Our fave is New Scientist. It is a British weekly (and unfortunately a U.S. subscription is a bit pricey). It is newsy and the articles are short (but generally accurate and well-written) and it's got humor in the back few pages.
When dd was 2yo, we started what turned out to be a wonderful family tradition of printing off copies of articles of particular interest and putting them on the dining room table. Such articles (not just from New Scientist) have sparked many a mealtime discussion about current issues as well as important topics that could otherwise be difficult to talk about.
Our kids are teens now, and we're known to fight over the New Scientist when it arrives in the mail….
Last edited by amylou; 10/22/14 02:14 PM.
