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Passing of a Pope

May 1, 2025

Pope Francis passed away at age 88 on April 21. The Vatican said Francis died after a stroke. It was one day after his Easter Sunday appearance at Vatican City’s St. Peter’s Square, in Rome, Italy. He’d bestowed well-wishes on…

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F.C. Victory

May 1, 2025

On April 27, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (left) and Tottenham Hotspur’s Mathys Tel compete in a Premier League match. Liverpool won the match—and with it, the lea…

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Environment

Fighting Light Pollution

April 17, 2025

Artificial light includes light from signs and streetlamps. These help people see once the sun goes down. But too much artificial light becomes light pollution. This makes it difficult to see a starry sky. And it affects animal behavior. …

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Animals

Swanning Around

April 17, 2025

On April 6, swans parade at the Annual Swan Release, in Stratford, Canada. Each year, on the first Sunday in April, the swans are released from their winter pen…

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Feeling the Heat

April 17, 2025

About one in five people says climate change has a big impact on their daily life. This is according to a new study, released in March by Climate Central. The group looked at global temperatures between December 2024 and February…

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Quake in Southeast Asia

April 4, 2025

An earthquake struck Southeast Asia on March 28. It was centered in the country of Myanmar. The 7.7-magnitude quake was so powerful that it collapsed buildings in Bangkok, Thailand. That’s hundreds of miles from the earthquake’s epicenter. At press time,…

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Nature

Early Bloom

March 6, 2025

People stroll under flowering cherry trees in Kawazu, Japan, on March 2. These cherry trees are unusual: They often flower in February, two months before cherry…

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Holidays

Happy New Year!

February 6, 2025

On February 1, Ethan Zhu, 12, takes part in a Lunar New Year parade in New York City. Each lunar year is represented by an animal, or zodiac sign. This year is …

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Sports

Hitting the Slopes

February 5, 2025

ASPEN, Colorado—Eleanor Andrews, 17, felt a thrill as she ripped down the street style ski course at X Games Aspen 2025. As one of only three athletes under 18 competing in a ski event at the Games, Eleanor carved the…

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Science

Stomping Grounds

January 23, 2025

Paleontologists have discovered nearly 200 dinosaur tracks forming what experts are calling a “dinosaur highway.” The tracks are located in Oxfordshire, England, and date back 166 million years. Worker Gary Johnson found the tracks while digging up clay in a…

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