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News Nibbles · Edition 2

Saturday 17 October 2026 · Thiruvananthapuram
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Top story · Space Watch

A robot on Mars breaks a driving record

NASA’s Perseverance rover has now driven farther than any vehicle has ever driven on another world.

NewsThis week’s news, told for ages 5 to 8
How It Works

How does a rover drive by itself?

Nobody on Earth steers Perseverance with a remote control. Here is why, and how it finds its way.

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Know More · Space

Be the rover’s brain!

Help the rover reach the yellow target without bumping into any rocks.

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World Watch

A dinosaur hiding in a museum drawer

A bone found in Britain sat in a museum for about 100 years. Now scientists say it is a brand-new kind of dinosaur!

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The Big Question

Why do we throw away so much food?

16 October was World Food Day. Here is a big problem that every family can help fix.

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Feelings Matter

Feeling angry? Let’s cool it down

Everybody feels angry sometimes. Anger is a normal feeling. What matters is what we do with it.

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Prize Week

The last Nobel Prize: how money works

On 12 October, the final Nobel Prize of the year went to two scientists who study money and prices.

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People in the News

Three sports stars in the news

A new captain, a super-fast batter from Keralam, and a record-breaking racer.

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India Today

India gets ready to send a robot into space

India’s own space capsule, Gaganyaan, is almost ready for its first test flight, with a robot on board.

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India Today

Why does Delhi’s air turn smoky in autumn?

Every year around this time, the air in north India starts to get hazy. Here is why.

Home · Thiruvananthapuram

The second monsoon is here!

Get your umbrellas out. The northeast monsoon reached Keralam on 15 October.

T20 SERIESIND 2 – 2 WI
Sports Zone

India and West Indies: it all comes down to today!

The T20 series is tied at 2–2. The fifth and final game is in Bengaluru today.

Wild World

A new insect found in Keralam!

Scientists have discovered a brand-new kind of antlion in the teak forests of Walayar, in Palakkad.

StoriesPicture stories
Story Time

The mice who set the elephants free

A very old story from India’s Panchatantra, told to children for more than a thousand years.

Make and doSomething to make at home
Art and Craft

Warli: art made from circles, triangles and lines

The Warli people of Maharashtra paint whole stories using just a few simple shapes.

Puzzles and gamesBest on paper: print a page, grab a pencil
Puzzle Party
Puzzles

Puzzle Party

Brain games for super thinkers
Puzzles

Brain games for super thinkers

How well did you read this week?
Puzzles

How well did you read this week?

Bonus puzzles: look and find
Puzzles

Bonus puzzles: look and find

Bonus puzzles: number fun
Puzzles

Bonus puzzles: number fun

Bonus puzzles: word fun
Puzzles

Bonus puzzles: word fun

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