Category: Kids News Archive

This past weekend, Key West Florida was invaded by zombies on bicycles. 11,000 people showed up for the Zombie Bike Ride, which is part of an annual 10-day Fantasy Fest. The festival continues all week, with a pet masquerade, evening parade, and a Headdress Ball. I wonder if zombies need sunblock?

An artificial leaf can create a new source of synthetic gas. Instead of using fossil fuels like oil, the leaf uses sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make liquid fuel. It doesn’t release any additional pollutants into the air, and even works on cloudy days. Eventually, it could even replace petrol, to fuel cars!

The call of the white bellbird sounds a little like a fire alarm, but louder. It’s the loudest bird call ever measured! The decibel level is comparable to the hammering of a pile driver. You can listen to the call of a white bellbird, as well as lots of other birds, on d-i-bird.com.

Scientists taught rats to drive little cars, but not just for fun. One group of rats was raised in a boring cage, while the other group had toys and ladders. The rats raised with playthings, could drive and steer the Rat-Operated-Vehicle more easily. They were rewarded with Froot Loops, for passing their driving test.

Today is National Food Day, with the goal of getting people to eat natural, healthier foods. Go for the day without processed snack foods, and make a meal with fresh ingredients. It’s United Nations Day also. The UN works for all people on Earth, offering help during natural disasters, medical emergencies, and war.

Justin Ownby grew a magnificent 910 pound pumpkin. While it was nowhere near record-breaking weight, it did stand out for another reason. Justin hollowed it out, and turned it into a kayak! The Tennessee farmer took his gourd out for a paddle around the lake, but it won’t hold up to any class 5 river rapids!

The UK’s Premier Inns are getting new pillows in their 800 hotels, so they’re recycling 300,000 pillows. But first, they were used for pillow fights. People looking for the ultimate smack down joined underground Pillow Fight Clubs, following rules taken from the movie “Fight Club.” One important rule? The duel is stopped if someone dozes off!

Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak was magic, but Hyperstealth Biotechnology has developed a real-life cloaking device! It’s a light-bending material called the Quantum Sheath. It hides objects behind the material, while leaving the background visible. It could conceal a person, a building, or even a Klingon Bird of Prey!

The largest indoor water park in the western hemisphere, is opening next week in New Jersey! It’s part of the American Dream mega-mall, which will also have a Climbzone and Legoland Center, plus a 16-ride theme park, indoor snow park, ice rink, aquarium, mirror maze, and theater. It also has 450 shops and 3 dozen restaurants!

Today is Mole Day. It has nothing to do with the animals that tunnel underground, or skin growths, or the sauce made from chilis and chocolate. It refers to the unit of measurement for a substance. At 6:02 on 10/23, Avogadro’s Number is represented. 6.02 x 10^23 is roughly the number of particles per mole.