Did you know that a baby newborn Great White Shark has never actually been seen before? It seems hard to believe, but it is a true fact. However, recently, scientists may have finally captured one on camera.
Have you ever wondered why dogs wag their tails? New research says humans may be the real reason. We may have selected dogs over 1000's of years that did more tail wagging because it makes us happy.
Scientists have found that the mothers of bottlenose dolphins use higher-pitched whistles when talking to their young like human baby talk.
White seahorses are mainly found near Sydney, Australia. These tiny seahorses were named the second most endangered kind of seahorse in the world. In a world-record effort to help save these rare sea creatures, Australian scientists have released hundreds of baby seahorses into the wild.
For the first time in human history, scientists have achieved a nuclear-fusion breakthrough in a laboratory setting after 70 years of research. What an unprecedented milestone!
Black cats and Halloween go together, but do you know the real reason they are associated with the holiday? Read all about it on KidzNet.
Natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods occur yearly around the globe. Researchers are training rats with tiny backpacks to help locate victims that need help in hard to reach places.
Are you having a rough day? Whether it’s homework, tricky math problems, or deadlines, everyday life can be quite stressful. Did you know your dog can sense it and maybe even help you out?
Did you know that E.T. was really a plant? Scientists have been searching for any signs of alien life on other planets, including plants that may exist on them.
Have you ever wondered if fish get thirsty and need to drink? The answer might surprise you. Fish need water in their body even though they live in it. However, the environment where they live is an important factor in how they get it.
If you ever took a trip to the beach and held a seashell to your ear, it seems like the ocean is just next to your ear and coming from the seashell like magic. However, there is a real scientific explanation for it..
The dawn of a new era of moon exploration begins again, 50 years after the last Apollo mission. Artemis I by NASA will send U.S. astronauts back to the moon.
Read about the possible ways we could bring back dinosaurs to life, just like in the movie Jurassic Park, and real limitations as well.
On July 12, 2022, NASA released the long-waited first set of full-color images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)—the largest and most powerful space telescope ever built and launched into space.
Humans are generating and dumping too much trash daily, which is one of the biggest known environmental threats to the earth. Meet Mr. Trash who is designed to remove garbage from rivers and streams before it gets to the ocean.
You may have watched funny videos on the internet about cats acting weird after eating or sniffing catnip, but do you know the real reason they like it? The answer might surprise you.
When you hear the word hero, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Maybe a person with superpowers, a cape, and a mask? Meet Ryan Honary, a young climate activist who invented a device to detect early wildfires.
Calling all Minecraft fans! May 17th is a day celebrated just for you and is when the game was first released to the public in 2009. Read about the games interesting history and learn some fun facts too.
For the first time, scientists have discovered and even photographed an actual real blackhole located at the center of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. They used the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a global network of radio telescopes to create the amazing image.
Read about the life-size model of the classic Ferrari F40 made of 358,000 Legos featured at LEGOLAND California. Visitors can sit inside it and even build their own creations to race against other people.
Scientists have recently discovered a promising place that may have water and oceans where life could exist in Jupiter’s moon Europa. They plan to explore it further in the near future.
Patron is a 2-year-old Jack Russell terrier who has been saving lives by discovering dangerous explosive devices, and was able to locate and help neutralize over 150 dangerous bombs.
For the first time in history, Barbie went to space aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the outreach project to encourage kids, especially girls, to consider careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) .
A new study claims that mushrooms are able to communicate with each other using a language similar to humans, such as letting another mushroom know where to find food, or if there is danger.
The Rusty-spotted cat, also known Prionailurus rubiginosus, is the smallest wild cat in the world. At birth, it is no bigger than a mouse. Read about this incredible animal and why it needs to be protected.
A finger snap lasts only about seven milliseconds, which is 20 times faster than you can blink an eye. It all happens in a snap. New high-speed video exposes the physics behind snapped fingers.
Another astonishing breakthrough for astronomy has happened. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted the farthest and one of the most ancient stars known in the galaxy. The massive star is 12.9 billion light years away from us.
A 110-million-year-old full size lizard trapped In amber, which is formed from tree bark resin, was found In Myanmar. This means it was alive when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Read more about this fascinating story on KidzNet.
And recent published scientific paper claims that octopuses are aliens that may have come from outer space, such as from frozen meteors. Discuss and read more about it on KidzNet.
A leaf sheep may be one of the weirdest animals in the entire world. They can even perform photosynthesis and get food from the sun! Read more about this incredible animal.
Have you ever heard of a fungus that takes over insects through mind control and turns them into living ‘zombies’? Cordyceps spores are able to this using special chemicals.
For the first time in history, a NASA spacecraft called the Parker Solar Probe successfully entered the corona, or the outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere and touched the sun. Read all about this incredible achievement.
After 25 years of development, the James Webb Space Telescope aboard an Ariane 5 rocket was launched into space from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. It will be able to "see" using heat, how our universe started.
Chemists have discovered a new way to make plastics that will break down faster in seawater to avoid polluting our oceans. It takes centuries for plastics to fully degrade in the ocean. 80 percent of ocean trash is plastic. This new plastic can degrade in just a few weeks.
Astronomers spotted what they believe may be the first known planet in another galaxy about 28 million light-years from Earth. Confirming its existence would be a big deal and suggest that there are many other planets in other galaxies waiting to be discovered.
Kamo'oalewa (also known as 2016-H03) is a small asteroid that orbits the Sun alongside Earth has been known to science since 2016. However, the rock's origins have always remained a mystery to researchers. Now, new observations by University of Arizona (UA) astronomers indicate that the Ferris-wheel-sized space rock may be a piece of our Moon that broke off almost 500 million years ago!
A 34-year-old African elephant at Zoo Atlanta in Georgia has just taught engineers a thing or two about how to move water. For one thing, she showed that her trunk doesnt operate as a simple straw.
Some small lizards have a newfound superpower. They can rebreathe exhaled air underwater. They do it by trapping the air in a bubble on their snouts, a new study shows.
European robins don't need a compass because they can sense magnetic fields that help them tell north from south. Now some scientists believe this superpower might be based on the spooky laws of quantum physics.
The National Geographic Society, which has been making maps since 1915, announced that from now on, there would be five oceans instead of only four: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and the newly added "Southern Ocean".
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