MiniMag is a colourful monthly educational magazine created for curious readers aged 8–12. Every issue invites you to explore the world through engaging articles about science, nature, history, technology, sport, art, culture and inspiring people. You can uncover amazing facts, investigate big ideas, meet extraordinary animals, discover world-changing inventions and learn how the things around you work.

Carefully researched content is presented through clear explanations, vibrant illustrations and an exciting magazine format that makes learning feel like an adventure rather than a lesson. Puzzles, activities and creative challenges give you even more ways to think, experiment and explore.

A digital subscription gives you every new monthly issue together with fully searchable access to a growing archive of MiniMag back issues. Read at home, at school or wherever curiosity takes you, with access across web, iOS and Android devices.

This month, discover the legends and creatures of Philippine mythology, explore the surprising science behind Halloween fun, and learn how game designers create the rules and challenges behind the games we play.

Meet the next generation of football talent ahead of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2026, investigate earthquakes, volcanoes and Earth's hidden forces through geophysics, and travel through the inventions that transformed communication, flight, medicine and space exploration.  374 October 2026

Then look towards tomorrow with AI, robots, renewable energy, electric vehicles, 3D printing and future missions to Mars, before discovering how maths and technology can help tackle the challenge of feeding the world.

With puzzles, activities, creative challenges and fascinating facts throughout, October's MiniMag is packed with opportunities to read, think, discover and create.