Category: News For Kids
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New Dinosaur Species Found
Scientists have discovered a new species of bone-headed dinosaur that existed about 85 million years ago in North America. These dinosaurs, known scientifically as Acrotholus, are believed to have possessed a thick-boned dome on the top of their skulls which might have been used to head-butt other dinosaurs. All bone headed dinosaurs are known as pachycephalosaurs by…
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Italy Struck By A Huge Tornado
A devastating tornado has hit Emilio-Romagna, a region in northern Italy. So far twelve people have been injured but the damage done is that of millions of dollars. Emilia-Romagna is one of the richest, most developed regions in Europe. The region is also a cultural and tourist centre, being the home of the University of Bologna,…
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Monster Hurricane on Saturn’s North Pole
Our little spy, the Cassini Spacecraft has been sending us pictures of Saturn for the last nine years. It landed on Saturn in 2004. Now it has been capturing amazing pictures of a monster hurricane raging at the north pole of Saturn. The hurricane has an eye which is 2,000 km (1,250 mi) wide – big enough to…
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Mt. Fuji is Now a World Heritage Site
Japan’s pride, the snow topped Volcano Mt Fuji is all set to become a World Heritage site. What is a World Heritage site? A World Heritage Site is a natural place or a man made wonder which is very special. It could be a lake, mountain, forest, mountain, island, desert, monument, building, complex, or a city. If…
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Herschel Space Telescope Stops Working
Europe’s Herschel Space Laboratory has run out of liquid helium essentially needed to run Herschel Space Telescope, the largest infrared telescope ever launched into space. The helium was needed to maintain an ultra-low temperature for proper functioning of the telescope. This has come as no surprise to the scientists as the helium reserves for the telescope launched in 2009 had…
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Time to Clean Up Space
The experts at 6th European Conference on Space Debris, held in Darmstadt, Germany have concluded that too much space junk has accumulated in space and that now we should be worrying about cleaning it up. Are you wondering what is this all about? What is space junk or debris? Space junk refers to part or whole pieces…
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Dead Sea Monument Placed Near Mount Everest
Have you ever picked up a beautiful shell or a shiny pebble from the beach, just so you could gift it your good friend – like a memoir? Two friendly nations Nepal and Israel decided that to promote tourism in their countries they would do something remarkable, like erect new monuments that people would love…
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Power of the Oceans!
Hydro-power is not a new term, it has been around for a long time. It means “Energy from water” (hydro means water, and power means energy of course). By constructing dams on the rivers or by placing turbines we have tapped on this energy from water and have converted it into electricity. Almost 17 percent of…
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Satellites or Smartphones?
The Smartphones are getting ready to go where no man has gone before! Well, kind of. NASA sent, on April 21st, three Android smartphones to the space by placing them inside specially designed cube boxes and placing them on a orbit at a distance 240 kilometers from the Earth. These are Android phones made by HTC…
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Meet Microraptor – The Fishy Dinosaur!
A new discovery published in the journal Evolution reports that Microraptor, a four winged dinosaur previously known to feast on small mammals and birds, might have loved eating fish! A team led by University of Alberta, Canada, have found a new fossil of Microraptor in North East China. Now this fossil is remarkable – this…
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Google Glass Not Coming This Year
Google Glass is not coming to a shop this year after all. So all of you have to wait until sometime next year to buy this gadget. Google engineers have confirmed that they are going to be testing the wearable gadget all through the year and making improvements to it before releasing it for sale…
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Man Survives Crocodile Attack!
Yes! A man was lucky enough to survive from the clutches of a saltwater crocodile. This french fisherman named Yoann Galeran was swimming near the town of Nhulunbuy when the incident occured. This crocodile which was 2.5m long bit him in the head, neck and shoulders. He fought furiously and escaped narrowly. He did need stitches for…