Monday, August 19, 2024

Your daily kids news podcast.

Time’s Kid of the Year; New mystery at Stonehenge; the Aussie surfing blind; and discovering a woolly mammoth tusk. 

A 15-year-old from the USA, Heman Bekele, has been named Time Magazine’s Kid of the Year for his incredible work on a soap that could help prevent skin cancer.

Scientists have made a surprising discovery about Stonehenge—one of its giant stones might have come from Scotland, over 400 miles away! How it got there remains a mystery, with experts scratching their heads and spinning new theories.

A man in Mississippi has uncovered a mammoth tusk that’s thousands of years old! These massive, ancient relatives of elephants once roamed the Earth, and this tusk is a remarkable find.

Aussie surfer Matt Formston isn’t just any surfer—he’s blind, and he’s taken on some of the biggest waves in the world! With a new documentary out just in time for the Paralympics, Matt’s incredible story is inspiring everyone to reach new heights.

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