Category: News For Kids
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Happy Easter!!
Easter is a Christian festival and is celebrated by Christians all over the world. It is a very joyous time for them as according to Bible it is on this day, third day after crucification of Lord Jesus, that he reappeared in front of people. This is known as resurrection of Jesus Christ. It always falls on the…
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Earthquake Hits Taiwan
A strong earthquake of magnitude-6.1 hit the island country of Taiwan. The earthquake had an epicentre in Nantou County which is about 250 kilometers away from the capital city of Taipei. The earthquake hit the island, and shook the buildings. Since it happened during daytime, school kids had to run for cover. Only one person has…
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Prestigious Architecture Award
The 2013 Pritzker architecture prize has been awarded to a Japanese architect, Toyo Ito. The Pritzker prize is considered one of the world’s premier architecture prizes and it is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture. Toyo Ito has been awarded for his immensely creative and functional building designs. One of the building that particularly stands out…
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Extinct Lizard not Extinct anymore
A PhD student of Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) and his team recently spotted a rare lizard in Orissa. The lizard, Jeypore ground gecko, was thought to be extinct as it was last spotted in 1877 by a British colonel RH Beddome. Scientists are thrilled with the rediscovery as it does not happen everyday that species, thought to…
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Tornado hits Bangladesh
A monstrous tornado hit the South East Bangladesh on Friday tearing through about 20 villages in its way. So far 21 people are dead and more than 200 injured. The tornado destroyed many houses, blocked roads, overturned buses and cut out power supply – doing a lot of damage there. It will take many weeks…
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Were you Lost Mr. Camel?
Camel , “The ship of desert”, finds lost people right? You think of camel and you think of dry and hot desert. Would you believe me if I said that camels flourished in the arctic? Fallen out of your chair yet? Believe me or not, the scientists (or paleontologists) in Canada recently made a startling discovery. They…
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The Earth Hour
Earth hour is a global movement that brings awareness that we care about our planet and can participate to save it. As the global warming increases, World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund (WWF) organised the Earth Hour on March 23rd. Australia’s biggest city, Sydney, has switched off its lights for…
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Curiosity to Rest in April
Don’t worry! There is nothing wrong with our beloved Mars rover. Curiosity will rest because it will not be receiving any command or signals from NASA during this time due to occurrence of a solar conjunction. Solar conjunction occurs when the sun passes between the Earth and another planet. Mars solar conjunction happens once about once every…
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Belgian Mathematician wins Abel Prize
Not many of you must have heard about the Abel Prize. But you will be surprised to know that it is an extremely prestigious honor and often also described as the “mathematician’s Nobel prize”. Remember that the Nobel Prize is not awarded in the field of mathematics. The Abel Prize was established in 2001 by the Government of Norway…
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What made the Dinosaurs Disappear?
Till date the scientists believed that it was an asteroid or a huge volcanic eruption that wiped out the dinosaurs. Recently, after a lot of research it was concluded that the culprit, maybe, was a speeding comet. Now, some of you might be wondering what is the difference between an asteroid and a comet? Asteroids are made up of metals…
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YouTube hit a Billion
I don’t think that there is anyone who does not know about YouTube. You can watch your favorite cartoons, songs, educational videos and any information in form of videos on YouTube. Well, now YouTube is celebrating its success as they had 1 billion ( Do you know the number of zeros in a billion?) people that watched…
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Mysterious Prawn Deaths
Millions of prawns have been washed ashore in Coronel city, in Chile. The city is about 530km (330 miles) from the capital, Santiago. The scientists are suspecting that the strange sad phenomenon could be because of change in water temperature or its oxygen levels. For one it could be the local power plants that use the sea water…