Category: News For Kids
Kangaroos Did Not Always Hop
Did you know that kangaroos did not always hop? About 30,000 years ago some of them walked! Yes, they were so big (about three times as big as the kangaroos today) that they could only walk. These giant kangaroos were maybe two meters tall and weighed 240 kilograms, as claimed by researchers of Brown University, USA who published their findings […]
One Whale Of a Jump
A humpback whale was captured on camera jumping out of the ocean waters near California coast, in the US. It seems it was jumping out to high-five a sea gull! Now that is what we call One Whale of a Jump! The amazing picture was shot by German photographer Mario Nonaka on a trip around the bay, Caters News […]
Nobel Peace Prize for Malala
Everybody has a right to education. You kids already know that going to school is very important and a must. However, there are some kids that are not able to go to school. Sometimes because they do not have enough money to pay for school and sometimes bad people do not allow them to go to school. A […]
The Ebola Outbreak
There is a lot of news about the deadly virus Ebola that is highly contagious. According to WHO ( World Health Organisation), this virus has attacked around 1600 people so far in West Africa. The affected countries are Nigeria, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Two US health workers are being treated at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. […]
Google Doodle Fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyuZ8ta7j8I Football fever has not only gripped real world but also the internet. Google is celebrating FIFA world cup 2014 with a new doodle everyday. Google kick started the world cup event with an interactive doodle. Here are some more FIFA 2014 google doodles: Interesting isn’t? Do you know why does google doodles? Actually even before that let me ask […]
Coffee Grounds and Biofuel
Anyone for coffee? This has to be one of the first questions that grown ups ask each other when they get up in the morning. Most people around the world like to kick start their day with a hot cup of this brewed beverage. But not very far into the future, we might have another kind of coffee fans – Cars! […]
2014 FIFA World Cup
Are you ready for your 90 minutes of power packed action on the field every day? We are talking about FIFA 2014 Football World cup which kick starts this week from June 12th. We can’t wait to see the world class players like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, all charged up, to strike winning goals for their […]
These Toads are Poisonous
Madagascar is a safe haven for unique species that are not found anywhere else on the Earth. This safe haven is now in trouble. Why? It is because of Asian common toads or Duttaphrynus melanostictus. These toads that are native to South East Asia were first spotted in March near Toamasina, Madagascar’s largest seaport. From Asia to Africa? […]
Elections in India
India is in a race to pick its new leader – the prime minister of India. In India, the prime minister is elected after every five years. India’s population is 1.2 billion, out of which 81.4 crores will cast their vote to elect their new leader. The number of voters in 2014 has increased by 10 crores since […]
Mystery of Dead Whales
Discovery that led to the mystery In 2010, the Pan American highway in Cerro Ballena, Chile was being expanded. Cerro Ballena lies in the Atacama desert, in Chile, in South America. Did you know that Atacama desert is the driest desert in the world? Cerro Ballena in Chile’s Atacama Desert is famous for preserved whale fossils. Whale bones often […]
All About Sochi Olympics
A little bit about Sochi Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Kai in Russia. The city is located on the Black sea coast near the border between Russia and Georgia. It is one of very few Russian places that have warm summers and mild winters compared to most of Russia. In winters, the temperature drops […]
What is Happening in Ukraine?
Where is Ukraine on the world map? Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It was born in 1991, when the enormous USSR disintegrated in 15 smaller countries. The capital city of Ukraine is Kiev and the official language of the country is Ukrainian. Look at the above featured map of Ukraine. The east and south […]
