Lillian Stone

Lillian Stone is an editor at TIME for Kids. She has worked as a journalist since 2016, but her second-favorite job was serving as a Chicago Public Schools crossing guard. She loves stories about art, creativity, and people who use humor to change the world.

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History with a Beat

December 19, 2024

Historical Records is the newest podcast from the media company Story Pirates. It showcases incredible people from history whose stories may be new to audiences. Each episode takes an important person’s tale and turns it into a hip-hop song. Listeners…

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Technology

Australia Logs Off

December 5, 2024

Australia will bar kids under 16 from using social media, according to a law that passed the Australian Parliament on November 29. Under the law, social media platforms such as TikTok and Facebook will have to pay fines of up…

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Science

Faraway Oceans

December 5, 2024

Uranus and Neptune are called ice giants, because of their icy cores. But each of these frosty planets may be hiding a deep ocean. Astronomer Burkhard Militzer published his research in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…

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World

Air Quality Alert

November 22, 2024

On November 18, the more than 33 million residents of New Delhi, India, woke up to an ugly surprise. The city was covered in smog. It’s a kind of air pollution that creates a thick, toxic fog. In some parts…

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Environment

Deep-Sea Danger

November 21, 2024

The ocean is full of amazing creatures. It’s also full of plastic. There are about 171 trillion pieces of plastic floating in the sea, according to a study published in the journal PLOS One in 2023. That’s bad news for…

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United States

Nothing but Net

November 7, 2024

On October 20, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) ended its season with a nail-biting championship game between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx. The Liberty won its first-ever league title. The 2024 season included other record-setting achievements.…

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Technology

Is Artificial Intelligence Good for Society?

November 7, 2024

Many people are embracing artificial intelligence, or AI. Tools such as ChatGPT use AI to generate text quickly, which some people find helpful for school or work. Other AI tools create images or chat bots. But AI isn’t always accurate…

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United States

Election 2024 Preview

October 24, 2024

Every four years, Americans decide who will be the next president of the United States. This year, Election Day is Tuesday, November 5. The time leading up to the presidential election will be busy and exciting. We’ve explained some of…

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Career Values

October 11, 2024

Young people want a workplace that aligns with their values, according to the National Society of High School Scholars. The organization conducted a survey from January to March of this year. It asked more than 10,000 people what they’re looking…

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Science

Kindness Counts

September 26, 2024

Research has shown that adults undervalue the impact of random acts of kindness. They assume that their actions won’t make too much of a difference. But small acts of kindness have a bigger impact than they think. In 2023, researchers…

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