By AMELIA GONZALEZ GINES, age 10 Did you know that oysters have lived for about 15 million years? Wow! For humans, we become adults in 18 years, but oysters become adults in one year, and they can live for up to 20 years. Oysters are a type of mollusc. Snails and octopuses are also molluscs. …
By AVA GOETZ, Age 9 THIS YEAR! This year is special. Why? The answer may surprise you. This summer, more than a trillion cicadas will emerge in some areas of the country. The two main categories of cicadas are annual cicadas (also known as dog-day cicadas) and periodical cicadas, found in the central and eastern …
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By Farzad Wahid, AGE 9 Cats are one of the most interesting species on Earth. Did you know that cats can jump up to six times their own length? Domestic cats share 95.6% of their genome with tigers. Cats are similar to tigers because they also scratch, prey play, prey stalk, pounce, chin, and urine …
By IndyKids Staff The Year of the Wood Dragon On Feb. 10, 2024, the Lunar Year of the Wood Dragon is ushered in. The dragon is the only mythical being in the Chinese zodiac within a group of 12 symbolic creatures and has been a prominent figure during the Chinese New Year. As seen during …
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By Ayla Arif, age 9 and IndyKids staff With a name like killer whale, you’d think it would be obvious which family these creatures belong to. But, in fact, killer whales, otherwise known as orcas, are not actually whales. They are dolphins. Female orcas can live up to 80 years, and male orcas can live …
By Jenifer Hernandez, age 10 Imagine a world where there are no animals. Without them, would humans even survive? A 2022 report published by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services found that billions of people rely on around 50,000 wild species of animals and plants for their food, medicine and income. How …
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By Kaylany Minaya, age 10 and IndyKids staff Orangutans are apes which are found deep in the forests of Indonesia. Orangutans only live on two islands, Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia; however, 100 years ago, they could be found all around Southeast Asia. With an arm span of up to seven feet, they have no …
By Yoremaily Maldonado, age 10 and IndyKids staff Pharmaceutical companies will no longer be required to test new drugs on animals, thanks to a new law passed earlier this year. Animal rights advocates have been petitioning for years to overturn the 85-year-old law that required companies to test new drugs on animals to see if …
By Carlos Riollano, age 11 Scientists at Queen Mary University of London have found that bees play and can have fun just like humans. The study, published by the journal Science Direct, found that bumblebees played with toys even if they didn’t have an incentive to do so—proving that perhaps bees have more feelings than …
By Grace Stevens, age 11 Federica Bertocchini, the Spanish National Research Council lead scientist, found one solution to the world’s microplastic problem in her own backyard. In October 2022, she released her team’s research on how wax worm saliva can break down certain plastics. “My beehives were plagued with wax worms, so I started cleaning …
