Scientists at NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) were hard at work on September 8 when they heard tapping on the building’s glass door. When they went to open the door, they ...

On August 12, a 30-seat airplane weighing 25,000 pounds (11,340 kilograms) took off from an airport in New York state. That may sound fairly ordinary, but there was something that made this plane ...

On Saturday, a pair of red shoes worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz was sold at auction for a record-breaking $28 million. That makes the slippers the most expensive movie item ever sold. The ...

Scientists in California have created a new material that can remove large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air. The fluffy yellow powder works faster than other materials and can be used over ...

Scientists have found that floating solar panels could provide a huge amount of electricity if they were placed on lakes and other bodies of water around the world. Floating solar panels could also ...

The world’s oldest known wild bird is an albatross named Wisdom. She’s around 74 years old, and has recently returned to her nesting place in the Midway Atoll. Wisdom may be old, but she’s still ...

Scientists are worried about the future of the axolotl, an unusual Mexican salamander, and they’re asking for help. A new program lets people “adopt” an axolotl to raise money to support efforts to ...

To recap 2023, NewsForKids.net is taking a look back at some of the most interesting stories we’ve covered this year. Today we’re looking at some of the year’s big stories related to nature and ...

The group in charge of caring for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reports that the reef is going through its third “bleaching” event in five years. Record-setting ocean temperatures are threatening the ...

Edinburgh, Scotland —(Map) When Callum Isted saw plastic water bottles being thrown away at his school, he raised money to buy all the students reusable bottles. And he didn’t stop there. Last week, ...

The government of Tanzania has set up a high-speed internet service on Mount Kilimanjaro. The government says the service will promote safety for climbers. But it will also allow people to post ...

Engineers at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) have created a flying robot that can also dive underwater. The robot is inspired by birds like puffins, which can fly through the air and also ...