Kids News - Articles for Grade 9

What's so exciting about rice growing in fields? Not much! Unless of course you are in Japan, where even rice paddies are turned into giant works of art!...

The space race for tourism has a new entrant - A Spanish company called Zero 2 Infinity. However, unlike Virgin Inc. and Space Adventures, it is not developing a high-tech fuel-burning space craft - just a simple eco-friendly helium balloon or bloon as it has been dubbed....

While Hollywood star Tom Cruise has starred in all kinds of movies, he is best known for his action flicks - Films like Top Gun where he played a naval aviator and most recently, as secret Agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission Impossible series....

Though Northern Hemisphere's hurricane season officially started on June 1st, this year had been relatively peaceful, until this week when Irene, a category 3 hurricane stormed across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the Caribbean Islands before moving on to the East Coast of the United States....

The Japanese are known for their offbeat inventions - In the past, they have invented hologram music stars and even made a fashion statement with LED teeth. Now, they have come up with an even wackier creation - Air-conditioned jackets that will help you keep stylishly cool, even during the hottest summer days....

With buildings getting taller by the day, the cost of keeping them illuminated during the night is not only soaring, but also, a complete waste of valuable resources. Now, an Israeli designer has come up with a brilliant idea - Tiles that act as energy absorbers during the day and light emitters at night....

If you have ever had the misfortune of being under the dentist's drill for a cavity filling, you know how awful the experience is. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Leeds has come up with an ingenious treatment that not only keeps the drill at bay, but also, helps re-generate your pearly whites so that they look like new again!...

Energy drink maker Red Bull who is well known for its extreme sports competitions is at it again - This time with its free-diving world championships series. However, unlike other free-diving competitions, these do not entail jumping off a diving board, but off some scarily high cliffs, waterfalls and even . . . . . a high-rise in Boston....

Paragliding, which allows humans to 'fly' while harnessed to a giant fabric wing, is an extremly fun sport. However, it does require a lot of preparation. The equipment has to be hauled to a suitable area, after which the pilot has to spend some time making sure he/she is harnessed safely, before finally taking off!...