Flying man with jetpack wows Sydney crowds
technologyPersonal flying devices look closer to becoming a reality after a man wearing a jetpack flew around Sydney Harbour and another man zoomed over Paris on a high-speed hoverboard
Chatty family dinners at risk of extinction
technologyFew Australian families sit down together for dinner every night and many use their phones, watch TV or sit in silence or argue while they eat, according to new research
Goodes film on racism sparks strong emotions
humanitiesFormer AFL footballer Adam Goodes’ documentary, in which he addressed bullying and racism he faced while playing, has led to expressions of strong emotion and support for the Swans star
Teen Aussie stuns US swim champ to win 400m title
sportEighteen-year-old Aussie swimmer Ariarne Titmus is our new golden girl of the pool after stunning US star Kate Ledecky into defeat in the 400m freestyle at the World Swimming titles
Flying man with jetpack wows Sydney crowds
technologyPersonal flying devices look closer to becoming a reality after a man wearing a jetpack flew around Sydney Harbour and another man zoomed over Paris on a high-speed hoverboard
Chatty family dinners at risk of extinction
technologyFew Australian families sit down together for dinner every night and many use their phones, watch TV or sit in silence or argue while they eat, according to new research
Goodes film on racism sparks strong emotions
humanitiesFormer AFL footballer Adam Goodes’ documentary, in which he addressed bullying and racism he faced while playing, has led to expressions of strong emotion and support for the Swans star
Teen Aussie stuns US swim champ to win 400m title
sportEighteen-year-old Aussie swimmer Ariarne Titmus is our new golden girl of the pool after stunning US star Kate Ledecky into defeat in the 400m freestyle at the World Swimming titles
Man on Moon Inquiry Kit
It is 50 years since man first walked on the moon. This in-depth kit includes a 25-activity workbook. $5. Suitable for Years 3-8
Spelling Bee
National competition for Years 3-8. Class and school champion levels. Coming soon. Click HERE to register interest.
Free Book Club
Sign up for special offers including free books, competitions and much more
Inquiry Kit
This in-depth education kit on Greek Mythology includes a 25-activity workbook. $5. Suitable for Years 5-8.
Deadly curse fears as King Tut’s coffin is moved
historyKing Tutankhamun’s sarcophagus has been moved for the first time in 100 years but many believe shifting the royal remains could unleash a deadly curse
Message in a bottle found after 50 years
historyIn 1969 a boy dropped a message in a bottle into the ocean from a ship off the Australian coast and now another boy has found the bottle and the message’s author has been located
Incredible fluther of human-size jellyfish
animalsBig, beautiful barrel jellyfish in their hundreds are lurking off the UK coast and washing up on beaches. Marine experts say they have seen more in a week than in the past 15 years
Moon landing remembered on rare 50c coin
moneyThe Royal Australian Mint has released a special coin series to celebrate 50 years since Neil Armstrong took “one giant leap for mankind” onto the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969
What the moon landing and Trump have in common
newsIn the first of a new weekly series, award-winning cartoonist Mark Knight explains to Kids News what inspired him to draw a cartoon comparing the moon landing and US President Donald Trump
Moon germs, last meals and other Apollo 11 stories
spaceIt’s time for incredible revelations, reunions and replays as the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and moon landing
Australia’s world-record big gold coin on show in US
moneyThe largest coin ever created, with a denomination of $1 million and worth about $60 million, travelled from its home in Australia to take centre stage for one day at the New York Stock Exchange
Ewan wins Tour de France stage by a whisker
sportPocket rocket Caleb Ewan lunged desperately in a nerve-jangling finish to complete a lifelong dream by winning Stage 11 of the Tour de France
Study links soft drink to increased cancer risk
healthNew research shows that drinking just a third of a can of soft drink a day greatly increases your risk of cancer, leading a health expert to call for sugary drinks to be treated like cigarettes
Celebrating World Emoji Day with Tears of Joy
just for funWorld Emoji Day on July 17 is a fun, annual celebration of one of the world’s newest ways of communicating. We look at what emojis are, who invented them and if they are a real language
Modern ways to learn the value of pocket money
money76 per cent of parents still give physical cash and coins to kids as pocket money but in today’s digital age it’s important to teach them new ways to manage and understand money
$242m deal makes Ben our richest sport star
sportNBA superstar Ben Simmons has sealed the richest deal ever for an Australian athlete after signing a five-year contract with the Philadelphia 76ers that will pay him up to $55 million a year
Plan to power Singapore with Australian sunshine
environmentOur hot Northern Territory sunshine could soon be farmed for electricity to power Singapore in an ambitious plan to make Australia a world leader in making renewable energy
Aussie teen inventor’s big chicken nugget plan
technologyA young Australian inventor plans to change the world one chicken nugget at a time, with one of the biggest food companies investing millions of dollars to help him develop his recipe
Queues of climbers spoil Uluru and parklands
environmentA rush of tourists trying to climb Uluru before it is banned is causing traffic jams on the historic rock and polluting its surrounding parklands with rubbish and human waste
Hurt manta ray begs Aussie snorkeller for help
animalsIn an amazing moment between man and beast, an injured manta ray has recognised an Aussie snorkeller and begged him for help to remove three fishing hooks from beneath her eye
Dying was not Armstrong’s biggest fear
spaceNever-before-heard audio tapes reveal Neil Armstrong’s biggest fear ahead of the Apollo 11 trip wasn’t dying on the moon. It was failure to complete the mission and damaging the US’s reputation
NASA to send dragonfly to Saturn’s moon Titan
spaceUsing a drone called Dragonfly, NASA will have a good look around Titan to see if microbial life or even humans could live on Saturn’s large, icy moon
Fun fruit and vegetables strike a pose
just for funHave you ever moaned that fruit and vegetables are boring? That you’d like something more fun to eat? You’ll never say fruit and vegetables are boring again after seeing these crazy characters
World’s best Rubik’s cubers ready to set records
mathematicsAustralia’s champion speedcubers are warming up their fingers and concentrating their minds to take on the rest of the world for the World Rubik’s Cube Championships, July 11-14
What is ear wax and how big can it grow?
explainersA revolting ear wax chunk so big it made international news got us wondering what ear wax is, what it’s for and whether we should clean it out, eat it or leave the inside of our ears alone
Freak summer hailstorm buries city in ice
weatherAfter several warm days with temperatures above 30C, residents of this Mexican city woke up to a winter wonderland and then set about trying to find their cars under all that ice
Lost and found moon landing tapes sold
historyUPDATED A student working at NASA in the 1970s bought a heap of junk film and carried it around for 43 years before discovering it was the only surviving original film of the moon landing
Huge freshwater aquifer discovered below ocean
environmentScientists have discovered a lake under the ocean holding enough freshwater to fill 1 billion swimming pools, believed to be the biggest known undersea freshwater aquifer on Earth
Volcanic eruptions spew ash into stratosphere
scienceAn erupting volcano in Papua New Guinea has blanketed a town in ash and forced evacuations, just four days after astronauts on the ISS photographed another incredible eruption
Explorers find lost city full of natural treasures
scienceScientists dropped by helicopter into a remote lost city in a rainforest have found an incredible treasure trove of rare and endangered species, some thought to be extinct
NASA prepares to open historic moon vault
spaceScientists are practising with mock equipment and pretend rocks and dirt for the day they open the vaults containing treasures collected on the moon 50 years ago
Lions battle to become king of the pride
animalsWith teeth gnashing and muscles rippling, two big Maasai lions wrestle in a dramatic fight for supremacy captured in a sequence of incredible images in Africa
Victoria bans student phones at schools
safe kidsStudents at all Victorian government schools will be banned from using or carrying phones from first to last bell from next year in an attempt to reduce distraction and cyber bullying
Lost wallet study finds people care about others
humanitiesResearchers “lost” 17,000 wallets across 355 cities in 40 countries in a social experiment that showed people are more likely to return it if it contains money
Aussies smash Poms to make World Cup semi-finals
sportAustralia is into the World Cup semi-finals after smashing top-ranked side England by 64 runs thanks to a five-wicket haul from Jason Behrendorff and a classy ton from captain Aaron Finch
Giant squid attacks fake jellyfish near midnight zone
animalsA terrifying looking creature with one massive eye, three hearts, blue blood and moving by jet propulsion has been filmed lurking deep underwater in complete darkness
