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Good morning and welcome to Kid News I'm Kim today is Tuesday May 20th 2025 and we begin with an eight -year -old wowing his school science fair by recreating a move made famous by the king of pop, specifically Michael Jackson's mind -bending, gravity -defying 45 -degree lean in performances and videos.
Jonah Cassidy Oppar from Oakland, California decided to skip the tried and true baking soda volcano and lemon batteries to build the shoes that allowed Jackson to do what he did so well.
From the pop stars' patent information on the internet, Jonah was able to design his own version of the footwear using a hitch mechanism that allowed the shoes to attach themselves to a wooden plank.
Jonah experimented with Air Jordans and boots with elastic side panels, but nothing allowed him to lean forward far enough until he tried loose, lace -up patent -leather shoes.
His presentation at the Redwood Heights Science Fair earned him a spot at a district -wide STEM fair.
Next, he says, is a shoe to allow him to do MJ's famous moonwalk.
Paleontologists working in the Canadian Rockies have discovered the fossil of a super bizarre creature that roamed the sea more than 500 million years ago.
Called Mosura fentoni and nicknamed the sea moth, it sounds like something out of science fiction – with a circular mouth lined with rows of teeth and – get ready – three eyes.
It was about as long as an index finger and also sported claws extending from its head.
The fossil is so well -preserved that its open circulatory system was plainly visible, consisting of a heart that pumped blood into large body cavities.
Scientists say Musara's discovery gives them better insight into how diverse life was back then, even early in our planet's history.
Ever since AI has made its way into education, people have been concerned about students using it to cheat.
But a student at Northeastern University in Boston wants her tuition back after she caught a teacher using the technology to comment on her work.
According to Newsweek, Ella Stapleton grew suspicious of her business professor's feedback when she spotted telltale signs of AI, including bullet points typical of AI -generated texts.
Other class materials included recurrent typos, awkward phrasing and images depicting features with extra limbs.
The teacher confessed he used AI and Stapleton filed a claim, demanding an $8 ,000 refund.
After a series of meetings, university officials rejected the request. The professor admits in hindsight he should have looked at what he was doing more closely.
It was a good old -fashioned treasure hunt in San Francisco, and the group that planted the booty says they're surprised how quickly it was found.
Last Tuesday The Anonymous Group posted on Reddit that they buried $10 ,000 worth of treasure somewhere in the city and gave clues in the form of a poem, with such tantalizing verses as To trace the true root, venture only at night.
To be certain of bearing, you'll need to pack a light.
Apparently it was too easy.
After only an hour of searching, a trio of super sleuths found the treasure, buried near a trail in the city's 61 -acre Mount Sutro open space reserve.
It consisted of a gold nugget, silver and copper coins, baseball cards featuring giant slugger berry bonds, and a ticket to the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.
The group that planted the treasure says they are open to another challenge, with tougher clues next time.
Imagine berries too big to fit in your mouth.
They are popping up in the UK where a perfect combination of sunny spring weather with cool nights has produced strawberries 10 to 20 percent larger than normal, some as big as 50 grams or the size of a standard chicken egg or kiwi fruit.
British berry grower's chair Nick Marston tells the Guardian, not only are the supersized strawberries whoppers, but they also look great and taste super sweet, a huge boon for the Wimbledon Grand Slam tennis tournament this summer as it typically uses about 1 .92 million strawberries over the course of two weeks in its signature strawberries and cream dessert.
Still ahead, ants on a Starbucks run?
Not exactly, but an experiment showed what happened when the little insects got a daily dose of caffeine.
But first, we have a special 14th birthday shout -out for super creative Margaret Riles of Austin, Texas, who's probably in the car headed to eighth grade at the girls' school of Austin, right now.
Margaret, your mom, dad, Bennett and Scout love your brave heart, kind mind and artistic talent and hope you have a wonderful day.
Now, our Kid News Quiz...
An eight -year -old student in Oakland, California designed and built shoes that allow him to lean how far forward, like pop superstar Michael Jackson...
45 degrees. A fossil of a creature found in the Canadian Rockies has what extremely weird facial feature?
Three eyes. Why did a Northeastern University student request a tuition refund?
One of her professors used AI to give feedback.
How long did it take a trio of friends to find $10 ,000 worth of buried treasure in San Francisco?
An hour! In today's Kid News kicker, how do you get a colony of ants to work more efficiently?
Give them caffeine.
A study conducted at the University of Rignensburg in Germany found that when ants were fed low to moderate doses of caffeine, they took more direct and efficient paths to food sources.
This improvement suggests enhanced memory and learning, as ants could recall the food location more effectively.
Why did they feed caffeine to ants in the first place?
The researchers say adding caffeine to bait could make pest control strategies more effective by causing ants to spread the poison around the colony more quickly.
Thanks again to the Riles family of Austin, Texas.
Happy 14th birthday to Margaret Riles, and hello to all her friends at the girls' school of Austin!
Graduation is this Thursday, and Margaret, we wish you the best as you move on to high school at McCallum Fine Arts Academy.
And now shout outs for our fabulous kid news classrooms, Sailor Duffy and the Flamingos at Palm Beach Day Academy in Palm Beach, Florida.
Mrs. Duncan and her Munchkins at North Pembroke School in Pembroke, Massachusetts and Ms. Burmeister and the Hawks at Hellgate in Missoula, Montana.
Thanks for listening.
Have a great day and we'll see you back here for more Kid News tomorrow morning.
