Category: Kids News

Scientists working in techno-agriculture, find ways to combine technology and farming. They’ve been experimenting, by covering fields with canopies of translucent solar panels. The red light plants need for photosynthesis has longer wavelengths, and can pass right through. The blue light, with shorter wavelengths, is absorbed by the panels, and creates solar energy.

Wanna play a game of chess? It’ll take some time to set up the chess board. But that’s no big deal if you’re Odelia Jasmine. She set a world record, by setting up all 32 pieces with one hand, in only 29.85 seconds. She practiced for a year to build up her speed.

Today is Penguin Awareness Day. Emperor penguins can grow to nearly 4 feet tall, while little blue penguins only reach 16 inches. Some people knit sweaters for penguins, to protect them from oil spills. There are no penguins at the North Pole. Except for the Galapagos penguin, they all live in the Southern Hemisphere!

It might be cold or rainy, but that’s no reason to stay inside. Dress for the weather, and get outside. It’s Take A Walk Outdoors Day. Do you hear different birds in the winter? Do cars sound different driving on wet roads? Can you hear snowplows? Can you smell snow? Go out and explore!

Get your appetites ready, for Cheese Lover’s Day! Cheese is made from milk, and has been around since at least 5500 BCE. It comes in over 1400 varieties, so whether you like mozzarella on your pizza, bleu cheese on your salad, parmesan on your pasta, or American on your grilled cheese, cheese is really gouda!

Last month, Jay Withey saved 24 people during a snowstorm in New York. He broke into a school, and brought stranded motorists there to stay warm. The Buffalo Bills football team thanked him, with tickets to the Super Bowl. Since the game will take place in the Sonoran Desert, hopefully it won’t snow!

Hampshire England, has beavers again, for the first time in 400 years. Eurasian beavers named Hazel and Chompy, were released at Ewhurst Estate, to begin their work of building dams and restoring ponds and streams. Beavers create wetlands, that improve the environment, capture sediment, and improve water quality downstream. They’re also really cute!

A car wash in Texas resembled an icy cave, after the area was hit with unusually cold temperatures. The arctic blast caused water in the car wash to form massive icicles, and completely encapsulate the brush roller in ice. It looked like the wampa cave on Hoth, from Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back.

Today is Tin Can Day. Peter Durand patented the perfect way to store food for years, in 1810. Ask your grandparents, how to play Kick the Can. It’s also World Quark Day, but it’s not about sub-atomic particles. Quark is a superfood similar to yogurt or sour cream. It’s a high-protein, low-fat creamy cheese.

Pop. Pop. Pop, pop, pop-pop-pop-pop! It’s Popcorn Day! In the 16th century, popcorn was used to decorate Aztec headdresses in Mexico. It became a popular food in the United States in the 19th century. Charles Cretors developed a steam popper, and sold popcorn on horse-drawn wagons. You can even pop corn on the cob!