ABC KIDS News Time

On today's show: sizzling bacon sounds help coral reefs, a teenager drives a tractor across Australia, scientists find out why certain vegetables are on the nose, an elderly man gives his hometown a present, and Indigenous rangers open a saltwater crocodile farm.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What type of starfish is damaging reefs?2. What is Sam Hughes' nickname?3. What vegetable species are cauliflower and brussels sprouts?4. How old is Manuel Souto?5. What do crocodile egg collectors carry for protection?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:How many crocodiles can fit in the new farm?ANSWERS:1. Crown-of-thorns2. The Travelling Jackaroo3. Brassicas4. 825. Wooden paddlesBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:1,400

On today's show: An earthquake shakes eastern Australia, a five-year-old hikes across America, Space Cows track buffalo herds, a meat-eating flower is rediscovered, and Kiwi kids unearth a giant bird fossil.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What are the plates called that bump together and cause earthquakes?2. What is the name of the hiking trail that Harvey followed?3. What are buffalo and cattle damaging in the Top End?4.What colour is the re-discovered sun dew?5. What does waewaeroa mean?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:Where in New Zealand was the giant penguin fossil found?ANSWERS:1. Tectonic plates2. Appalachian Trail3. Rock art, sacred sites, waterways4. Pink5. Long legsBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:The west coast of New Zealand’s North Island

On today's show: A boat-sinking walrus, International Day of Sign Languages, golden slam winners, a new aunty, and bringing woolly mammoths back to life.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. How much does Wally weigh?2. What is Australia's national sign language called?3. Where is Diede de Groot from?4. What state is Nukunu Country in?5. How long before scientists hope to have elephant-mammoth calves running around?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:Where did Diede de Groot and Dylan Alcott secure their Golden Slams?ANSWERS:1. 2,000 kilograms2. Auslan3. The Netherlands4. South Australia5. Six yearsBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:US Open in New York

On today's show: School of the Air singers go viral, teddy bear bees swarm in the thousands, an asteroid gets a new name, a footballing family kicks goals, and fossil hunters find a walking whale.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. What is the name of the School of the Air song?2. Where do Dawsons burrowing bees nest?3. What does '10040' mean in '10040 Ghillar'?4. How many times has Jarrod represented Australia in football?5. In which country was the walking whale fossil discovered?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:Who is the country music singer that helped write the School of the Air song?ANSWERS:1. Biggest Classroom in the World2. Underground in West Australian clay pans3. It's the 10,040th asteroid to be officially named4. 175. EgyptBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Josh Arnold

Today we’ll celebrate a Paralympic win, ask ‘R U OK?', meet the kids welcoming arrivals from Afghanistan, find out why a tree was flown across the world, and discover which extinct creature is still alive.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. How many medals did Australian Paralympians just win?2. What type of gathering is helping the kids at Mogo Public School? 3. In which city did 89 people arrive from Afghanistan?4. What type of tree did Gautama Buddha sit beneath in India?5. What is the name of the island where the Gould's Mouse was found?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:In which Victorian city will the sapling be planted?ANSWERS:1. 802. Yarning circles3. Adelaide4. Bodhi tree5. Shark Bay IslandBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Bendigo

Ruby talks to ABC health and science journalist Tegan Taylor about why COVID19 is still here, what's being done about it, and how we can stay happy and healthy into the future.

Today, we’ll cheer along some of the world’s best athletes in the Paralympic Games, we'll snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef, find out why The Wiggles need a bigger Big Red Car, meet a farmer who bought an entire town, and hear which animals make the best dads.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. Where are the Paralympics being held?2. What does 'muga dhambi' mean?3. How old is new Wiggle Tsehay?4. What are the people of Hebel calling Frank?5. What was the gorilla's name at Taronga Zoo?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:How long has Anthony been a Wiggle?ANSWERS:1. Tokyo, Japan2. Big coral3. 154. The people's king5. KibabuBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:30 years

Today we’ll follow a rogue elephant herd across China, visit a school making picture books in Indigenous languages, wear purple clothes for rainbow kids, find out what world leaders are doing to tackle climate change, and meet the winners of the Children’s Book of the Year Awards.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. How many Asian elephants live in China today?2. What does Ngayulu Paku Pulka mean?3. What date is Wear it Purple day?4. What issue does the United Nations' new report address?5. Who wrote Aster's Good, Right Things?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What is the name of Zeno Sworder's book?ANSWERS:1. About 3002. I'm so tired3. August 274. Climate change5. Kate GordonBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:This Small Blue Dot

It's National Science Week! We'll join a detective mission to spot some nocturnal natives, find out how Indigenous knowledge is saving swampland, meet a man finding his voice with a new invention, wonder if aliens are watching us, and we’ll dig up bones belonging to Australia’s very own dragon.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. Which Australian owl sounds like a dog?2. What is another name for the Mulyawonk?3. What does the new US invention read to help people talk?4. What type of dinosaur was Thapunngaka shawi?5. How many planets are close enough to tune into Earth's radio and TV broadcasts?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What does 'thapun' mean in Wanamara language?ANSWERS:1. The barking owl2. Bunyip3. Brainwaves4. Pterosaur5. 29BONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Spear

Today we’ll meet a doctor mending broken hearts, celebrate our Olympic athletes’ success, follow a flock of birds to the middle of Australia, meet some prize-winning painters and examine some treasure from under the sea.QUIZ QUESTION:1. What two objects did the toy doctor repair for Carol?2. Where was Peter Bol born?3. What food do the budgies like to eat in the outback?4. What character is Luanda's brother dressed as?5. What was pictured in the underwater petroglyph Clinton discovered?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:Who did Charliese Allen Momasito paint for the Young Archies?ANSWERS:1. A ceramic horse and porcelain doll2. Sudan3. Grass seed4. The Incredible Hulk5. Kangaroo footprintsBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Her mum