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Is this ‘flying dolphin’ real or fake?

Is this ‘flying dolphin’ real or fake?

From flying dolphins to seagulls not being real, these fascinating wildlife facts will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about the wonderful world of animals

VIDEOScience and Technology

Robot runner trips over start line

Robot runner trips over start line

A half-marathon in China saw more than 300 robots race – including one that smashed the human world record – but the rehearsal that didn’t go to plan for one clumsy bot in this epic fail

Megaship five times size of Titanic

Megaship five times size of Titanic

The world’s largest cruise ship has opened for bookings, dwarfing the Titanic and aiming to make history once it begins sailing the high seas – see the size comparison and sneak a peek

New terms are better with books

New terms are better with books

The holidays may be over but HarperCollins Book Club autumn reading guide has got you covered for the chilly months ahead – here’s what’s hot as the temperature drops

Possum magic lands at Oz airport

Possum magic lands at Oz airport

Only in Australia could a real possum pull off the perfect heist by hiding out at an airport shop, surrounded by plush toy versions of some of Australia’s most iconic animals – here’s what happened

Frozen II will melt most kids’ hearts again

Frozen II will melt most kids’ hearts again

If you are worried that Frozen II won’t live up to the hype of the original movie five years ago, you’ll be pleased to learn it is a confident and funny movie that will melt most children’s hearts

Same old Vegemite goes global

Same old Vegemite goes global

Vegemite’s recipe and flavour has not changed, according to the makers of the famous Aussie spread, keen to reassure worried local customers ahead of its historic global launch

Meet the hologram you can see, hear, feel

Meet the hologram you can see, hear, feel

Researchers have invented a way to create characters that could talk to and interact with us, using speakers that whiz a tiny bead around faster than our brains can track

Play-Doh’s sticky situation solved

Play-Doh’s sticky situation solved

By the 1950s, no one wanted to buy a special sort of dough to clean wallpaper. But some creative thinking saved the failing dough company and we all got to play with Play-Doh

Revealed: Invisible ink invention

Revealed: Invisible ink invention

Scientists have discovered a new kind of invisible ink that we all use every day that’s virtually free. Unfortunately, to get it to work, you also need a super-hi-tech piece of coated paper

Macca’s burger still ‘fresh’ after 10 years

Macca’s burger still ‘fresh’ after 10 years

There’s a story that McDonald’s burgers last forever, so one fan kept a burger and fries from 2009 to see if it was true. Today, they still look fine to eat, with no sign of mould or decay

Australia’s knight in shining armour

Australia’s knight in shining armour

Phil Leitch lives in a castle, wears a suit of armour and is the current World Jousting Champion. He’s also a real, professional, full-time knight known as Sir Reynard. True story!

Sun goes all spooky for Halloween

Sun goes all spooky for Halloween

NASA gets into the Halloween spirit by releasing a spooky image of the Sun looking like a jack-o’-lantern PLUS Check out the kooky canines and creepy cats

Little mistakes could make you big money

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

Meet Australia’s real Willy Wonka

Meet Australia’s real Willy Wonka

Australia had its own Willy Wonka long before Roald Dahl wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the real one every bit as eccentric and a genius as the fictional version

Protesting extinction is as old as the dinosaurs

Protesting extinction is as old as the dinosaurs

In our weekly series, award-winning cartoonist Mark Knight looks at the Extinction Rebellion protests in Australia and around the world and wonders what the dinosaurs would have thought

Hunt for $1 coins with pies, footy and boomerangs

Hunt for $1 coins with pies, footy and boomerangs

The biggest release of $1 coins will feature 26 Australian animals, food and cultural items including meat pies, didgeridoos, Weet-Bix and thongs. Can you find them all in the Great Aussie Coin Hunt?

Grab some popcorn, it’s school holiday movie time

Grab some popcorn, it’s school holiday movie time

It’s school holiday time which means Kids News is taking a short break. But you should grab some popcorn and see one of the great movies on the big screen. Here’s our guide to the best

Harriet the monkey visits the Queen

Harriet the monkey visits the Queen

A toy monkey from an Australian kindergarten has had an unexpected big adventure at Buckingham Palace, getting lost, then found, then going to work with palace staff

School visit inspires reporters of the future

School visit inspires reporters of the future

When Kids News recently visited Derinya Primary School in Victoria to talk about the media, fake news and how to become a reporter, it had an inspirational effect on the students

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