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Good morning and welcome to Kid News.
I'm Tori. Today is Tuesday, June 10, 2025 and we begin with researchers crowing about a crackle of cockatoos.
A group of the birds in Sydney, Australia, has learned how to use their feet to grip and turn the handles at a public water fountain to get a drink.
They apparently picked up the skills by watching humans.
More than two -thirds of the birds in the area have learned the trick and researchers speculate they may actually be doing it just for fun since there is a nearby creek they could easily drink from instead.
This isn't the first time cockatoos have learned something from watching people.
They've also been seen using their beaks and feet to lift trash bin lids in search of food.
Some very smart kids are opting for some very dumb phones.
The number of high school and college students realizing that 24 -7 connectivity is not necessarily healthy is on the rise, so they're going retro ditching their iPhones and Androids in favor of old -fashioned flip phones with no internet and only slow texting.
Among the converts, Sean Killingsworth, who told USA Today, he saw his peers turning into a social wasteland of zombies unavailable for social connection.
He flipped in high school and went on to start a smartphone free student group at Rollins College.
Other chapters have since popped up at the University of Florida, University of Central Florida, and soon at Simpson College in Iowa.
It's a Big Apple Block Party.
Tonight is the 47th Annual Museum Mile Festival in New York City, with free access from 6 to 9 p .m. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, the Smithsonian Design Museum, the Jewish Museum, and the Africa Center are among those participating.
Promoters say the event transforms the area into New York City's biggest block party.
The core idea is to make world -class art and culture accessible to all and to celebrate the artistic diversity in New York.
The festival spans 5th Avenue from 82nd to 110th street, a stretch officially designated Museum Mile by the city.
Some astronomers are now changing their views on a cosmic event they thought was a surefire bet.
For years, they've been saying our Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies were on a collision course and would merge to form a new super galaxy in about five billion years.
But their latest calculations suggest that the two star -studded collections might just brush past each other and continue on with little impact.
Instead, what will most likely collide with our galaxy is the Large Magellanic Cloud, a much smaller collection of stars that revolves around our Milky Way, the way our Earth revolves around the Sun. That event won't happen for about 2 billion years, though, so no need to worry.
A short while ago, we told you that Microsoft co -founder Bill Gates is planning to shut down his charitable foundation and give away 99 % of his wealth over the next 20 years.
Now he's announced where most of his estimated $200 billion will go, The tech titan will dedicate most of the money to improving living conditions in Africa.
Mr. Gates made the announcement in Ethiopia where he outlined his vision for improving health and education on that continent.
He particularly emphasized the importance of good nutrition for kids.
His donations will be funneled primarily through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a philanthropic organization which has long been focused on tackling global health challenges.
Still to come, looking for that next great work out?
Why space may be the answer.
But first, we want to shout out today's Kid News super fan, Lachlan Feige of San Francisco, California for wrapping up another awesome school year.
Lachlan, your mom, dad, and sister Sabine are so proud of your rock climbing prowess, movie franchise, and history knowledge, and especially the kindness you show to others.
Congratulations Lachlan.
Now, today's KidNews Quiz.
What clever trick have a group of cockatoos in Australia learned to do at a Sydney park?
Operate the public water fountain with their feet.
An increasing number of high school and college students are ditching their smartphones for what?
Old -fashioned flip phones.
Museums in what city are offering free admission as part of the Museum Mile Festival tonight?
New York, which Tech Titan is pledging most of his fortune to help Africa overcome disease and malnutrition?
Microsoft co -founder Bill Gates.
In today's Kid News Kicker, astronauts who spend a long time in space need to exercise a lot, or their bones and muscles become weak from zero -gravity.
But recent data from NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the two astronauts who were stuck on the International Space Station for 10 months, shows there are some major advantages to microgravity workouts.
Both Butch and Suni told the BBC that recovery time is quicker in space so they could push harder and longer without fatigue.
Butch did squats and dead lifts every day on the floating lab and says he's stronger than ever.
Suni also worked out every day in orbit, once running a full marathon strapped to a treadmill and went for a three mile jog just days after returning home.
She too feels great, but admitted getting gravity back on your head, and your back, and all that kind of stuff is a little bit painful.
Thanks again to the Feige family for sponsoring today's quiz.
Hello to Lachlan, his teachers Vanessa, Brianna and Melanie and all his friends at KFS school in San Francisco, California.
And now a big shout out to some of our other fabulous kid news classrooms, Mrs. Kerdo and her Chargers and Mrs. Sowiak and her superstars, both at Applebee School in Spotswood, New Jersey.
Mrs. Johnson and her Alberta Rider Bulls at Alberta Rider School in T started Oregon, and Ms Evans and Miss Crocker and their gators at Gomper School in Lakewood, California.
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