A 10-year-old Girl Asked The Police To Test Sent DNA Sample To Determine If Santa Claus Is Real

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On December 25, 2022, a 10-year-old girl named Scarlett Doumato sent a partially-eaten cookie and two half-eaten baby carrots to the Cumberland Police Department.  With a handwritten note on yellow-lined paper, the aspiring investigator asked for a DNA analysis on the bagged-up carrots and cookies she left for Santa and his reindeer. This was to […]

How Has The Earth’s Core Stayed As Hot As The Sun’s Surface For Billions Of Years?

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The Earth’s structure is divided into four main components: the crust, the mantle, and the inner and outer cores. If you think about it, our planet is a lot like an onion—made up of layers after another. The thin crust is the outermost layer, mostly made of solid rock, basalt, and granite. It’s the surface […]

Achievable Alternatives to New Year’s Resolutions You Can Do

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Since it’s already 2023, people often make their New Year’s resolutions to hit the refresh button and get things right. But this idea of making resolutions may also feel difficult and overwhelming, especially if you commonly struggle to follow through with a commitment. So, instead of making New Year’s resolutions, why not try these four […]

Stubbs The Cat: Honorary Mayor For An Alaskan Town For 20 Years

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Having a mayor in a city or town is important because the person will be the chief executive officer responsible for the town’s general welfare, including the residents and the town’s goals. This includes enforcing all ordinances concerning the city’s governance and implementing its programs, projects, services, and activities. And without one, a place won’t […]

An 8-year-old Boy Becomes The Youngest Person To Ascend El Capitan

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For hikers and mountaineers, El Capitan, or El Cap as it’s better known, is widely considered one of the most brutal climbs in the world. It’s also the world’s largest granite monolith (a large single upright block of stone), rising 3,600 feet on the north side of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park. According to […]

Scientists Discover The World’s Largest Waterlily That Was Hiding In Plain Sight For 177 years

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An unprecedented botanical discovery happened! Scientists discovered a new giant waterlily species in the Royal Botanic Gardens at the Kew’s Waterlily House in London. The new giant waterlily named Victoria boliviana was already in the Royal Botanic Gardens’ archives and was growing in Kew’s Herbarium for 177 years. However, it was previously mistaken for Victoria […]

A Near Complete 35,000 year-old Mummified Baby Woolly Mammoth Was Found In Canada

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On June 21, 2022, local gold miners were working on the Eureka Creek in the Klondike gold fields within Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin of the Canadian Territory. A young local miner was digging up muck, excavating for gold. But instead of finding gold, he uncovered a 35,000-year-old frozen baby woolly mammoth in the permafrost that was in […]

14-year-old Invents AI-Driven Technology That Can Detect Early Wildfire

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When you hear the word hero, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? A police officer, firefighter, or maybe a doctor? Or perhaps it’s what you usually see in movies or television? A person with superpowers, a cape, and a mask? But what if I tell you that anyone can be a hero, […]

110-Million-Year-Old Lizard Trapped In Amber Was Found In Myanmar

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Most modern reptiles living today, such as lizards, snakes, and crocodiles are said to be descendants of dinosaurs. But have you ever wondered if reptiles, particularly lizards, have actually lived when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth? The answer is Yes.  A new scientific study titled “A new Early Cretaceous lizard in Myanmar amber with exceptionally […]

Unique New Year Traditions Around the World

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The New Year marks a time when a new calendar year begins, bidding goodbye to the old one. The festivities usually begin on the evening of December 31st for most countries, which is the last day of the Gregorian calendar, also known as New Year’s Eve. However, as we will see, different countries and cultures […]

Good Movies For 10+ and 11 Year-Olds

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The Chronicles of Narnia –   Four siblings discover a mysterious land full of adventure.Series Titles: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe / Prince Caspian  /The Voyage of The Dawn Treader Jingle all The Way–   A dad aims to find his son a toy that is all sold out for Christmas. Home Alone–  A […]

High School Students Found an ‘Impossible’ Proof of Pythagorean Theorem And Discovered Nine More

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The Pythagorean Theorem is a simple math concept in geometry that shows the relationship between the three sides of a right triangle. It can also help you find the missing side of one of these triangles. If you haven’t encountered this yet, don’t worry—most students learn about it in middle or early high school, usually […]

Scientists Were Able to Communicate with a Humpback Whale for 20 Minutes

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In my previous post, I shared how scientists have been working on decoding whale languages. They also discovered that sperm whales, the largest-toothed whales, talk a lot. You can check out if you missed that post here on KidzNet. Now, here’s another exciting update. Did you know scientists believe they finally established communication with a […]

What Will You Be On Halloween?

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Every Halloween, many people are excited to decorate their homes and porches with fun, spooky decorations. You might see orange and black lights, faux spiders, witch’s cauldrons, hanging ghosts, carved pumpkins shining on steps, and skeletons in yards. You’ve probably noticed some awesome Halloween decorations in your neighborhood, or maybe your house is already looking […]

How Did Cockroaches Survive the Asteroid that Killed the Dinosaurs?

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About 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid called the Chicxulub hit the Earth, which was once dominated by dinosaurs. The asteroid was about 10 kilometers (6 miles) in diameter, with an impact that caused giant waves, raging wildfires, volcanic eruptions, and a long period of darkness because dust and debris blocked the sun.  Because […]

Here’s Why Hurricanes are Getting More Powerful and Destructive

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Did you know that between 80 to 90 tropical cyclones form every year around the world? More than half of these grow strong enough to be called hurricanes. And on average, about five hurricanes hit the US coast over three years. Unfortunately, hurricanes continue to rise each year in the US, mainly near the coast. […]