Kids News - Articles for Grade 6

The next time you see a car fitted with a camera on a rooftop zipping by your neighborhood, be sure to take a closer look - For it may be one of the seven self-driving cars currently being tested by search engine giant, Google Inc....

Having inhabited the earth for millions of years, one would think that we have found almost every living creature there is. That apparently, is not the case - Not only do we find thousands of new species every year, scientists estimate that there are over 10 million, still waiting to be discovered....

Whenever we hear about a NASA mission, it is normally to a destination that lies beyond our atmosphere - However, a team of scientists is currently preparing for an underwater mission and this, is not the first time they have done it....

Ever since the royal engagement was announced last November, the world has been waiting for the day Catherine Elizabeth Middleton would transform into a princess. The big moment finally occurred this past Friday, when Prince William and Kate recited their wows in the presence of 1,900 guests at London's historic Westminster Abbey....

Living creatures adapt to their environment in all kinds of ways, in order to survive. Some camouflage themselves to blend in, while others learn to survive on arsenic substances. The biggest hazard to survival for the South American red ants is the constant flooding - So they get around it, by holding onto each other and floating away on their 'living' rafts....

Perfect weather conditions - warm, moist air rising and mixing with colder, dry air at higher altitudes- are being attributed to the more than 150 tornadoes that ripped through the Southern States of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia on April 27th, 2011 - And the assault continued until Saturday morning, when the storms finally petered out to light rain....

The fact that male humpback whales sing long sweet melodies has been known for many years - However, a new finding suggests that some melodies get so popular, that they are sung by whales all over the world!...

Fifty years ago, on April 12th 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, made history, by becoming the first human to orbit the earth. The 108-minute flight hailed as the greatest feat in Soviet Space history, also helped reignite interest in space exploration....

Mention the word 'graffiti' and images of random scribbles painted or scrawled on fences, bridges and buildings is the first thing that comes to mind. However, graffiti knitting that is currently taking over cities worldwide, is being touted as a carefully orchestrated craft that enhances the public property it is wrapped around....