Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2022 i National Geographic Kids

Welcome to the future! This special issue is crammed with tons of information from the Ultimate Book of the Future to give you a peek at what scientists and other experts think your life might look like when you grow up. Discover what you’ll wear and drive, where you’ll live, and even what future theme parks might be like. Plus, check out some mind-blowing ways future scientists could protect our planet from global warming. But first: Take this personality quiz to see which job of the future is the best fit for you. Then start flipping to find out what your future might hold! START HERE! Your ultimate dream job would involve … RESULTS YOUR FUTURE JOB COULD BE … If these descriptions don’t match your personality, don’t worry. This…

FINER FRAME Race cars are built using a high-tech material called carbon-fiberre-in-forced plastic that’s stronger than steel—and lighter, too. That means safer, faster cars. But until recently, the technology was too complicated to put in regular cars. Soon, more and more car models will have carbon-fiber bodies to get you where you’re going faster and safer. RIDESHARE Some experts think that people won’t own cars in the future. Instead, they’ll hail one from a fleet of driverless vehicles roaming the streets. With no cars to store, garages and parking lots could become parks, game rooms, and more. NEW VIEW Drivers sometimes have to quickly look away from the road to check fuel levels or directions. But what if that information was right in front of their eyes? Automakers are researching…

WATER WISE Mars is drier than Earth’s driest desert. So the machines in your space base will be designed to conserve every drop of water—even in toilets! In one invention, water for flushing later goes to the sink for hand-washing. If that sounds gross, don’t worry: The water is filtered through a system that makes it clean enough to drink. LANDING GEAR Your first glimpse of your new home is through the tiny porthole window in your thousand-square-foot, gumdrop-shaped lander. As more landers touch down, inflatable tunnels connect them, creating a network of living spaces for the brand-new Martians. (That’s you!) SOLAR POWER You’ll have to power everything, from your computers to the heaters that will keep you warm during Mars’s minus 100°F nights. Earthlings often burn fuel like coal,…

Check out how Nat Geo Kids readers responded to this poll, then go online to vote in the next one! natgeokids.com/whatchathink Which futuristic transportation are you most excited to ride?…

Plant Power American pikas gather mouthfuls of small shrubs, clovers, grasses, wildflowers, and other plants to add to their hay pile. The rodent-like mammals will eat this mound of vegetation all winter long. One large salad, please. Extra Spicy Check out these table manners: When a meerkat finds a scorpion, it grabs the arachnid with its forepaws, bites off and spits out the deadly stinger, removes the venom by dragging the squirming critter through the sand, then finally chows down. Crunch! Gulp! The throat pouch of a brown pelican expands to help it scoop up fish. Once a fish is trapped, the pouch gets smaller to empty the water. Then the pelican jerks back its head and swallows the swimmer whole. Go Bananas! Bornean orangutans spend about three hours each…

1 THEY’RE OUTTA THERE A stormy chase in 1980 caused the Panagiotis to run aground on the Greek isle of Zakynthos. The stranded crew of smugglers supposedly abandoned their ship to avoid capture by the Greek Navy, leaving behind a now rusty souvenir for beachgoers. 2 REFUGE IN THE REEF The steel-built S.S. Yongala, which sank in the middle of what’s now Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park during a 1911 cyclone, is now an underwater refuge for oysters, sea fans, damselfish, and cod. Scuba divers also like to explore this popular artificial reef. 3 DIGGING FOR HISTORY Treacherous currents, storms, and sandbars have wrecked an estimated 1,000 ships off of Hatteras Beach in North Carolina. Tides and wind pull back the sand for beachgoers and archaeologists, who can then…

ROOM FOR WILDLIFE There’s space for people and animals! Future cities will support wildlife, with protected areas for native plants and open areas for animals to roam. GREEN BUILDINGS Gardens will go vertical, tucked outside of building walls and on top of roofs. Food grown close to the people who will eat it can be picked fresh, making for tastier fruits and veggies. And because the food doesn’t need to be transported by polluting trucks, it’s better for the planet. RETHINKING RAINWATER Not a drop of rain will be wasted. Instead of roof gutters, hills called bioswales collect and send water to the city’s green spaces. WALKWAYS, NOT ROADWAYS In the future, drones and high-speed transit will mean most people never have to drive. Cities will be designed for pedestrians,…

A NEW RIDE, EVERY TIME Maybe your favorite attraction at a theme park is the haunted house … but having the same experience over and over is boring. Luckily, in the future, attractions and rides will use face recognition to identify individual visitors and change the adventure each time—so people never experience the same ride twice. NO MORE LINES High-speed rides are thrilling. Waiting for them in long lines? Not so much. Some theme-park experts think lines will soon be a thing of the past. Using their mobile devices, visitors will be able to book a ride in advance. You’ll show up at the time you reserved and walk right onto the ride. VIRTUAL VISUALS Some traditional rides send you past robotic animals or swashbuckling pirates. But experts say theme…

In this excerpt from Explorer Academy: The Forbidden Island, Cruz Coronado and his classmates are back at school headquarters. Their challenge: Investigate the names carved on the North Star pyramid for possible clues to find the final piece of the cipher. As they read the walls, the pyramid begins to glow. Then Cruz sees his mother’s name appear … The Explorer Academy students are reaching the end of their first year aboard the ship Orion. Now 13-year-old Cruz is scrambling to complete the last piece of a cipher and recover his mother’s world-changing formula. But Nebula agents are on his tail. Will Cruz solve the puzzle in time? CRUZ PLACED THREE ICY FINGERS on his mom’s name. “Here goes.” He gently pushed on the glass, expecting a drawer to pop…

TORTOISE ROCKS 3D SHELL Kind humans had this tortoise’s back—literally. When Fred the red-footed tortoise lost 85 percent of her shell in a forest fire, volunteers went to work creating a new one: the world’s first 3D-printed tortoise shell. The replacement shell was made by printing out four separate sections of corn-based plastic, which were then painted to appear more natural. Fred’s new look certainly fooled us. OCEAN ART SHOW You’ll need a bathing suit to check out this art show. Located off the coast of France, the Underwater Museum of Cannes is home to six submerged sculptures from Jason deCaires Taylor, who holds the record for the most underwater art installations. Taylor, who’s completed 12 aquatic installations around the world, uses only eco-friendly materials in his work. His sculptures…

Squirrel Goes Nuts Fargo, North Dakota A North American red squirrel picked a surprising spot to stash its walnuts: a pickup truck. The truck’s owner, Bill Fischer, has tried parking in different spots for eight years but always ends up plucking the lime-size nuts from his vehicle. Last year, after returning from a four-day trip, Fischer found a bigger mess than ever before: His truck was full of 300 pounds of walnuts! They were stuffed around the engine, in the front bumper, by the wheels, and in parts of the frame. These squirrels are larder hoarders, which means they keep their treasured treats in one or a few places that they carefully guard instead of spreading out the haul. But why this truck? “It appears to be in the squirrel’s…

SMART CLOTHES What do you do if you need directions while you’re on your bike? This top looks like a normal denim jacket. But sensors built into the sleeve will allow cyclists to simply touch a cuff to safely pause their music, answer a call, or check that next turn. WEATHER REPORT Through a connection with your smartphone, this umbrella can alert you when it’s about to rain and even let you know if you’ve accidentally left it behind. NICE AND TOASTY The temperatures were below freezing when U.S. athletes put on their team uniforms for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, China. But the competitors were warm. The fabric on their parkas contained materials that adapt to changes in temperature. As temperatures drop, the materials contract at different rates.…

PAINTING MOUNTAINS Glaciers help keep the planet cool because their icy white color reflects light and heat from the sun. But as Earth warms, glacier ice melts, which then heats the planet even more. One Peruvian inventor came up with a possible solution: painting a former glacier—now a dark mountain—bright white. Like snow and ice, the white paint would reflect light and heat to help keep the planet cool. CARBON EATERS Carbon dioxide—a heat-trapping gas released by burning coal, oil, and natural gas—is dangerously warming the planet. Luckily, phytoplankton (microscopic plant-like creatures that live on the surface of the ocean) suck small amounts of this gas out of the air for food. So scientists dumped iron, which phytoplankton need to grow, into an area of the ocean. The result? A…