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Ancient Log Shows Burying Wood Can Store Carbon

NFK Editors — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 06:30:01 +0000

In 2013, a group of researchers wanted to see if they could keep wood from breaking down by burying it underground. They thought it might help keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. As they started to dig, they discovered a 3,775-year-old log that proved their idea was a good one.

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Wildfires Cause Serious Problems in Canada

NFK Editors — Tue, 23 May 2023 06:30:27 +0000

Canada's western provinces are being hit hard by wildfires. Alberta has been hit especially hard. The fires have forced thousands of people to leave their homes, and heavy smoke from the fires has spread far beyond the region.

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NASA Names Astronauts for Artemis II Mission

NFK Editors — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 06:30:34 +0000

In early April, NASA announced the names of the four astronauts who will become the first people in over 50 years to go to the moon. NASA's Artemis II mission is set to take the astronauts on a trip around the Moon in late 2024 or early 2025.

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Worldwide, Governments Work to Limit TikTok

NFK Editors — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 06:30:46 +0000

Governments worldwide are making special rules to limit the popular social media app TikTok. The governments have safety concerns about TikTok because it's owned by a Chinese company. But many people think banning TikTok may not be the best answer.

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Student Scientists Study EpiPens in Space

NFK Editors — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 06:30:28 +0000

A school science project by a group of students in Canada has led to an important discovery: EpiPens, which help control dangerous allergic reactions, might not work in space.

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COP15: A Meeting to Tackle a Nature Emergency

NFK Editors — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 06:30:59 +0000

COP15, an important United Nations meeting of nearly 200 countries, is being held in Montreal, Canada. The goal of the meeting is to agree on how to best protect all the different kinds of living things on our planet - Earth's "biodiversity".

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News Roundup: Sand Storms, Soccer Pay, & Sandwich Painting

NFK Editors — Fri, 20 May 2022 06:30:07 +0000

In today's news roundup, Iraq is hit with dangerous sand and dust storms, US Soccer reaches an agreement to pay men and women equally, and a painting that was once traded for cheese sandwiches sells for roughly $270,000.

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News Roundup: Convoy Protests, Soccer Victory, & a Chess Win

NFK Editors — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 06:30:19 +0000

In today's news roundup, some truckers' protests have ended while others are just starting, the US women's national soccer team wins their court case over equal pay, and a 16-year-old chess whiz from India has beaten world chess champion Magnus Carlsen.

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Canada Truckers’ Protest Continues, Gets Copied

NFK Editors — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:30:30 +0000

Weeks of protests against Covid-19 rules have shut down parts of Canada. The government is working hard to end the protests. At the same time, similar protests have begun in other countries, copying the methods of the truckers who began the protests.

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Canadian Truckers Protest Against Covid-19 Rules

NFK Editors — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 06:30:23 +0000

Truck drivers in Canada are using their trucks to protest the country's Covid-19 rules by blocking the main streets in several cities. The largest protest is in the capital, Ottawa, where the mayor has declared a state of emergency.

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