Category: News For Kids
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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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The Royal Skeleton
Thanks to the DNA profiling it has been confirmed that the skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park belongs to English king Richard III. The bones matched the descendants from the king’s family. The bones are carbon dated back to 1455-1540 which confirms the history as the king died in a battle in 1485. The scientists are also working…
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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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Mary Leaky, the fossil explorer
Mary Leaky was a British archaeologist and anthropologist. She made a lot of valuable fossil discoveries around the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. Mary discovered Proconsul skull, belonging to an extinct species of primates that existed from 23 to 5 million years ago. She also discovered skull of Zinjanthropus (name given to extinct early human species). Her findings…
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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…
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Asteroid Mining – The Future
Space entrepreneurs have been coming up with the idea of “Asteroid Mining”, to tap the valuable mineral resources that may be found on asteroids. Asteroid mining refers to the possibility of extracting raw materials from asteroids and other minor planets. Minerals and volatiles could be mined from an asteroid or a spent comet, then taken back to Earth or used in space for…
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A Barbie Themed Cafe?
A barbie cafe, first ever authorized by toy maker Mattel, has opened up in the capital city of Taiwan, Taipei. The cafe is result of years of research and preparation. There are barbie decorations everywhere, food servers look like they are straight out of a barbie movie and the food is barbie themed as well. Wouldn’t it be…
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Timbuktu’s Treasure
Mali is a north African country. Timbuktu, a city in Mali is a very famous city in history. It was the center of learning from 13th to the 17th century. Islamic militants took control of Timbuktu last year, and the whole of Mali had been at a state of unrest since then. Recently these militants were driven…
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Twitter Attacked by Hackers
Twitter attacked by Attackers or Hackers? Why are some attackers called hackers? While you must be familiar with burglars – those are the people that enter your house without your permission and steal you belongings. Hackers are also kind of burglars, but they are special kind of attackers. They use computer programming to enter other…
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What’s in the Name?
Apparently for countries like Germany, Denmark and Iceland there is a lot in the name. Iceland has some rules about keeping names. Names that do not fit Iceland’s culture, grammar or pronunciation are not allowed. Blaer Bjarkardottir’s mother named her Blaer unaware that it was not on the official list of accepted names. Blaer loves her name…