Category: News For Kids
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Finding Blizzard Nemo
Blizzard Nemo has attacked northeast US. Almost 3000 flights have been cancelled. The storm started slow but grew stronger during the day, leaving people stranded on the roads. People have been requested to stay home to be safe. The cities affected the most are Newark, New Jersey; New York City; Chicago and Boston. New York City was…
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New lakes in Himalayas
In Himalayas, Glaciers have been melting for 47 years. Do you know why the glaciers are melting? They are melting because of global warming. This has formed seven new lakes in the Chandra-Bagha Basin of western Himalayas. Scientists from IIT, Bombay, showed that the glacier lakes have been undergoing continuous changes for the past 47 years.…
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Chinese New Year Cheer
From ancient times, Chinese follow lunar calendar to decide when their new year begins. Every Chinese new year belongs to an animal and is numbered differently. This Chinese year 4711 begins on Feb. 10, 2013, and is the year of the snake. Chinese New Year is the most important festival in Chinese tradition. It is…
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Russian Fighter Jet in Japanese Airspace
Two Russian fighter jets were detected off the northern island of Hokkaido. There is a dispute between Japan and Russia over a chain of Pacific islands. Russia calls the disputed islands Southern Kurils where as Japan calls them Northern Territories. These four islands are the subject of a 60-year-old dispute. All this comes at a…
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Faster Than Felix?
Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier when he jumped from a balloon in October. Now the scientists have analysed his skydive video for a longer time and have determined that the Austrian reached a speed of 843.6 mph. This is 10 mph higher than what was earlier determined to be Felix’s speed in October.
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Rain Profile from Mobile
Did you know that that rain absorbs and scatters mobile phone signals? Therefore, as more rain falls, signals become lower. So, the dip in mobile phone signals can give an idea about how much rain must have fallen. This modern technique to measure rainfall using mobile signals will be now implemented in United Kingdom. As of now, the amount of rainfall…
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Young Dolphin Saves The Day!
A large pod of dolphins had strayed into the shallow waters at Whalers Cove in Australia. They would have been in danger if one young dolphin did not make the distress calls. Why is being in the shallow waters dangerous? It is so because in shallow water they can get caught in a changing tide and…
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Curiosity Hammers a Martian Rock
Curiosity, the Mars rover has added another feather in its cap!! It was first robot to carry the technology to drill into the rocks . Now, it has become the first rover to ever hammer a Martian rock!! The robot tapped a flat slab of rock on Gale Crater, the same place where it had landed last year. The purpose of this exercise is to see whether the…