Kids News - Articles for Grade 9

Kevin Richardson loves cats so much, that he sometimes spends the night curled up next to one - Not impressed? You will be when you realize, that his companions are not your normal tabby cats, but wild ones, like lions, cheetahs and leopards....

Researchers at Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology, believe that protein from jellyfish may be a new source of energy - one that could aid medical science power nanotechnology devices (tools that can manipulate matter on a molecular or atomic scale)....

Most dads would be happy if they could whip up a normal stack of pancakes for their kids - Not Jim Belosic. This amazing dad makes pancakes that would be considered works of art, if only, his three-year old didn't gobble them down so rapidly....

24-year-old Liu Wei, the armless musician who stunned the world this August, by playing the piano with his feet for the audition of 'China's Got Talent', is back in the limelight - This time for winning the inaugural season of the show....

A female humpback whale has managed to swim herself into the record books, by migrating a distance of 6,125 miles or almost a quarter of the globe and about twice the distance normally covered by migrating whales....

The nightmare that began at Peru's San Jose mine 69 days ago, is finally over. After months of agony, the entire world watched mesmerized as the 33 trapped mine workers emerged from the narrow tunnel, one at a time, about every half hour. The best part was that they all appeared to be healthy and in great spirits....

While many people can carve impressive pumpkins, resident, Ray Villafane is in a class of his own. The two-time winner of Food Network's Outrageous Pumpkin Challenge, does not just carve pumpkins - Instead he creates 3-D works of art - Ghoulish ones of course....

How cool would it be to wake up one morning and find out that a painting which spent the last 30 years behind your couch, is an original work of art painted by none other than the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo? If experts are right, this old unfinished painting of Jesus and Mary, that the Kober family affectionately call 'The Mike,' may indeed be that piece of art....

Thanks to their calm nature and minimal exercise needs, French bulldogs make the perfect companion dogs, especially for young babies, as you will see, in this week's Video Of The Week!...