Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Your daily kids news podcast.

Etna’s big eruption; Korea’s parkour robot; a teen checkmates a chess king; and VR for your vision.

Mount Etna, Europe’s largest and most active volcano, erupted in Sicily! A dazzling lava fountain and a huge ash cloud put on a show.

A four-legged robot in South Korea is taking parkour to the next level! With advanced AI, it can run up walls, jump gaps, and race over rocky ground.

Teen chess champ Gukesh Dommaraju beat Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen in Norway! Gukesh stayed calm while Magnus made a mistake, then claimed victory. Sportsmanship tip: win or lose, keep it classy

A Japanese VR game might actually improve eyesight! Players with mild short-sightedness played a target-shooting game that trained their eyes, and it worked. It’s a small study, but it’s giving new hope to gamers everywhere!

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