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All Elementary Articles
Not everyone can afford a microscope, so a scientist invented a less expensive one that’s made out of paper.
December 10, 2024
A saber-toothed cub died about 35,000 years ago, but its body is amazingly well preserved..
December 4, 2024
In South Sudan, a soccer league for blind athletes is doing well—and growing.
November 26, 2024
Ella Jenkins, the “first lady of children’s music,” has died at age 100.
November 24, 2024
Flag football has opened the sport of football to everyone. And it’s scheduled to be at the next Olympics!
November 20, 2024
Olivier Rioux is the world’s tallest teenager. Can he be a force in college basketball?
November 16, 2024
Using special technology, a scientist found the ruins of thousands of buildings that were once part of a city.
November 13, 2024
A teenager from Nepal is the youngest person ever to climb to the top of the world’s 14 highest mountains.
November 8, 2024
In Cairo, Egypt, a huge new museum holds statues, coffins, jewelry, and other treasures of ancient Egypt.
November 6, 2024
Twelve-year-old Rosili Olson asked leaders in her city to build a playground she designed. They said yes!
November 3, 2024
Jayme Littlefield’s self-taught skills inspired his community, the White Earth Reservation, to give him his own piano.
October 30, 2024
Two giant pandas named Bao Li and Qing Bao recently arrived at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
October 28, 2024
Pesto the penguin chick, who lives at an aquarium in Australia, became famous when he grew larger than his parents.
October 23, 2024
Luca Arpin raised money to adopt a cat by doing an unpopular job!
October 21, 2024
Virginia’s state parks have viewfinders that give people with color blindness the chance to enjoy autumn leaves.
October 17, 2024