Healthy Harold taps into the power of plants
ask healthy haroldPlants don’t just look great in the classroom, they can improve maths and spelling too! Find some great school garden ideas here and apply for a Growing Good Gardens Grant
Space junk crash leaves double crater in moon
spaceThe moon has a new and unusual double crater after a mysterious piece of rocket space junk slammed into the lunar surface
Bees in ‘lockdown’ to stop parasite spread
animalsThe NSW government has ordered a lockdown of bee hives after the discovery of a deadly foreign parasite that has decimated bee populations overseas
Big bacteria the ‘Mt Everest’ of microbiology
scienceThe discovery of a giant bacteria is giving microbiology a ‘shake up’, as the whopper found in mangrove water up-ends what was previously known about the size and structure of a single cell
Healthy Harold taps into the power of plants
ask healthy haroldPlants don’t just look great in the classroom, they can improve maths and spelling too! Find some great school garden ideas here and apply for a Growing Good Gardens Grant
Space junk crash leaves double crater in moon
spaceThe moon has a new and unusual double crater after a mysterious piece of rocket space junk slammed into the lunar surface
Bees in ‘lockdown’ to stop parasite spread
animalsThe NSW government has ordered a lockdown of bee hives after the discovery of a deadly foreign parasite that has decimated bee populations overseas
Big bacteria the ‘Mt Everest’ of microbiology
scienceThe discovery of a giant bacteria is giving microbiology a ‘shake up’, as the whopper found in mangrove water up-ends what was previously known about the size and structure of a single cell
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Census reveals changing shape of Australia
humanitiesThe 2021 Census data reveals a nation of 25.5 million people of diverse backgrounds, speaking a number of languages, practising different religious faiths and living in a mix of dwellings
Meet the ugliest mutt on Earth
animalsAn ageing Mr Happy Face has won the World’s Ugliest Dog crown – now he’s winning fans around the globe with his story of survival and a second chance at love after being rescued last year
Aussie teen drafted to the NBA
sportBendigo teenager Dyson Daniels has hit the big time in style, picked by the News Orleans Pelicans at the annual NBA draft and rocking a snappy silver suit fit for a young instant millionaire
NASA rocket launches from NT
spaceA NASA rocket lit up the skies above the Arnhem Space Centre at Sunday night’s launch, the first rocket to leave Australian soil in 26 years and the space agency’s first outside the USA
Aussie cities fall in world liveability ranks
geographyThe world’s best cities to live in have been revealed and there are some surprising results as we learn to live with Covid-19. Guess which Australian city finished the highest
Classroom ‘doggie dates’ reduce stress
healthStress is bad for learning, behaviour, health and wellbeing – and there are many ways schools are trying to tackle it. But new research suggests the best way is having a canine classmate
La Nina’s over but don’t put your umbrella away yet
weatherJust when we thought we had seen the end of the La Nina climate driver responsible for dumping all that rain, the weather bureau is warning it could be back for a third year in a row
World’s largest fish caught in Cambodia
animalsA giant stingray weighing a whopping 300kg and measuring 4m long has been caught by Cambodian fishermen – and released back into the Mekong River
What do I have to do to pester Putin?
newsCartoonist Mark Knight feels a bit left out not making Russian President Vladimir Putin’s list of banned Aussies
Extra-curricular kids happier and healthier
healthChildren who play sport, learn an instrument or even just muck around with friends after school are more likely to feel happier and healthier than kids who are parked in front of a screen
Deadliest snakes could save lives
scienceAmong the world’s deadliest snakes, Australia’s eastern brown and scaled viper could soon enjoy a popularity surge as a protein in their venom significantly slows patient blood loss after injury
Last days to enter Short Story Competition
short story competitionThere’s still two days to enter the Kids News 2022 Short Story Competition – prime time to forage through your family’s stories and give your favourite a fictional makeover before entries close
Aussie soccer kid to star in Spain
sportHe’s just 10-years-old, but Sydney soccer player Cruz Cummins is flying high, bound for the IBER Cup International Youth Football Tournament before meeting talent scouts from Manchester United
Try Harold’s delicious and nutritious smoothie
ask healthy haroldHealthy Harold knows milk is a great way to get the calcium he needs. You can get yours too with Harold’s delicious rainbow smoothie recipe. WATCH THE VIDEO
Find the Short Story Comp entry form here
short story competitionDon’t miss out on the Kids News Short Story Competition. Entries close on Friday, June 24. Find the online entry form and more info here
Ancient giraffe ancestor was a headbanger
animalsAn ancient relative of today’s docile giraffe was a hardened, head-bashing battler, as males slugged it out in a bid to win a female mate around 17 million years ago in the grasslands of China
‘Little Picasso’ takes art world by storm
artsParents cherish every artwork that makes it home, but if the exploding international interest in 10-year-old Californian Andres Valencia is any measure, not all classroom art is created equal
Black hole eats an Earth every second
spaceA giant black hole 500 times bigger than the one in our galaxy has been spotted by an international team of astronomers led by the Australian National University – and this is one very hungry hole
Kids inspire sustainable switch
environmentSome hard questions at a primary school careers day prompted MOO yoghurt boss Mick Sanders to find a sustainable packaging solution using 100 per cent recycled plastic washed up on beaches
Pet rock hitches ride on Mars rover
spaceNASA’s Perseverance rover has picked itself up a pet rock as it explores Mars, carrying the rocky hitchhiker for about 8.5km and counting
Beetroot boosts sporting performance
healthIf you’ve got a big sporting comp coming up, you might want to put beetroot on your menu after Australian researchers found the vegetable can give athletes a competitive edge
Cartoon celebrates wiggly World Cup win
sportWhat chance did Peru have against goalie Andrew Redmayne and his wiggly mates in Australia’s World Cup qualifier, asks cartoonist Mark Knight
How social media can help your storytelling
short story competitionStill looking for inspiration for the Kids News Short Story Competition? If you post or create drafts of anything in social media, chances are you are sitting on a treasure trove of top ideas
Elephant ‘Happy’ … but not a person
animalsThe US Court of Appeals has closed the gate on the question of whether Happy the elephant has the same rights under the law as a human being, ruling the ‘magnificent creature’ is not a person
Wiggly jig helps Aussies to World Cup
sportThe Socceroos have qualified for the World Cup in a sudden-death shootout, won after goalie Andrew Redmayne’s rousing routine of what looked a lot like the Wiggles’ Hot Potato
Chores could boost kids’ brains
humanitiesIt might sound like a tall tale cooked up by parents keen to escape the kitchen, but a new study suggests kids could get a brain boost by making family meals and helping out more with housework
Biloela family home at last
humanitiesThe Nadesalingam family is back home in the Queensland town of Biloela after four years in immigration detention – just in time for a very special birthday party
Shark cam captures life and death struggles
animalsCameras fitted to tiger sharks in Western Australia are giving scientists an unprecedented view of the life and death struggles of the predators and their prey
E-skin to give robots the human touch
technologyScientists are developing an electronic skin that is almost as sensitive as human skin when touched
Crackling campfire or healthy coral reef?
environmentScientists have discovered that a healthy coral reef sounds a bit like a crackling campfire. Now they hope to monitor coral health around the globe after training AI to listen to the surprise “song of the reef”
NASA to launch rockets from the NT
spaceNASA rockets haven’t launched from Australian shores since the tail-end of last century – now three will lift off from the Northern Territory’s new space centre by the middle of next month
Louis’ antics steal the show at Jubilee party
civicsYoung Prince Louis calls an end to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations as only a child can in Mark Knight’s latest cartoon for Kids News
