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A raccoon hangs from a bird feeder and reaches for food with one paw.

Science

Puzzling Raccoons

April 16, 2026

Raccoons are clever. Studies have shown their ability to solve puzzles to get food. A study published this year in Animal Behaviour shows that their puzzling may not always be for a reward: Sometimes, they’re just learning. Researchers gave raccoons…

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McIlroy Wins Again

April 16, 2026

Rory McIlroy has won the 2026 Masters, the year’s first major golf tournament. It ran from April 9 to 12 at Augusta National Golf Club, in Georgia. McIlroy also won in 2025. Only three others have won back-to-back Masters. McIlroy…

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Kid Reporter Alumni Spotlight: Olivia Branan

April 16, 2026

Would you like to be a TFK Kid Reporter? Now’s your chance! Contest applications are due by June 15. We’re looking for up to 10 kids to join our team for the next school year. Olivia Branan was on…

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A person looks out a spacecraft window at Earth, which appears bright and blue against the dark background of space.

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Bright Skies

April 16, 2026

Artemis II started with fire and ended with water. The spaceflight began on April 1. That’s when its crew lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch was powered by six rocket engines pouring flames.…

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Health

Puzzle It Out

April 16, 2026

Jodi Jill knows all about the power of puzzles. She’s a professional puzzle maker, and she uses puzzles to relax. For example, she gets nervous on flights, so she travels with a jigsaw puzzle in her bag. When turbulence hits,…

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Community

Ask Angela: Left Out

April 16, 2026

Have questions? Angela Haupt connects with experts and shares their words of wisdom. Angela Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. She talks with experts about readers’ problems, then writes articles to share what she learns. Here, she…

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Opinion

Should People Live on the Moon?

April 15, 2026

On April 1, four NASA astronauts blasted into space for a 10-day journey around the moon. The mission, Artemis II, allowed astronauts to go further into space than ever. And they got to observe the far side of the moon,…

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Community

Star Power: Brayden Belsky

April 10, 2026

Meet Service Star Brayden Belsky, 12. Brayden refurbishes computers for KindWorks, a nonprofit organization in Bethesda, Maryland. The computers then go to people who don’t have one at home. TFK Kid Reporter Axel Foster spoke with Brayden about his efforts.…

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Illustration of a book titled Money and Finance Field Guide next to large text reading “Book Bites.” Dollar bills, a credit card, and piggy banks are shown around it.

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Book Bites: Money and Finance Field Guide

April 9, 2026

These ideas come from the pages of TIME for Kids books, which help curious kids learn more about their favorite topics. It’s Financial Literacy Month—there’s no better time to brush up with these helpful tips about money and finance: A…

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A basketball player in a white Michigan uniform celebrates on the court during a game, smiling as teammates and opponents move in the background and a scoreboard glows overhead.

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Michigan Wins Big

April 7, 2026

The University of Michigan Wolverines won the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball title on April 6, defeating the University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies. It’s Michigan’s first national title since 1989. The win concluded the NCAA Division I tournament—the March Madness tournament—…

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The book AKU: Journey to Ibra by Micah Johnson stands next to a photo of the author. The cover shows a child wearing a space helmet walking through a glowing, colorful forest with a small alien.

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Space Adventure

April 7, 2026

TFK Kid Reporter Axel Foster read Aku: Journey to Ibra and interviewed Micah Johnson, its author. Read Axel’s thoughts below. Arthur Keaton Underwood, or Aku, is just a “regular” boy who loves video games and baseball, until he happens upon…

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Business

Liquid Gold

April 6, 2026

Making olive oil, the liquid gold of the food world, takes a lot of care, attention, and hard work. I had the opportunity to experience the process firsthand, at the Bono olive oil farm and factory, on the Italian island…

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Mission: Protect the Planet

April 3, 2026

Join a community of kids who are making the world a better and brighter place. TFK Service Stars know that even the smallest actions can make a big impact. Mission of the Month You don’t need to be a superhero…

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A man and a child walk along a path beside a pond in a green city park with tall buildings in the background.

Environment

Cities Breathe Easier

April 3, 2026

Air pollution is improving in many cities, according to the Breathe Better report. The report was released on March 11 by Breathe Cities. That’s a global effort to “help cities clean the air and protect public health,” its website says. …

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A snowboarder wearing a helmet rides down a snowy slope with other people in the distance.

Environment

Getting Warmer

April 3, 2026

From 2015 to 2025, Planet Earth saw its 11 warmest years on record. That’s according to the annual State of the Global Climate report. The report was published by the United Nations World Meteorological Organization on March 23, also known…

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An adult gorilla sits on the ground holding two baby gorillas close.

World

Gorilla Multiples

April 2, 2026

In March, gorilla twins were born in Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. That makes nine mountain gorillas, including two sets of twins, born in Virunga this year. The park is taking part in a species conservation…

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A long blue city bus drives down a wet street in a busy urban area.

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Buses Go Electric

April 2, 2026

Most buses rely on diesel fuel, which pollutes the air. Some cities are turning to electric buses. Madison, Wisconsin, introduced a fleet of them in 2024. The city will save “roughly a quarter-million gallons of diesel fuel per year,” its…

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