Glenn Greenberg

Glenn Greenberg is a Senior Editor at TIME For Kids. He joined the staff in 2013. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in History from Stony Brook University, and is currently working towards a Master’s degree in creative writing. Glenn has won several awards for his reporting, including his coverage of 9/11. For TFK, Glenn covered the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Election Night 2016, and the relaunch of Star Wars. In his free time, he writes fiction and plays guitar.

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Technology

Clones, Clones, Everywhere

December 9, 2016

Twenty years ago, a sheep was cloned. Since then, cloning has become a big business. How far can cloning go? When Dolly the sheep was born, on July 5, 1996, history was made. Dolly was the first successfully cloned mammal.…

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United States

The Next President

November 18, 2016

Donald Trump is elected the 45th president of the United States. In a stunning upset, voters elected Republican candidate Donald J. Trump the 45th president of the United States. They had to wait until the early hours of November 9…

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World

Gold Rush

September 9, 2016

The world’s top athletes came together in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics. On August 21, a colorful closing ceremony in Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, marked the end of the 2016 Summer…

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Technology

Sun Power

April 15, 2016

Row after row of curved mirrors glisten in the sunlight in Ouarzazate, Morocco. The city is on the edge of the Sahara desert. The giant mirrors surround a power station called Noor I. Noor means "light" in Arabic. The plant…

Environment

Shell Game

April 15, 2016

The ploughshare (plow -share) tortoise is one of the world's most endangered animals. Experts estimate that there are fewer than 300 adults in the wild. A small piece of land in northwest Madagascar is the species' only natural habitat. Because…

Health

Bug Business

March 18, 2016

Chocolate-chip cookies. Banana bread. Brownies. What do these treats have in common? If they were made with Bitty Foods flour, they all contain a special ingredient: crickets. The company, which is based in San Francisco, California, wants to make insects…

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Bug Business

October 7, 2015

Chocolate-chip cookies. Banana bread. Brownies. What do these treats have in common? If they were made with Bitty Foods flour, they all contain a special ingredient: crickets. The company, which is based in San Francisco, California, wants to make insects…

Environment

Water Worries

April 24, 2015

California has survived many droughts. But the current dry spell, now in its fourth year, is one of the most severe the state has ever experienced. A shortage of precipitation has left lakes, reservoirs, and other sources of water at…

Technology

Robots in Action

March 20, 2015

Robots are on the rise! Today, robots can be found working in hotels, warehouses, and stores. Machines will soon be used to study sea creatures up close because the robots can blend right into their surroundings. Robots take on tasks…

Community

Bullies, Beware!

December 19, 2014

Teens are creating digital tools to fight bullying. Brandon Boynton is on a mission. The 17-year-old from Pendleton, Indiana, wants to stop bullying in schools. He created an app called the BullyBox. It enables students to report bullying electronically—and anonymously.…