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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Three athletes in wheelchairs wear red, white, and blue Team USA jackets and smile in front of large American flags.

World

Paralympics Begin

March 6, 2026

The Winter Paralympics are underway. The opening ceremony took place in Verona, Italy, on March 6. More than 650 athletes, each with a disability, are competing across 79 events in six sports. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the…

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A deep-space image filled with thousands of stars and many galaxies, including two bright blue spiral galaxies near the center.

Science

Astronomy Alerts

March 5, 2026

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory takes pictures of the night sky (above). Now it’s alerting researchers worldwide of events and discoveries in space. The alert system was activated on February 24. Overnight, more than 800,000 alerts were sent. Scientists expect…

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An old black-and-white photograph shows a large steamboat docked along a wooden pier.

United States

Shipwreck Found

February 20, 2026

On February 13, the group Shipwreck World made an announcement: Paul Ehron and his team have found the wreck of the luxury steamer Lac La Belle, which sank in Lake Michigan 150 years ago (below, in 1866). Ehron, 80, began…

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Two archaeologists wearing gloves examine a carved stone wall inside an ancient tomb surrounded by excavation stones.

World

Zapotec Tomb

February 5, 2026

A 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb has been found in Southern Mexico. The Zapotec are an Indigenous people. On January 30, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, called the tomb “the most significant archaeological discovery of the last decade in Mexico.” It contains complex…

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Red handprints painted on a rough cave wall show ancient markings made long ago.

World

Prehistoric Hands

January 23, 2026

Researchers say a series of handprints on a cave wall on the island of Sulawesi, in Indonesia, may be the oldest rock art ever found. The prints were likely made more than 67,000 years ago. Other cave art found in…

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Four astronauts wearing white space suits sit strapped into seats inside a spacecraft cabin.

United States

Space Evacuation

January 22, 2026

On January 15, NASA completed its first medical evacuation from space. Its SpaceX Crew-11 mission ended early when an astronaut had a medical issue that couldn’t be treated at the International Space Station. At a press conference, NASA administrator Jared…

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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 to protect kids’ mental health. It requires social-media platforms to warn users under age 18 about addictive features, such as autoplay, infinite scroll, and like counts. These features entice users to…

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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

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

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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 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.…

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