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since May 19, 2026
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Wake Up Kids: Science News — Hidden Planets with Ticky Tocket! Whoosh into space with Ticky Tocket! Today we learn how the James Webb Space Telescope looks for exoplanets—planets that orbit other stars—even when those stars are super bright and hard to look past. A science team made a clever comp…

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Wake Up Kids — Science News for Ages 7–9 Thursday, November 5, 2026 Ticky Tocket is back with a tasty time treat—today’s weekly ice‑cream sundae gets a “raspberry ripple firework” scoop to kick off the show! Science Spotlight: Coral Reefs Corals aren’t rocks or plants—they’re tiny animals called …
Wake Up Kids: Science News for Curious Brains (Ages 7–9) Happy Wednesday, November 4, 2026! We’re halfway up the week-mountain and adding scoop number three to our imaginary sundae: mint chocolate chip. Yum! Science News: Your brain is amazing! It has about 86 billion neurons with over 100 tri…
Wake Up Kids: Science News — Meet the Monkey with Orange Lips! Today’s science scoop: Scientists discovered a brand-new monkey in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo. What makes it special: it has bright orange lips (like it’s wearing lipstick!) and its call sounds like a croaking …
Wake Up Kids — Science News for Ages 7–9 Today’s big story: meet a brand-new, turkey-sized dinosaur that only ate fruit! Scientists nicknamed it the “Hell Chicken,” and its science name is Infernogallus jamesi. It’s a small cousin of T. rex that lived about 68 million years ago. Where did it come…
Wake Up Kids — Science News for Curious Kids (Ages 7–9) It’s Friday, October 30, 2026—Halloween is tomorrow! Ticky Tocket bursts in with big Friday energy to say: it’s crisp and sunny after yesterday’s rain, so bundle up for a chilly autumn day. Today’s science scoop: scientists at Cornell Univer…
Wake Up Kids — Science News for Children (Ages 7–9) Ticky Tocket kicks off a bouncy Thursday with today’s big science scoop: space! Astronomers using the brand-new Vera C. Rubin Observatory (with a giant, super-powerful camera) spotted a large, icy object even farther from the Sun than Pluto. It’…
Wake Up Kids — Science News for 7–9-Year-Olds Ticky Tocket kicks off a bright and bouncy Wednesday, October 28, 2026—ready to fill your morning with wonder and smiles! Science story: Engineers built a brand-new robot inspired by puffins. Like the clever seabird, it can fly through the air, fold it…
Wake Up Kids — Science News Summary (Ages 7–9) Ticky Tocket kicks off a happy Tuesday, October 27, 2026, with a cheerful chime and a big science scoop for curious kids! Big news: Scientists have officially discovered a brand-new species of wild cat—the first new wild cat recognized in more th…
Wake Up Kids: Science News for Ages 7–9 Rise and shine, curious minds! Today’s science scoop is all about a tiny snake from Southeast Asia with a wild escape move: it loops its body, flips into the air, and rolls like a wheel! This speedy cartwheel helps it zoom away faster than normal slithering …
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