Category: News For Kids
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To Catch or not to Catch The Asteroids
Have you ever caught the star? If you were a Dora fan, I am sure you must have ;) NASA intended to capture an asteroid and study it. For that, it wanted to launch an unmanned spacecraft in 2018 to bring the asteroid closer to earth and then send scientists up in the space to…
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The Concrete Zoo
Singrauli, a town in India, is famous for its coal production and power plants of India. All this fame has a cost. Forests have been cut down to create space for the industrialization. The city lost its forests and wildlife. It was also famous for its wild life once. Tigers and elephants were commonly…
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Anti Shark Suits
Coastline of Perth, Western Australia has recently experienced the highest number of fatal shark attacks in the world. The coastal waters are teaming with white sharks, and this poses a great threat to lives. Highly concerned about the issue, Shark Attack Mitigation Systems(SAMS) in collaboration with The University of Western Australia has innovated two types of shark suits that…
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World’s Oldest Lunar Calendar Discovered
The lunar calendar discovered by archaeologists in a field at Scotland dates back to 10,000 years ago. You must be thinking that calendar must be a paper or a leaf scroll with scribbled information, tucked under the ground for generations. But that is not how calendars were thousands of years ago. The calendar had a…
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Fresh Food for Longer!
Do you wish there were a way to keep food fresh forever? All the hunger problem of the world will be solved. You must have noticed even after keeping the food in the refrigerator, the food starts smelling a bit funny after a few days, and tiny mold starts growing if you leave it any…
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National Park on The Moon?
First of all, what is a National park? A National park is a piece of land that a sovereign state declares its own and then conserves it for future generations. National parks are often associated with wildlife and its conservation, however, that is not always the case. So why do we need a national park…
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Pluto’s Newly Disovered Moons Named
Two new moons of Pluto were discovered in July 2011 and July 2012. Both the moons were a chance discovery by a team led by Mark Showalter, senior scientist at the Seti Institute, US. The team was actually on a mission to discover whether there were any rings around the dwarf planet. At that time,…
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Murray Wins Wimbledon Championship
26 year old and the world no. 2, British player Andy Murray won his first Wimbledon title by beating world no. 1 Novak Djokovich 6-4, 7-5, 6-4. It was a thrilling moment for him as he won his first Wimbledon title. He also becomes the first Brit to do so in 77 years. Last time,…
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Marion Bartoli Wins Wimbledon Title
28 year old Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli, defeated German Sabine Lisicki to win her first ever Wimbledon title on Saturday. Though Lisicki after defeating Serena Williams, had become crowds favorite she seemed very nervous in yesterdays game. Bartoli took full advantage, played well and defeated Lisicki 6-1,6-4. Marion Bartoli started playing tournaments at the age of…
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Lisicki, Bartoli Will Fight for Wimbledon Championship
German player Sabine Lisicki who had defeated world no. 1 player Serena Williams in her round four matches to proceed in the game has yet again pulled off another wonder. Yesterday, the 23 year old defeated Agnieszka Radwanska, ranked no. 4 to book a place for herself in the finals. The match, however, was not…
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Fireworks on 4th July By Comet ISON
America celebrates its independence day on July 4th every year. Was it the day American revolution started? No, it was April 1775. Continental Congress decided to declare independence on July 2nd, 1776. July 4th, 1776 was the date when the Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence. Hence, the 4th of July is…
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All Top Women Players Crash Out of Wimbledon
Wimbledon 2013 is all set to witness the crowning of an all new player as a champion. All the top women players of the game have crashed out of the tournament which now enters the semi finals stage. World no. 1 player Serena Williams was knocked out of the game by German player Sabine Lisicki ranked…