Tensions are running high in Minneapolis, Minnesota and other cities across the US following the killing of a woman by an ICE agent. Many people have called the killing a “murder”. The US government ...

In late September at a huge international chess tournament in Uzbekistan, 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan of England made ...

Scientists have officially identified a tiny blue octopus as a new species after more than ten years of study. The creature, which is small enough to fit in a person’s hand, was first seen deep under ...

An office building that looks just like a giant picnic basket? That was the dream of Dave Longaberger, who ran a very successful basket-making company. But now his company is no longer in business, ...

Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new species of moth, and its caterpillar has an unusual lifestyle. It lives in spiders’ webs, eating insects it finds there. To protect itself from the spiders, ...

Gladys West, whose work helped lead to the creation of GPS, has died at age 95. Ms. West, a Black mathematician and computer programmer, grew up working on a farm in Virginia. Her efforts for the US ...

Today, NewsForKids.net looks at the impact of earthquakes in Venezuela and at rising temperatures around the world. Rescue workers are racing to help people after two powerful earthquakes hit ...

This year, America is celebrating 250 years since it declared independence from Great Britain. There are two different groups planning events around the country for the Fourth of July. This has caused ...

Last week, two “new” pieces of music by the famous composer Johann Sebastian Bach were played for the first time in centuries. The discovery of the pieces is the result of 30 years of hard work by ...

Last Friday, David Attenborough turned 100 years old. The man whose TV shows taught the world to love animals, plants, and the environment thought it might be a quiet day. But his fans, and those who ...

Today marks the 56th celebration of Earth Day, a day set aside to remind people to protect our planet. This year’s theme, like last year, is “Our Power, Our Planet”. The theme focuses attention on ...

A group of small endangered raccoons only found on an island in Mexico have shocked scientists by creating their own toy ...