Category: Kids News

Today is Do Something Good For Your Neighbor Day. It’s nice to make people happy! It’s also Love A Tree Day. Hug your favorite tree, and thank it for giving you shade and oxygen. Since it’s Drawing Day too, maybe you can draw a picture of a lovely tree, to give to your neighbor!

Today is Sea Monkey Day! Sea monkeys are actually brine shrimp. Scientists have shown that swarms of brine shrimp in the ocean, can create powerful underwater currents. They migrate vertically to the surface every night to feed, churning the ocean and causing turbulence. Trillions of organisms moving together make a huge impact!

The North Carolina Mountains-To-Sea Trail, is 1,175 miles long. As the name implies, the trail starts in Great Smoky Mountain National Park, and ends at Jockey’s Ridge State Park, on the beach in Nags Head. A man named Trail Marshall, hiked the entire path over the last 5 months. No wonder he’s named Trail!

Highways in Nebraska grew treacherous this week, as massive dust storms blew through the area. Hurricane-force winds picked up dust, making it impossible to see the roads. The wind even blew cars over. Luckily, the weather is back to normal now, with winds predicted at 6 miles-per-hour, instead of 85.

For the first time, scientists have grown plants in lunar soil. They used dirt, brought back from the Moon in 19 69 and 19 72. Moon soil, or regolith, in thimble-sized pots, was able to sprout seeds, although the plants showed signs of stress. Someday, humans may be growing gardens on the Moon.

Today is Relive Your Past By Listening To The First Music You Ever Bought No Matter What It Was No Excuses Day. That’s a mouthful! Don’t be embarrassed by your early musical taste. You could listen on the way to the park, because it’s also Take Your Parents To The Playground Day. Have Fun!

Today is Chocolate Chip Day. Will you use them in pancakes, cookies, or pizza? You decide! It’s also Bring Flowers To Someone Day. Your bouquet doesn’t have to be fancy. Pick a bunch of dandelions and clover. Lots of weeds have beautiful little flowers, so you can make a micro-bouquet.

It’s baby zebra season. Florida’s Lion Country Safari, announced the birth of a fluffy zebra foal. Meanwhile, the Cape May County Park and Zoo, in New Jersey, added 2 baby zebras to their family. Zebra-mom Gretta, is already showing off her baby. Lydia is a first-time mom, so she’s staying secluded with her foal.

When you want to know if you’ll have nice weather for a weekend picnic, you check the weather forecast. Now, there’s also a mosquito forecast. Called OffCast Mosquito Forecast, it maps mosquito life cycles, combined with temperature and humidity conditions. If the mosquitoes will be bad, you can at least come prepared with repellant.

The Global Big Day is here. People all over the world are recording their observations on eBird online, or using the eBird Mobile app. Have you spotted any birds today? The Merlin Bird ID app is a great help, to identify birds. Spend some time watching, to see which birds visit your yard.