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TechSmart Computers Are Helping Scientists Make Amazing Discoveries
Clever computer helpers called AI are speeding up science in ways nobody dreamed of just a few years ago.
NatureThe Ocean's Mood Swings: El Niño Returns and a Cold 'Blob' Grows
Two giant patches of ocean water are changing temperature, and they could shake up weather all around the world.
AnimalsSurprise! South Australia Has a Lot of Koalas
A big koala count revealed there are way more of these sleepy tree-huggers than people thought!
SpaceA Space Telescope Spots the Glowing Wreckage of an Exploded Star
A star blew up long ago, and a special space telescope just took a stunning picture of what's left behind.
ScienceA Famous Scientist's Forgotten Note Is Finally Solved!
What happens when a scribbled note from one of the greatest scientists ever turns up years later?
NatureDiving Deep: Explorers Map Hidden Worlds Under the Pacific Ocean
Far below the waves, scientists are exploring a hidden world most people have never seen.
AnimalsThe Deep-Sea Creature That People Named by Voting Online
When scientists found a mysterious animal in the dark deep sea, they let people everywhere help pick its name!
ScienceTiny Robots Made of DNA Could Deliver Medicine Inside Your Body
Imagine a robot so small it could fit inside a single drop of blood, carrying medicine to fix what's wrong!
SpaceA Beautiful Spiral Galaxy with Twirly Arms Found Far Away
A telescope just snapped a gorgeous galaxy whose arms twirl like a cosmic pinwheel!
SportsJordan Stolz Zooms to a New Olympic Speed Skating Record!
A young American skater flew around the ice so fast he made Olympic history!
SportsThe 2026 World Cup Kicks Off With More Fans Watching Than Ever
The biggest soccer party on Earth is about to break a world record for the most people watching at once!
TechA New Gadget Makes Clean Fuel From Sunlight, Just Like a Leaf
What if a machine could drink sunlight and water and make fuel, just like a plant?
SpaceHubble Finds a Super-Heavy Dead Star Made From Two Stars Crashing Together
What happens when two tired old stars bump into each other? Sometimes they become one super-heavy diamond-like star!
AnimalsTwo Humpback Whales Swim Over 14,000 Kilometers!
A whale's amazing ocean road trip surprised scientists around the world!
ScienceA Giant Jurassic Dinosaur Surprises Scientists
A long-necked giant from millions of years ago is helping scientists rewrite the family tree of the biggest animals to ever walk the Earth.
AnimalsA Shy Pangolin Says Hello from Nepal's Sacred Forest
A secret camera spotted one of the world's shyest and most-hunted animals walking through a forest people protect.
AnimalsMeet Linh Mai: The Baby Elephant Charming Everyone at the Zoo
A tiny elephant with a wiggly trunk is winning hearts one wobbly step at a time.
AnimalsMeet the 'Screaming Pika' and Other Wild New Animals Found in 2025
A tiny, fuzzy mountain creature with a surprisingly big voice is one of the coolest discoveries this year!
NatureHow the Venus Flytrap Snaps Shut in the Blink of an Eye
This little green plant has no muscles, yet it slams shut faster than you can blink!
TechSmart New Chip Saves Lots of Energy
What if your gadgets could think hard but sip energy like a tiny drink?
ScienceAncient Dinosaur Footprints Tell a Brand New Story
Footprints frozen in stone are helping scientists rewrite the story of dinosaurs!
SpaceSpaceX Sends Dozens More Starlink Satellites Soaring Into Space
A tall rocket blasted off carrying a stack of internet-beaming satellites — and part of it flew home to be used again!
ScienceThe Most Exciting Dinosaur Discoveries of 2025
Scientists keep digging up new dinosaur secrets, and 2025 has been a year full of incredible surprises!
TechMIT Picks the Top 10 Tech Breakthroughs of 2026
Every year, smart people at MIT pick the new inventions they think will change the world!
SportsThe 2026 World Cup Is Coming to North America!
For the first time ever, three countries will team up to host the world's biggest soccer party!
ScienceAncient Dinosaur Footprints Are Telling New Stories in Africa
Giant footprints pressed into ancient mud are giving us clues about dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago.
NatureScientists Discover 72 Brand-New Species in One Year!
From deep oceans to mountain forests, scientists found dozens of creatures nobody had ever named before!
TechMeet Figure 03: A Walking, Helping Robot on Time's Best Inventions List
A robot that stands and moves like a person just won one of the year's biggest invention awards!
NatureGlowing Skies and Glowing Lava: A Magical Night in Iceland
Imagine green lights dancing above your head while red-hot lava glows below — that really happened in Iceland!
SportsThe L.A. Lakers Win the NBA Finals!
Imagine winning game after game and lifting a shiny golden trophy at the end!
TechMeet the New Robots That Can Learn New Tricks Super Fast
Some robots no longer need to be told every single step — they can learn by watching and trying!
NatureScientists May Have Found a Whole New Branch on the Tree of Life
Hidden in mud and water, tiny living things are puzzling scientists and may need their own spot on the tree of life.
ScienceA 7,000-Year-Old Treasure: Ancient Copper Age Village Found in Dagestan
Imagine digging in the ground and finding clues left by people who lived 7,000 years ago!
SpaceA Visitor From Another Star: Meet Comet 3I/ATLAS
A icy traveler from another star is racing through our solar system right now!
AnimalsSurprise! Scientists Found Amazing New Animals This Year
Even today, hidden corners of our planet are still bursting with creatures nobody has ever named before.
SpaceAstronomers Spot a Baby Planet Being Born!
For the first time, scientists may have caught a brand-new planet right as it's coming to life around a distant star.
TechMeet the Robot That Rolls Like a Ball and Walks Like a Bug
What if a robot could turn from a ball into a walker whenever the ground got tricky?
Space25 Years of People Living in Space!
For 25 whole years, there has always been at least one person living up in space!
ScienceTiny Mineral Specks May Have Helped Life Begin on Earth
Could specks of rock thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand have been life's first little helpers?
ScienceClean Energy is Booming! Renewable Power Named a Top 2025 Breakthrough
The sun and wind are now powering more of our world than ever before — and it's only speeding up!
SpaceThe Planet Where Rocks Fall From the Sky Like Rain
Imagine a sky where instead of fluffy white clouds, there are clouds made of rock that rain down hot stones!
AnimalsRobots Spot Amazing Creatures in the Deep, Dark Sea
Far below the waves, in a world with no sunlight, robots are meeting creatures straight out of a dream.
SpaceScientists Find New Clues About the Universe's Invisible Glue
There is a hidden ingredient in the universe we cannot see — but scientists just got a better look at it!
AnimalsHidden in Plain Sight: Amazing New Animals Scientists Are Still Finding
Even today, scientists are still finding animals that nobody knew existed!
AnimalsMeet the Tiny Pumpkin Toad: One of 2025's Coolest New Animals
A toad the color of a pumpkin and smaller than a coin is one of the year's most exciting discoveries!
ScienceHidden Treasures Inside T. rex Bones: Soft Tissue Discovered!
What if a dinosaur bone still held something soft and bendy inside, after 68 million years?
SpaceCuriosity Rover Finds the Coolest Carbon Clues Yet on Mars
A little robot on Mars just dug up some of the most interesting carbon clues we have ever found there!
AnimalsSurprise! Scientists Found Amazing New Animals in 2026
Even today, brand-new animals are still waiting to be found all over our planet!
ScienceMeet a New Spinosaurus Cousin With a Sail-Like Crest!
A giant fish-eating dinosaur with a fancy back has just been given its very own name!
AnimalsGiant Pandas Are Coming Back to Atlanta!
After saying goodbye, Atlanta is getting ready to welcome new panda friends from China!
SpaceA Teenager Searched 1.75 Million Stars to Look for New Worlds
One young space fan checked over a million stars at once to find faraway worlds.
TechMeet the Helpful Robots Learning to Do Everyday Chores
Imagine a robot that can fold your shirts and tidy your toys — that future is getting closer!
NatureBaby Corals Get a Second Chance on the Great Barrier Reef
Tiny coral babies are being given a helping hand to rebuild one of the world's most amazing reefs.
ScienceA Tiny Dinosaur from Patagonia Helps Us Understand How Birds Began
A rare, nearly whole skeleton dug up at the bottom of South America is teaching us how some dinosaurs were related to birds.
SpaceWebb Telescope Spots a Galaxy Crash From the Early Universe
Two faraway galaxies were caught smashing into each other, and they did it way earlier than anyone expected!
SpaceGlowing Red Skies: Rare Auroras Light Up Japan
The night sky over Japan turned a magical red, surprising sky-watchers and scientists alike!
SpaceNASA's Artemis II Astronauts Get Ready to Fly Around the Moon
For the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts are getting ready to travel all the way around the Moon!
SpaceNASA's Psyche Spacecraft Snaps Amazing Photos of Mars on Its Way to a Metal World
A robot explorer borrowed a little help from Mars on its long journey to a strange metal asteroid.
NatureScientists Discover 28 New Deep-Sea Creatures in the Ocean's Darkest Depths
In a place darker than midnight, explorers found 28 animals nobody had ever seen before!