Science & Technology

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Weird and wonderful science feats

A revolutionary cancer treatment and human brain cells used to power AI – this National Science Week (August 15-23), Kids News takes a look at two truly mind-boggling breakthroughs

VIDEOSport

Meet Australia’s strongest man

A combination of ‘whatever Mum’s cooking’ and Coco Pops may not sound like the makings of Australia’s reigning strongman but was being named for cricket’s GOAT inspiring? Let’s find out

Environment

Shark alerts on smartwatches

It’s Science Week! Australian shark sighting app Dorsal has a new feature coming that will enable the app to issue alerts to surfers and swimmers while they are in the water. Here’s how it works

Explainers

Why Colombian builds didn’t hold

Building standards of earthquake-prone Colombia helps explain why this week’s event caused such devastation, researchers have said. Find out which countries have quake safety by design

VIDEOAnimals

K’gari: Girl saves stranded whale

Incredible footage has captured how a young Australian girl leapt into action to save a stranded humpback whale on the island of K’gari – watch the video and take the poll

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VIDEOScience and Technology

AI robot could hit Oz ‘very soon’

Chinese company XPeng has unveiled its AI robot ‘Iron’, saying it’s only a matter of time before the tech is available to Australian companies. But what might it mean for ordinary families? Watch the video

Space

How to become an Oz astronaut

The first woman to wear an Australian-flagged astronaut suit was just a regular teenager when she first mapped out a trailblazing path to her dream job before Australia even had a space agency

Science and Technology

‘Digital detox’ a student success

A growing number of students are swapping tech time for pen and paper as schools stepping back from screen saturation report improved academic results, class focus and student wellbeing

Space

SpaceX rocket smashes into moon

A new crater has likely formed on the moon after a heavy SpaceX rocket stage the size of a school bus collided with it after running adrift in space. Here’s how it happened

Sport

Loving tribute to sporty little Levi

Levi Roodenburg was a typical sports-mad Aussie boy. Sport first revealed his illness, and now three of the clubs he played for are turning heartbreak into hope with the first Livin’ for Levi Round

Arts

Why AI is pulping our rare books

AI companies have identified the value in old, rare books and have started using them to train their AI models. Unfortunately, they are destroying them in the process. Here’s why

Space

Space tradies and buck moon rise

Would you work as a ‘space tradie’? Building a qualification pathway has become a priority for the Space Industry Association. In the meantime, a special lunar event is lighting up Oz skies

POLLAnimals

Cat curfews due to bird flu fears

One state remains the only mainland jurisdiction without cat curfew powers as renewed calls mount over bird flu fears and millions of native animals killed by roaming felines. Take the poll

Explainers

All Oz phones to siren in test alert

A 10 second siren will sound on all smartphones, tablets and other 4G and 5G compatible devices in Australia at 2pm AEST on July 27. Here’s what your family needs to do when that happens

Arts

Is Albo strong enough to battle AI?

Cartoonist Mark Knight asks if Albo’s proposed new regulations are enough to fight big tech and AI to protect Australia’s creatives

Science and Technology

Rogue AI autonomously hacks

Advanced AI agents have autonomously busted their way out of a restricted testing environment to hack into another AI company in an ‘unprecedented cyber incident’. Here’s what happened

Science and Technology

AI’s ‘Hi Mum’ voice clone threat

Scammers are using AI to replicate the voices of family members in a next level “Hi Mum” scam that is extremely hard to detect. Here’s what to look out for to keep you and your family safe

VIDEOSpelling Bee

PM builds bridge to Spelling Bee

Home and Away stars Ada Nicodemou and James Stewart have joined the Prime Minister in championing Kids News’ national spelling challenge that saw a record 82,712 student regos last year

Space

Astonishing find in the Milky Way

A routine scan of deep space has uncovered a sweet surprise that could change what we know about the origins of life on Earth and the order of creation in our galaxy

History

Time facts that will bend your brain

Among the pyramids, woolly mammoths, space travel, iPhones and Picasso are some weird overlaps that feel impossible – take a look at this fascinating gallery and these strange-but-true facts