Kids News - Articles for Grade 9

While it was known that the giant woolly mammoth is the ancestor of the modern-day elephant, very little was known about how and when the modern day elephant and other mammals evolved following the demise of the dinosaurs, about 65 million years ago....

While there are a lot of incredible street artists in the world, Edgar Muller takes it to a whole new level with his 3-dimensional creations that transform ordinary streets into dramatic landscapes....

From June 29th to July 5th 2009, 2,300 people from 44 nations brought their robotic creations to compete in the annual Robocop Soccer Championships, the largest and most important robotic competitions in the world....

This Wednesday, Harry Potter fans all across the USA will be rushing to the theatres to watch the sixth sequel - 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'....

French urban climber, Alain "Spiderman" Robert scaled the 103-floor Sears Tower with just his bare hands and feet in 1997. While not all of us can accomplish that feat, we can at least experience some of the thrill, thanks to 'The Ledge' - a new addition to the Sears Tower Sky Deck in Chicago....

American policeman are known for two things - their love for donuts and their desire to 'protect and serve'. Now a team of cops have brought the two together by becoming the joint owners of 'Cops & Doughnuts', a pastry shop in Clare, Michigan....

Since 1991, Migaloo a humpback whale has been a constant visitor along Australia's east coast delighting locals and tourists alike. However, he had disappeared for the last four years, either taking a different migration route to and from the Antarctica or sneaking by at night....

After surviving a fire, several budget cuts, constant revisions and even the deaths of some of the people who started it - the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary is finally ready for release....

If you have noticed that the sunsets in your area have been just a tad more beautiful than normal - kind of like pink, purple, and orange watercolor paintings - then you are not mistaken. The stunning endings to our summer days are thanks to the Russian volcano, Sarychev Peak...