Kids News - Articles with 200-400 Words

If British Scientists have their way, the waters around Europe may soon be swarming with schools of strange looking fish. However, before you rush to get your fishing rods, be warned, for these are no ordinary fish, but robo-fish, released to sniff out toxic water pollutants....

Mailmen In Edinburgh, Scotland, are scratching their heads, after some mischievious prankster covered a Royal Mail mailbox in blue and white wrapping paper and topped it off with a bright red ribbon....

Conservationists at New Zealand's Kaori Wildlife Sanctuary, are ecstatic after discovering a month-old tuatara, a rare reptile and the only living descendent of the lizard-like dinosaurs that inhabited the Earth, more than 65 million years ago....

Last Friday, 26 lucky fifth-graders from Bancroft Elementary School in Washington D.C, got to visit with US First Lady, Michelle Obama, and help her get started on the new fruit and vegetable garden in the White House lawn....

A team of scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in California, recently revealed that they have developed a metallic glass that is harder and tougher than stainless steel, but weighs much less....

Ever since the behavior and habits of Orangutans has been documented, scientists have known that these apes hate water and cannot swim. However, as this Orangutan mum demonstrated - Nothing is impossible!...

Mosha, an Asian elephant, was only seven months old, when she hurt one of her legs. The injured animal was whisked to the Friends of the Asian Elephant Hospital and Sanctuary in Lampang, Thailand for treatment....

A mysterious comic collector, made headlines on March 13th, after paying a record $317,000 USD for a rare original copy of the first comic featuring Superman, his girlfriend Lois Lane, and magician, Giovanni 'John' Zatara....

A powerful sandstorm swept through parts of the Middle East on March 10th, grinding all activities to a complete halt for a few hours. While sandstorms are common in spring, this was one of the biggest storms the area has seen, in decades....