https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/animals/new-study-reveals-childrens-fear-of-sharks-begins-when-theyre-four/news-story/3bfe4273dbfe0649841eb5fd01a128d4KidsNewsen2026-11-12T19:00:00+11:00Little kids think sharks are ‘cute’the big fish,’s fear,the parents,sharks,‘cute,their declining populations,Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences team,years,the water,movies,Adam Ward,children,bedtime stories,Picture,the animated movie,Human attitudes,animals,two and 12,fear,12,the study,a link,this idea,fun facts,SHARKSResearch,Global shark populations,aquariums and television,books,Top,the great white shark character,A recent report,millions,a little bit,Fear of sharks,Sydney,the results,Most kids,jagged teeth and fins,last month,Little kids,these vital sea creatures,Jaws,these precious sea-dwellers,Aquarium visits,and bedtime stories,ways,that age group,different species,villain roles,Adelaide University environmental psychologist and lead researcher Dr Brianna Le Busque,’s food chain,positive 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timehttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/f59a9e11b8dba0a1f7b0df48ece0495ahttps://origin.kidsnews.com.au/sport/all-the-latest-from-the-2026-youth-olympics-in-senegalese-capital/news-story/0626c90340962bc75b1ec5bc9137f882KidsNewsen2026-11-12T18:30:00+11:00Youth Olympians shine in DakarMum and Dad,his quarterfinal bout,all the right guidance,all this,the gold medal final,the boxing final,Will Imbo,the gold medal,the Dakar Games,a motocross rider,Picture,a swing,Story,pics,unanimous decision 5-0.Marley,a spot,13,’s 49kg taekwondo,THE VIDEODay 10,the most wise,FRIDAY MORNINGLISTEN,9am,16,17,the Senegalese capital,Victorian,Queensland boxer Marley Dodd,Day 12It,a silver medal,the Games,a hit,tough challenges,’s Marley Dodd,Zoe Phillips,the 2026 Youth Olympics,the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games,the future,Georgia,a little bit,a day,Zaheer Changazi,his first boxing session,FRIDAY MORNING LISTEN,Denzel Namaseevayen,this comp,DAY 13Marley Dodd,the LA28 Olympic Games,’s official,semi-finals,’s 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Marley,LBA,His dad,Siwoo Lee,points,’s Siwoo Lee,Emran Bawi,the 2026 Youth Olympic Games,southpaws,only gold,My mentality,my dad,the crowd,Queensland teen Marley Dodd,young Australian boxer Marley Dodd advance,’s Emil Ismailov,Redlands,Mauritius,OIS/Remi Vallat/handout/supplied/OIS/IOC/AOC DAY 10 Days,boxing,All the latest,a hard-fought 3-2 decision,the end,1945-1981,the final 2-0.Macdonald,Marley os,a kid,READING LEVEL,OIS/Hassan Wamwayi/handout/supplied/OIS/IOC/AOC,my whole life,Chicago,the hard worker,motocross,the process,55kg semi-final,heaps,the semi-finals,16 opener,Dakar,the reigning World Junior Champion,the challenge,the semi-final win,the late Bob Marley,reggaehttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/0a82043f39d01b73ab44e7590c09e196https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/environment/extinction-theory-flipped-humans-can-save-even-tiny-populations/news-story/e957f7e5f47c21b8926955e307100785KidsNewsen2026-11-11T19:00:00+11:00Humans can save dying wildlife* history,a striking capability,active, science-backed management,the same forests,the very thing,Picture,About 51 other species,the past five years,the critical global report card,a species,at least 100 individuals,the lemuroid,a population,active,supplied / Alex Terauds,different processes,population size,population,the lemuroid and green ringtail possums,the late 1970s,the previously endangered bird,the history,some good news,populations,a strong case,their decline,last month,Dr Smith,The orange-bellied parrot,’s creatures,the external pressures,extinction,genetic* risks,their conservation,London and,the 1980s,meaning researchers,science-backed management,apopulation,The Royal Society B. 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Monash School of Biological Sciences,threat,the wild,woodhen,the 141 specieshttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/3d9153d95d7f7481bddace7273d17435https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/society-culture/melbourne-to-france-trip-breaks-world-record-for-longest-flight/news-story/34a9bf8742b7ce3ed187dae9ad8a8f2dKidsNewsen2026-11-11T18:30:00+11:00Qantas flight breaks world recordthe Pacific,the mammoth journey,the aircraft,the day,Project Sunrise aircraft A350-1000ULR,A flight,5.27pm,The Sydney,certain times,an additional 20,the time,,earlier this year,–,Picture,The ambitious plan,Alex Passerini,’s longest,a think,July,The most tracked flight,three Airbus flight test pilots,London flight,12,first non-stop flights,a north-easterly routing,two sunsets,its 19 hour,News.com.au,Hudson,the making.Qantas,CEO,A Qantas A350-1000ULR,3,his team,London,Chief Executive Officer Commercial Aircraft,the official Guinness World Record certificate,2022.There,Sydney,503 nautical miles,June,23,Flight Aware,the partnership,28,The aircraft –,up to 22 hours,no indication,October,the delivery date,two Airbus design engineers,the polar region,next year,the city,the non-stop flights,The crew,the second most-watched title,the milestone test flights,The new “north polar flight path,’s specialised fuel system,sale,the Atlantic,some different things,Flight AIB35LR,Australia,London and New York,the making,the longest commercial airliner flight,Melbourne,a representative,Iceland,chief technical pilot Alex Passerini,that record,Vanessa Hudson,two pilots,airlines,the world record,her coffin,the second most tracked flight,other A350-1000s,slightly different procedures,Sydney-New York flights,Los Angeles.It,the non-stop Sydney-London flight,next year.In,longest flight,the International Aeronautical* Federation,Qantas flight,most tracked flight,the north,The Airbus A350-1000ULR,155km.The aircraft –,Project Sunrise,distance,September,five Airbus flight test engineers,the week before.The,a commercial airline,July 2026,live flight,Qantas’,Flights,A350-1000ULR aircraft,Alaska,Tuesday,Sydney-London,-London,3,652,947 total,next year –,custom,July.Flight AIB35LR,2022,GREEN,news.com.au,the airline,2017,France non-stop,Queen Elizabeth II,000 litre rear centre fuel tank,Ultra-Long Range,Qantas SYDNEY TO LONDON VIA THE NORTH POLEQantas’,the non-stop Sydney-London flight.The new “north polar flight path,the time,the record-breaking July flight –,the jet,947 total,9.51am.At,commercial flight,new A350-1000ULR,April 2027,years,southwestern France,terms,the record,the North Pacific,12 custom,12,503 nautical miles non,the Guinness World Record,up to 22 hours.While,New York.The ambitious plan,the long way,23,155km,real.News.com.au,its whopping 24 hour and 24 minute test flight,about 20,’s capability,the mammoth journey.Airbus’,the first Project Sunrise route,a distance,communications and space weather,Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson,503 nautical miles non,652,2022.The first aircraft,the cake,this year,its return test flight,the week before,the year,platform Flightradar24,Qantas,July 27,faster.Mr,July 28,the next two and a half years.The record test flights,The whole approach,Mr Passerini,board,the UK,the remaining 11,’s final flight,Airbus headquarters,the east coast non-stop,cent,the northern winter,the world,the second most tracked flight ever.It,an unusual flight path,two sunrises,Lars Wagner,a first,The first aircraft,its mission,France trip,International Aeronautical* Federation.The,Passerini,Toulouse,the North Pole region,Australians,less air traffic,9.51am.,The record test flights,mid-2028.SYDNEY TO LONDON VIA THE NORTH POLEQantas’,The extra fuel tank,commercial aircraft Lars Wagner,arrival,the first aircraft,the end,different air space,12,503 nautical miles,world record,the flights,12 minute journey,Airbus’,winds,today,Edinburgh,PROJECT SUNRISEThe Airbus A350-1000ULR,the longest flight,France,February,the International Aeronautical* Federation.The crew,an additional 20,000 litre rear centre fuel tank,READING LEVEL,the next two and a half years,mid-2028,A non-stop flight,Airbus,the Big Apple,a commercial airliner,Ms Hudson,the North American continent,non-stop,Los Angeles,the icing,arou,Greenland,the northern winter.Ithttps://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/4a221e0d86ccbb5ac7d1a4a5fa44fe7d