Mathematics
NASA’s totally unexpected Sun surprise
spaceNASA’s Parker spacecraft has reported back that the Sun is sending out sudden, violent bursts of solar wind so powerful that the magnetic field flips itself in the opposite direction
World map of most common last names
geographyA fascinating new map has plotted out the most common surnames in every country in the world. Can you guess the most common last name in Australia?
Matildas and Socceroos to get equal pay
sportIn what’s believed to be a world-first deal, Australia’s two national soccer teams will be paid equally and all income from both teams will be split 50/50
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Tiny computer makes quantum leap
Google has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, developing a processor that took minutes to do what would take the world’s best supercomputer thousands of years
Little mistakes could make you big money
Check your change and empty your money box! You may be the owner of coins that contain minting mistakes or imperfections that makes them worth thousands of dollars
Quick steps for world’s fastest ant
Scientists have found the fastest ant in the world — the Saharan silver — which takes 47 steps a second to cover about 90cm, the equivalent of a human running 579kmh
First-ever diamond inside a diamond
Miners have unearthed an ultra-rare diamond with a second diamond loose inside it, believed to be the first example of such a diamond ever found
Secret code hidden in new 50 cent coin
The Royal Australian Mint has made history after releasing the first Australian coin featuring a secret code. The new 50 cent coin has been launched to mark the 70th anniversary of ASIO
Girl wins big as 1 billionth plane passenger
A 10-year-old Australian girl has been met from her flight by crowds and an orchestra after becoming the one billionth passenger at Sydney Airport, which turns 100 this year.
Human-sized extinct penguin found
A citizen scientist has found fossilised bones from an extinct penguin that was the size of an adult human and swam in the ocean around New Zealand about 60 million years ago
Space telescope spies massive storm on Jupiter
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken an amazing new photo of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a massive storm wider than the Earth, with furious winds reaching speeds of up to 684kmh
Australia’s world-record big gold coin on show in US
The 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
World’s best Rubik’s cubers ready to set records
Australia’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
Huge freshwater aquifer discovered below ocean
Scientists 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
Lost wallet study finds people care about others
Researchers “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
All you need to know about hair
The longest arm hair ever recorded was 21.7cm, but that’s not the norm. Though human head hair keeps growing, human body hair doesn’t. We look at how and why there’s a difference
Feed Appeal to help hungry Australians
More than four million ordinary Australians couldn’t afford to feed themselves or their families at some point last year so Kids News is stepping up to help launch the Feed Appeal
Antarctica’s emperor penguins go missing
Scientists thought Antarctica’s Halley Bay would be a refuge from global warming for emperor penguins, but many breeding pairs are already missing
Australia’s rebel time zone
Look at the clocks in the roadhouses along a remote, 340km section of the highway through the Nullarbor and you’ll see they don’t match anyone’s smartphone time
World’s biggest T-rex unearthed
A massive, fierce dinosaur nicknamed Scotty has been dug from sandstone. Its leg bones are so big it is thought to have weighed 8800kg when it roamed the Earth
Daylight saving on way out
As Australians in four states grope around in the darkness of the last daylight saving mornings of the season, Europe has voted to cancel this clock-changing practice
What is a leap year?
February 29 is missing from this year’s calendar. We explain why and what it has to do with the Sun, the Earth and a calendar created way back in 1582
Bees know how to do basic maths
An Australian study has found that despite having tiny brains, bees can learn to add and subtract
How we tell the time just got more accurate
Since the 1960s, the Earth’s time has run on 400 official clocks that we all use every day without even realising it. But a new kind of almost-perfect clock could change everything
Definition of a kilogram about to change
Since 1889 we have weighed everything against a little cylinder of metal locked in a vault in France. Now, the world is about to agree to completely change the way it defines a kilogram
Good at maths equals good with money
Maths and money go hand in hand. Westpac research shows almost all adults believe learning maths is important in helping Aussies be smarter with their money
Hypersonic jet to fly New York-London in two hours
Hypersonic jets that travel five times faster than the speed of sound could be taking passengers by 2030
People power builds Australia’s electric highway
Tired of waiting for the government, electric-car owners of Australia have united to build a massive “electric highway” of charging stations right around the country
Kids growing wiser at saving money
New research shows children are becoming wiser at saving their pocket money with almost a third of the cash being stashed away
Fastest Rubik’s cube solve ever
Melbourne student Feliks Zemdegs is the fastest human ever to solve a Rubik’s cube. He took 4.22 seconds. How fast are you?
Lego Titanic docks in top musuem
Autistic teen’s Lego Titanic replica finds a permanent home in top US museum honouring the doomed ocean liner
This 6-year-old boy earns $14 million
While most six-year-olds are busy playing dress-ups and watching cartoons, one kindergarten boy is raking in millions and millions of dollars by simply reviewing toys online.
Angus’ sweet eye for business
Grade two entrepreneur Angus Walters is seeing his kooky Croc Candy being snapped up around the Northern Territory
Going cashless at hi-tech tuck shops
Canteens are going cashless in schools across Australia as technology changes the way we interact with money
Teacher a Wootube sensation
Sydney mathematics teacher Eddie Woo’s YouTube channel was made for one student. Now it has more than 100,000 subscribers. VIDEO
Student’s winning spinning formula
A year 8 Tintern Grammar student’s fidget spinner project has impressed national Maths Talent Quest judges
New iPhone turns your face into an emoji
Apple has unveiled three new iPhones at an event in Cupertino, California. VIDEO
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