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Merriam-Webster has announced its 2023 word of the year: authentic. The dictionary publisher highlights a word every year. The selection is based on increased searches on the company’s website and on world events. One definition of authentic is “not false…
We asked our readers to tell us how they’re serving their communities. Here’s what a few of you had to say. Students at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, in Wyandanch, New York, are celebrating World Kindness Day on November 13.…
Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday celebrated around November 1. This celebratory parade was held in Brooklyn, New York. The holiday remembers family membe…
We asked our readers to tell us how they’re spreading kindness in their community. Here’s what a few of you had to say. I helped someone with their work. When I needed help, they helped me. So it was kindness…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has made Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, in Ohio, a world heritage site. It was announced on September 19. Hopewell is now recognized as an important historic and cultural site, like the Taj…
Brooke Tindal used to wake up at 5:50 a.m. and travel 16 miles across New York City to get to middle school. She realized just how much of her day that ate up when schools were forced to go remote…
Built using AI-assisted visual creation technology, the Beyond the Light exhibition opened in August in New York City. The exhibit features images from the Jame…
Have you ever thought of yourself as the main character of a heroic adventure? It could be good for your health. Research suggests that imagining yourself on a hero’s journey could help you achieve a more meaningful life. You…
TIME magazine has been around, well, a long time. Its first issue was published 100 years ago, on March 3, 1923. Life was different back then. The Ford Model T was the most popular car in America. Meanwhile, kids were…
When you have a science question not covered in school, where can you turn? Check out Tumble, a podcast for kids about scientific exploration and discovery. Hosted by Marshall Escamilla and Lindsay Patterson, Tumble takes questions directly from kids, then…
