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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.
SpaceSpace Telescope Finds a Giant Planet That's Surprisingly Cool
A faraway giant planet turned out to be much cooler than expected, and scientists are thrilled!
SpaceGlowing Red Skies: Rare Auroras Light Up Japan
The night sky over Japan turned a magical red, surprising sky-watchers and scientists alike!
SpaceNASA Wants to Build a Home on the Moon by 2029
Imagine astronauts having a real home on the Moon — NASA is working to make it happen!
SpaceNASA's Parker Solar Probe Flies Closer to the Sun Than Ever Before
A brave little spaceship dove closer to the Sun than anything humans have ever sent before!
NatureScientists Find a Brand-New Kind of Glowing Deep-Sea Jellyfish
Deep in the dark ocean, a robot camera spotted a jellyfish that makes its own light.