, that comic sold for…
TFK Kid Reporter Madeline Martinez read A Glimmer of Change and interviewed its author, Elle McNicoll. Read Madeline’s thoughts below. A Glimmer of Change, a novel by Elle McNicoll, is set in present-day Juniper, Scotland. The story is seen through…
Jonathan Milard is the manager of school and teacher engagement at the Intrepid Museum, in New York City. He plays a crucial role in shaping educational experie…
The green sea turtle is making a recovery. That’s according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. The annual report was released in October. It says global green sea turtle populations have increased…
Does the smell of stinky socks make you hungry? The 2025 World Cheese Awards took place on November 13, in Bern, Switzerland. More than 250 judges sampled the best—and smelliest—cheeses from around the world. (In the world of cheese, a…
On November 12, 375 bagpipers meet in Melbourne, Australia, to break the world record for largest bagpipe ensemble. They chose a song by Australian rock band AC…
The penny has died. At the age of 232, the coin’s final batch was minted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 12. There are an estimated 250 billion pennies still in circulation. These will continue to be accepted as legal tender.…
Every year, TIME magazine publishes a list of the year’s best inventions. Some of these are tech gadgets, such as a robot that helps with household chores. Others are toys and games designed to make life more fun. Some use…
