VIDEOSportSurf champ inspires young gunsNewly crowned WSL World Champion surfer Molly Picklum has come home to Australia with one very heavy trophy, a big smile and these nuggets of wisdom for the next generation of grommets
VIDEOJust for FunMan’s world record-breaking nameAfter a High Court ruling, over 2000 middle names and one very patient wedding celebrant, this New Zealand man’s Guinness World Record for the longest name will be a real mouthful to beat
SportHealy smashes World Cup recordAustralia has pulled off one of the greatest wins in Cricket World Cup history with skipper Alyssa Healy playing a jaw-dropping innings in India – find out how she did it
EXCLUSIVESpelling BeeBee spelling success pretty sweetBack-to-back victories and a breakthrough win for South Australia have marked the fifth anniversary of Australia’s premier student spelling competition. FULL HONOUR ROLL
VIDEONewsTeen pilot and puppy take offWhile most 15-year-olds are in school, Australia’s youngest female pilot and her puppy are set to make history attempting to become the youngest team to fly around our country’s vast coastline
NewsWhy Barnaby Joyce crying poor was a bit richIn our weekly series, award-winning cartoonist Mark Knight looks at why Barnaby Joyce crying poor over having to support two families was a bit rich and a cartoonist’s dream
Just for FunIs your brain playing tricks on you?This mind-boggling, spinning optical illusion is actually completely still and completely flat but our brains don’t see it that way. Scientists are studying whether that’s a weakness or a strength
HistoryReimagining the Sydney Harbour BridgeIncredible new images reveal what Sydney would look like today had some of the alternative harbour bridge designs been given the green light instead of the now-famous coathanger
Just for FunTeen Fortnite world champ now a millionaireA teenager has collected more than $4.3 million in prizemoney after becoming world champion of the computer game Fortnite, beating 40 million gamers who applied to compete
Just for FunGreat photos of animals interrupting humans’ sportsThere are 7.7 billion humans on Earth but many, many more animals of other species, so it’s no wonder animals sometimes interrupt humans’ sports matches. And that can make for a great photo
NewsWhy Mack’s small gesture had a giant impactIn our new weekly series, award-winning cartoonist Mark Knight explains the message he was giving readers when drawing Aussie swimmer Mack Horton refusing to stand on the winners’ podium
HumanitiesPhotos of the world at work in 2019We look at some of the best contributions to an international photography competition about how we work now and wonder which of these jobs will still be done by humans in 2100
TechnologyFlying man with jetpack wows Sydney crowdsPersonal flying devices look closer to becoming a reality after a man wearing a jetpack flew around Sydney Harbour and another man zoomed over Paris on a high-speed hoverboard
NewsWhat the moon landing and Trump have in commonIn the first of a new weekly series, award-winning cartoonist Mark Knight explains to Kids News what inspired him to draw a cartoon comparing the moon landing and US President Donald Trump
Just for FunCelebrating World Emoji Day with Tears of JoyWorld Emoji Day on July 17 is a fun, annual celebration of one of the world’s newest ways of communicating. We look at what emojis are, who invented them and if they are a real language
Just for FunFun fruit and vegetables strike a poseHave you ever moaned that fruit and vegetables are boring? That you’d like something more fun to eat? You’ll never say fruit and vegetables are boring again after seeing these crazy characters
MathematicsWorld’s best Rubik’s cubers ready to set recordsAustralia’s champion speedcubers are warming up their fingers and concentrating their minds to take on the rest of the world for the World Rubik’s Cube Championships, July 11-14
EXPLAINERExplainersWhat is ear wax and how big can it grow?A revolting ear wax chunk so big it made international news got us wondering what ear wax is, what it’s for and whether we should clean it out, eat it or leave the inside of our ears alone
Just for FunGiddy up for world’s biggest hobby horse sportsThe 400 contestants at a sports arena in Finland showjumped, barrel raced and pranced in the biggest event of its kind in the world. But instead of live horses, they rode hobby horses
EXPLAINERExplainersAll you need to know about hairThe longest arm hair ever recorded was 21.7cm, but that’s not the norm. Though human head hair keeps growing, human body hair doesn’t. We look at how and why there’s a difference