3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11Culture
Coco 2 Is Coming! Miguel Is Back!
Disney and Pixar will make a new Coco movie! Coco 2 will come to cinemas in November 2029. This time, Miguel is a teenager who loves music!
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Aug 16Culture
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36 articles in Culture
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
A Green Fireball Flew Across the Sky!
A bright green fireball flew across the sky in America! A man saw it while driving to work early in the morning. It was a space rock called a meteor, and it was very bright and beautiful!
1 min read
Aug 16
2ElementaryAges 7-9Culture
Disney Has a Fun New Movie Called Clay!
Disney is making a new animated movie called Clay! Actor Kieran Culkin will be the voice of a funny character named Flip. The movie comes out in 2028.
1 min read
Aug 15
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
Amazing Fossil Shows Ancient Animals Had Live Babies!
Scientists found a very old fossil in Argentina. It is 236 million years old! It shows that ancient animals had live babies, not eggs. This changes what we know about animal history.
1 min read
Aug 14
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
Scientists Make the Biggest Map of Space!
Scientists just made the biggest picture of space ever! It shows almost 4 billion stars and galaxies. The amazing map covers most of the sky we can see.
1 min read
Aug 13
2ElementaryAges 7-9
A Giant Animal Fossil Found on a Cold Island!
Scientists found a very big fossil on a cold island. The animal lived in water long ago. It was the biggest of its kind!
1 min read
Aug 12
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
Shooting Stars Are Falling Tonight!
The Perseid meteor shower is here! You can see up to 100 bright shooting stars every hour. It is free, beautiful, and happening right now in the night sky!
1 min read
Aug 12
2ElementaryAges 7-9Culture
Monkey Sounds Save a Big Sports Game!
A big badminton game is coming to India. But monkeys like to visit the stadium! So workers make special sounds to scare the monkeys away.
1 min read
Aug 113Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11Culture
Spider-Man Movie Breaks Big Records!
The new Spider-Man movie is making lots of money! It earned $145 million in its second weekend. Another big movie called The Odyssey also passed $1 billion around the world!
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Aug 11
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
The Moon Will Hide the Sun Next Week!
A solar eclipse is coming on August 12! The Moon will move in front of the Sun. People in many countries can watch this amazing space event!
1 min read
Aug 10
2ElementaryAges 7-9
A Secret World Under the Forest!
Did you know forests hide a big secret underground? Tiny living things called fungi help trees store carbon under the soil. It is like a hidden world under our feet!
1 min read
Aug 10
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
Tiny Coffee Frogs Found in Costa Rica!
Scientists found a new tiny frog in Costa Rica! These cute green frogs live in coffee plants and sing at night. But chemicals on the farms can hurt them, so people need to help keep them safe.
1 min read
Aug 9
2ElementaryAges 7-9
Gold Is Hiding Deep Inside Earth!
There is a lot of gold deep inside Earth. Scientists found that this gold is slowly coming up through rocks in Hawaii. This is very exciting news!
1 min read
Aug 8
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
Tiny Worm Wakes Up After 46,000 Years in Ice!
Scientists found a tiny worm frozen in ice for 46,000 years. When they warmed it up, the worm came back to life! This is the oldest animal ever to wake up from ice.
1 min read
Aug 8
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
The Pentagon Shares New Mystery Files About UFOs!
The Pentagon just shared 41 new files about strange things in the sky! The files have videos, photos, and old reports. Some go back to 1950, and nobody can explain them!
1 min read
Aug 8
2ElementaryAges 7-9
New Pictures of the Sun Are Amazing!
Scientists took the best pictures of the sun! A big telescope in Hawaii helped them see the sun very close. The pictures show cool shapes on the sun.
1 min read
Aug 7
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
Messi's Amazing Goal Record Nobody Can Beat!
Lionel Messi scored 474 goals in La Liga. He left Barcelona years ago, but no player can get close to his incredible record. Even great stars like Benzema and Ronaldo scored far fewer goals!
1 min read
Aug 6
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
A SpaceX Rocket Is Crashing Into the Moon!
A part of a SpaceX rocket is going to hit the Moon this week! Scientists are very excited because they can learn new things about the Moon's surface. The crash will make a new hole and a big cloud of dust!
1 min read
Aug 5
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
NASA Robot Finds Cool Shapes on Mars!
NASA's Curiosity rover found amazing honeycomb shapes on Mars! The small cracks look like a bee's honeycomb. Scientists think water made them long ago.
1 min read
Aug 5
2ElementaryAges 7-9
A Big Rocket Part Will Hit the Moon!
An old piece of a space rocket is flying to the moon. It will hit the moon very fast and make a big hole! Scientists are very excited to watch.
1 min read
Aug 4
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
The Ground Shook in Egypt Today!
A strong earthquake shook Egypt early this morning! People in cities far away felt the ground move. Let's learn how earthquakes happen and why the ground shakes!
1 min read
Aug 3
2ElementaryAges 7-9
Shooting Stars Are Coming This August!
A big star show is coming in August 2026! Bright lights will fly across the dark sky. You can see them with just your eyes!
1 min read
Aug 2
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
El Niño Is Bringing Cool Ocean Visitors to California!
The ocean near California is getting warmer because of El Niño. This warm water is bringing amazing animals like young sharks, colorful fish, and even seahorses to new places! Scientists are excited to watch these cool visitors.
1 min read
Aug 1
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
NASA's Amazing New Space Telescope Is Ready!
NASA is going to send a super cool new telescope into space on August 30! The Roman Space Telescope can see the sky much faster than any telescope before it. It will help scientists find new planets and learn about far away stars!
1 min read
Jul 31
2ElementaryAges 7-9
Two Star Shows Light Up the Sky!
Two meteor showers are happening at the same time this week! People can look up and see bright shooting stars in the night sky.
1 min read
Jul 31
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
A Very Strange Fish Spotted Near England!
A boat captain saw two sunfish near the coast of England. Sunfish are one of the biggest and strangest fish in the world. They look like a giant head with no tail!
1 min read
Jul 30
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
Amazing Saber-Toothed Cats Had Bone Problems!
Scientists found something surprising about saber-toothed cats! These big prehistoric cats had problems with their bones before they disappeared. The discovery helps us learn about these amazing animals.
1 min read
Jul 303Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11Culture
New Spider-Man Movie Gets Amazing Reviews!
The new Spider-Man movie is here! It is called 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day.' People who saw it say Tom Holland is great in it.
1 min read
Jul 29
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
The Special Whale With a Voice No One Answers
Deep in the Pacific Ocean, there is a whale that sings at a special sound. No other whale answers its call! Scientists want to find out why.
1 min read
Jul 28
2ElementaryAges 7-9Culture
Disneyland Gets Ready for a Big Change!
Disneyland had a big party for 70 years! Now six rides will close for a rest. The park will get ready for Halloween fun next!
1 min read
Jul 28
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
Space Robots Help Fix Satellites in Space!
Did you know robots can fix things in space? A new robot spacecraft just went to space to help old satellites work longer. It has two robot arms and can give satellites more fuel!
1 min read
Jul 27
2ElementaryAges 7-9
A Big Shark Jumped Out of the Water!
A young great white shark jumped high out of the water near a beach in California! A boy was riding waves nearby. Scientists think the shark jumped for fun or to scratch an itch!
1 min read
Jul 27
2ElementaryAges 7-9
A Big Ocean Hides Under Ice in Space!
Jupiter has a moon called Europa. It has a big ocean under thick ice! Scientists want to learn more about it.
1 min read
Jul 26
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
An Astronaut Grew Cool Crystals in Space!
A NASA astronaut grew amazing crystals on the Space Station! The crystals look very strange because there is almost no gravity in space. Scientists are excited to learn how things grow differently up there!
1 min read
Jul 25
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
Giant Whales Blow Bubbles While They Sleep!
Scientists found out something amazing about sperm whales! These huge ocean animals sleep standing up in the water, and they blow bubbles to stop themselves from floating to the top.
1 min read
Jul 25
3Pre-IntermediateAges 9-11
Mars Dust Storms Can Make Tiny Sparks!
Scientists found that dust storms on Mars can make electric sparks! The dust flies around and rubs together, and this makes electricity. This is important because it could be a problem for robots and people who visit Mars one day.
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Jul 24