National Geographic Kids magazine - the perfect balance between learning and fun! A must-have for children ages 6 and up. Each issue is packed with colorful photos, games, puzzles, fun features and facts about animals, science, technology, and more.
A WIND TURBINE IN DENMARK IS AS TALL AS A 72-STORY BUILDING. Some squat lobsters—a kind of crustacean—are covered in hairlike bristles. Roman gladiators consumed an energy drink containing ash. Male blue-footed boobies do a high-step strut to attract mates. ONE PERSON INVENTED A SUPERFAST POTATO PEELER OUT OF A TOILET BRUSH ATTACHED TO A DRILL. While reading, you blink about half as much as usual. A newborn sea otter’s fur traps in so much air that it’s impossible for the animal to sink. Honeybees have 2 stomachs. VOLCANOES ONCE ERUPTED ON THE MOON. CHECK OUT THE BOOK!…
Having trouble catching some z’s? Maybe you’ve been told to drink a glass of warm milk, take a relaxing bath … or use your imagination to count sheep as they jump over a fence. This odd idea might’ve started in ancient Britain, where shepherds carefully counted their flock before bedtime to make sure none had gone missing during the day. But does it really help you drift off to dreamland? Maybe not. Sleep researchers conducted a study of people who have a hard time falling asleep. They asked the participants to either count sheep or imagine a relaxing scene, like a beach. Turns out, the people who thought about something relaxing fell asleep 20 minutes faster than those who counted the sheep. Baa! CHECK OUT THE BOOK!…
MAN WALKS IN SKY This guy walked across a slackline strung 6,236 feet above Brazil, in South America—the highest slackline walk ever. (That’s more than twice as high as the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates.) Attached to a safety harness, Rafael Zugno Bridi walked barefoot across the slackline. The high wire was stretched between two hot-air balloons, but that might’ve been less scary than another feat: Bridi is also the record holder for the longest slackline walk over an active volcano! GINORMOUS ANTLERS Whoa, deer! Skeletal remains and cave paintings reveal that males of an extinct species called giant deer, or Irish elk, hold the record for the largest antlers ever. From tip to tip, their antlers spanned 11 feet nine inches—up to six times…
1 Related lion cubs sometimes play-wrestle, which helps them learn to hunt. 2 Wolves feed, play with, and even babysit their younger siblings. 3 Scientists think that Cascades frogs can recognize their siblings by scent. 4 A hive’s worker honeybees are all sisters or half-sisters. 5 Barn owl siblings sometimes groom each other in exchange for food. 6 Leatherback sea turtles communicate with each other from inside their eggs. 7 Nearly blind at birth, baby shrews form a line behind Mom and hold on to each other’s tails.…
VENUS 59 pounds MERCURY 25 pounds EARTH 65 pounds MARS 25 pounds JUPITER 154 pounds SATURN 69 pounds URANUS 58 pounds NEPTUNE 73 pounds WHY THE WEIGHT CHANGE? Your weight is a measure of the pull of gravity between you and the planet you’re standing on. But the force of gravity changes depending on a planet’s mass. So if you were on another planet, the different force of gravity would cause your weight to change! CHECK OUT THE BOOK!…
Dog Hangs Ten Pacifica, California This dog really knew how to catch … how to catch waves, that is! For two years in a row, Abbie Girl the Australian kelpie took the top prize at the World Dog Surfing Championships, where she surfed the largest and longest waves. “She nailed it in every category,” competition judge Charly Kayle says. Owner Michael Uy started taking Abbie Girl to the beach after adopting her. Once the dog got used to the water, she eventually hopped on a surfboard. “Kelpies that work herd sheep by running across their backs,” Uy says, noting that the breed’s natural instinct might’ve helped Abbie balance on a surfboard. The dog also rode a custom board that was lighter, thinner, and soft on top so she could dig…
