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Is 3I/ATLAS an alien probe zipping through our solar system — or just an icy wanderer from another star? We explain what scientists know, why Harvard’s Avi Loeb is stirring up talk of aliens, and what’s most likely really going on.

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A fun kids vs adults news quiz to test who’s been paying the most attention to the week in news.

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New home for huge croc; Mexico’s liver munching orcas; Paddington Bear’s big musical; and spider robots in Antarctica?

Old Faithful is a HUGE croc who’s lived peacefully in a Queensland water hole for years—but now he's being moved to Australia Zoo!

In the ocean off Mexico, orcas are using their super smarts to outwit great white sharks—just to eat their livers! Yuck (and wow)!

Paddington Bear has swapped his suitcase for the spotlight in a brand-new London musical!

Some people online fell for a wild story about robot spiders landing in Antarctica—yep, really. Thankfully, Squiz-E the Newshound is sniffing out the silly stuff and reminding us all to STOP, THINK, and CHECK before believing anything we scroll past.

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Half Yours makes history; Spanish church reaches new heights; an influencer family packs up; and a lost cow comes home.

As horses thundered through the Melbourne Cup, jockey Jamie Melham zoomed into history — winning not just this race, but also the Caulfield Cup. That's a double whammy no woman’s done before.

Barcelona’s fairytale-like church, the Sagrada Familia, just added a mega tower — making it the tallest church on Earth!

One emu raced through traffic like a feathered tornado — confusing drivers and dodging cops in Arizona.

Australia’s new age rule means under-16s will soon be saying bye-bye to TikTok and friends. While it’s meant to protect young minds, one famous family is packing their ring lights and moving to London so their teen can keep filming.

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Introducing Blaze, Flo, Gust, Rocky, Scraps and Buzz - a new gang of super-connected superheroes. Together, they’re tackling climate change.

This six-part podcast series introduces kids to the different types of renewable energy that will power the world they will grow up to live in.

In each episode, a different energy superhero walks kids through the basic science of how each renewable works while an expert addresses the most common myths surrounding them.

Each episode comes complete with ⁠⁠⁠a dedicated classroom worksheet⁠⁠⁠.

It’s a series designed to pique kids’ curiosity about exciting new scientific developments - and maybe even inspire them to pursue careers shaped by them.

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King Tut’s golden comeback; Dodgers win World Series; Kangaroos win the Ashes; and mice in space .

Egypt’s famous boy pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, is back in the spotlight! His shiny golden coffin and other ancient treasures are dazzling visitors at a brand-new mega museum in Cairo.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have swung their way to another World Series win – back-to-back champs!

Australia’s Kangaroos triumphed in the rugby league Ashes, while the Wallabies couldn’t quite hop to victory. Back home, the AFLW finals are sizzling – and North Melbourne’s Kangaroos might just pounce on back-to-back premierships.

China’s latest space crew has docked at the Heavenly Palace space station – with three little mice in tow!

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Christie shares one of our most popular Shortcuts after Hurricane Melissa wreaked havoc in the Caribbean this week.

We take you through WHAT cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons are, WHY we're hearing so much about them lately, and HOW we can prepare, if one is headed our way.

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⁠Cyclone Experiment - Cyclone in a bottle⁠

⁠How do hurricanes form⁠

⁠2023 Tropical Cyclone report⁠

⁠Cyclones: how they form; how they're rated; and who comes up with the names?

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First came Fat Bear Week, now it’s Fat Squirrel Week! But all that snacking isn’t just for fun — it’s for hibernation. So what really happens when animals hibernate? And could humans ever snooze through winter too?

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A fun kids vs adults news quiz to test who’s been paying the most attention to the week in news.

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It’s Halloween night, and Squiz-E the Newshound is on patrol around Squiz Kids HQ — when he discovers a dusty old pair of headphones tangled in cobwebs.

Join Squiz-E on a spine-tingly, laugh-out-loud Halloween adventure.

With spooky sound effects, fun frights, and one unforgettable twist, Squiz-E and the Haunted Headphones is the perfect mix of mystery, mischief, and Halloween magic — for brave listeners big and small.

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