Kids News - Articles with 200-400 Words

Imagine lighting fire to a hard-packed snowball to get warm! While that may sound impossible, Tim Collett, a research geologist from Denver, Colorado seems to think it is not only possible, but that it may be the best way to produce clean energy in the future....

This cute little black and tan puppy, may soon earn the title of the world's smallest dog from the folks at the Guinness Book of Records - that is, if he doesn't grow any bigger from his current size....

Sara Campbell, a British diver, set a new freediving record on Thursday, when she completed a 96-meter dive into the ocean and back, holding her breath the entire time. It took Sara three minutes and 36 seconds to go to depths that have never been reached in a similar competition, by any woman before....

Inventors from around the World are currently convened in Geneva, Switzerland, showcasing their creations at the 37th International Exhibition of Inventions. The annual event, which ended today, attracted over 700 exhibitors and included private individuals, corporations and universities....

'Sorry Folks, the dog ate it all' - While that excuse would be tough to pull off with a straight face, when it comes from a Prime Minister, the guests have no choice but to grin and bear it!...

Liam Hoekstra's parents realized their son was special, when at the age of five months he could lift his entire body up, whilst his mum held him by the hands. By eight months he was doing pull-ups and by nineteen months, inverted sit-ups....

Located 70 miles from Buenos Aires, the Capital of Argentina, the Lujan Zoo is being called many things - wild, irresponsible and even dangerous. However officials here simply call it 'The World's first interactive Zoo.'...

If you are among the millions of people that love the quirky, yet useful inventions that always seem to show up in the Wallace and Gromit movies, you will not want to miss 'Wallace and Gromit present a World of Cracking Ideas', an interactive exhibition currently going on at London's Science Museum....

When Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Galactic, unveiled his commercial space airplane White Knight 2, amidst much fanfare in early 2008, he promised the world that it would be ready to take tourists to Space by late 2009 or early 2010 - and it looks as though he may actually keep his promise....