Squiz Kids

National Science Week kicks off, and the World’s Ugliest Dog.


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National Science Week kicks off; Belgium’s ferret rat-busters; 12-year-old surf champ; and the World’s Ugliest Dog.


A Japanese rocket is zooming through space, chasing a giant, cigar-shaped “dark comet” that may hold clues to how water first came to Earth.

Brussels is thinking of sending ferrets into drains to chase away an explosion of stinky brown rats. These furry pest-busters could be the city’s secret weapon.

Meet Kelia Mehani Gallina — the fearless 12-year-old who took on one of the world’s toughest surf breaks in Tahiti.

The World’s Ugliest Dog contest has a new champ — Petunia, a hairless English-French bulldog who snagged first place (and $5,000!).


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Sciencey Shortcut Archive

Space
The Space Race - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/your-shortcut-to-the-space-race/
The Webb Deep Space Telescope - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/the-webb-deep-space-telescope/
Mars - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/mars/

Environment
The Great Barrier Reef - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/the-great-barrier-reef/
The Deep Sea - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/the-deep-sea/
Water - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/water/
Climate Change - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/climate-change-cop28-shortcut/

Body
Vanquished Viruses and Banished Bacteria https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/your-shortcut-to-vanquished-viruses-and-banished-bacteria/
Blood - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/blood/
The History of Vaccines - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/the-history-of-vaccines/

Natural Phenomena
Earthquakes and Volcanoes - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/earthquakes-and-volcanoes/
Cyclones, Hurricanes and Typhoons - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/your-shortcut-to-cyclones-hurricanes-and-typhoons/
Bushfires - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/bushfires_shortcut/
The Secret World of Maths - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/the-secret-world-of-maths/
The Theory of Evolution - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/your-shortcut-to-the-theory-of-evolution/

Animals
Galapagos Islands - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/the-galapagos-islands/
Invasive Species - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/the-deep-sea/
Sharks - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/your-shortcut-to-sharks/
World's Toughest Animals - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/your-shortcut-to-the-worlds-toughest-animals/
Clever Critters - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/clever-critters/

Other
Sugar - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/sugar/
Aussie Inventions That Changed The World - https://www.squizkids.com.au/squiz-kids-shortcuts/aussie-inventions-that-changed-the-world/

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