In December, NASA announced its first class of new astronaut recruits in four years. The space agency chose 10 people from a group of more than 12,000 who applied for its program. The recruits reported to the Johnson Space…
Organizers of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, China, say that no tickets will be sold to the general public, and that only “selected” spectators will be allowed to attend the Games. The announcement was made on January 17. It’s…
Who will become Kid of the Year for 2021? The answer will be revealed on February 9 during a TV special on Nickelodeon. In the weeks leading up to the show, we’ve been introducing the top five nominees. Read on!…
Last week, many kids in the United States returned to school after winter break, just as COVID-19 cases were reaching record levels. School districts are scrambling to protect their students. The surge in COVID-19 infections has been driven by the…
Who will become Kid of the Year for 2021? The answer will be revealed on February 9 during a TV special on Nickelodeon. In the weeks leading up to the show, we’ll be introducing the top five nominees. Read on!…
Government officials from 196 countries gathered for the United Nations Conference of the Parties in Glasgow, Scotland, from October 31 to November 12. The conference brings world leaders together every year to address climate change. Officials had several goals, which…
In January, eight gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, in California, became the first great apes to test positive for COVID-19. “There was immediate concern,” Nadine Lamberski, the chief conservation and wildlife health officer at the San Diego…
California’s KNP Complex wildfire forced the evacuation of Sequoia National Park on September 14. The blaze threatened the park’s giant sequoia trees. These trees are some of the largest in the world. By September 17, the fire had reached the…
Last year, a 9-year-old boy from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, set up a lemonade stand and got lots of customers. “They all took a sip of lemonade and either gave a thumbs-up or said it was really good!” he told TIME Edge.…
Hugh Kim, of New York City, started planning his family’s summer vacation in March. One destination that topped the list was Glacier National Park, in Montana. Kim had to reserve tickets online, and he had to be quick. “There were…
