TIME for Kids - Age 8+ Family Edition G5032522

Gasoline prices continue to rise. On March 13, the average cost of a gallon of regular gas in the United States was $4.43. That’s $1.54 higher than it was a year ago. “It’s very expensive, high for people who are earning the minimum,” Julian Mesa says. He recently paid $5.79 a gallon in California. Prices at the pump have been going up for months. With pandemic restrictions lifting, more people are on the road. This has increased demand for oil, which is used to make gasoline. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made things worse. In order to punish Russia, many countries have imposed sanctions there, making it harder for Russia to sell its oil. Some countries, including the U.S., have stopped buying Russian oil. These measures will make the global shortage worse, driving…

The historic remains of the ship Endurance have been found nearly 10,000 feet beneath the Weddell Sea, in Antarctica. Explorer Ernest Shackleton led the ship’s 1914 expedition. Endurance set sail from England and got stuck in Antarctic ice for 10 months. It was eventually crushed by the ice, and sank on November 21, 1915. The whole crew survived. “This is by far the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen,” Mensun Bound says. He’s a director of the Endurance22 expedition, which announced the discovery on March 9. Bound says the ship is still upright in the seabed and “in a brilliant state of preservation.” Researchers used underwater drones to search the sea where Endurance sank. It took more than two weeks. The ship is a historic monument, so there are no plans…

Not all magazine stories are, well, stories. Sometimes, they’re Q&As. The Qs are a journalist’s questions. The As are the answers from the person being interviewed. Step 1 of a successful interview? Think about what you hope to learn. Do some research. This will help you come up with questions. When it’s time for the interview, be prepared! Have a fully charged audio-recording device. Take a notebook and pens or pencils. Don’t forget your list of questions. Then it’s time to talk—and listen. Junior Journalists, we want to know: Can you get the scoop? Interview someone you know. Write down your questions. Record the answers—but ask permission first! Then create a transcript, or written record, of your conversation. Ask a teacher, parent, or guardian to send your work to us at timeforkids.com/tfkpressclub…

Power Words culinary adjective: related to cooking gastronomic adjective: having to do with cooking and eating good food CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: JULIA ASSIS—REFETTORIO GASTROMOTIVA; LUCIA BURICELLI FOR TIME (3). BACKGROUND: HAKULE—GETTY IMAGES…

Massimo Bottura is a widely celebrated chef. A restaurant he opened 27 years ago in Italy has twice been named the best in the world. Today, Bottura’s culinary empire extends from Dubai, in the Middle East, to Beverly Hills, California. He’s the author of several books and one of the stars of a popular Netflix series. But of all the things he’s done, Bottura says his greatest achievement is Refettorio Ambrosiano, in Milan, Italy, and the 12 global spin-offs that have followed. At Refettorio Ambrosiano, the menu changes daily, depending on what comes with the morning’s delivery. One day, the delivery contains chicken close to its sellby date and oranges too ugly for the grocery store. By dinner, these supermarket castoffs have been transformed. The 100 or so diners—refugees, the homeless, and…

I’m in the third grade at American Dreamer STEM Academy, in Decatur, Illinois. My class recently staged a living-history museum to celebrate Black History Month. I chose to portray Jackie Robinson, because I love baseball. A school volunteer helped me get my outfit together: a baseball cap, jersey, and pants. I borrowed a bat and glove. The bat was similar to one Robinson used. I was a little nervous to portray Robinson, at first. Then I remembered how brave he was, and that helped me. I learned that Jackie Robinson was one of five children. He was the first African American to play modern Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. I admire Robinson, because he showed people that it’s not your skin color that matters. It’s how…