In this edition of News Time, get out your lab coats because it’s National Science Week! It's a celebration of science and technology that happens every August.

We'll investigate some scientific discoveries and technical triumphs! Find out about some clever climbing contraptions saving cats, hear about a thrill-seeking teen swapping his wheelchair for a race car, and we'll put our microscopes up to some boogieing birds who love to body-roll in our Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. What is the name of the organisation sharing First Nations science?

2. What was the sport Ally did before taking up racing?

3. How long can the giant cuttlefish grow?

4. Which city has built tiny staircases on the sides of its canals?

5. Why did the researchers think the cockatoos were dancing?

Bonus Tricky Question

What are some of the dance moves that the cockatoos displayed?

Answers

1. Deadly Science

2. Snow skiing

3. The length of a cricket bat (1 metre)

4. Amsterdam

5. They were feeling good

Bonus Tricky Answer

Headbang, body-roll, sidestep

This week on News Time we’ll track down a backpack-wearing bird, we’ll crash down to earth in a rocket, and then we’ll think like a fish in our Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. What name has been given to the women's shed in Cairns?

2. What have researchers placed in each of the birds' backpacks?

3. Which soccer team is Hannah Hampton part of?

4. How long was the rocket in the air?

5. What has grown on the tiles?

Bonus Tricky Question

What is the name of the bird that's back on Phillip Island?

Answers

1. She Shed

2. GPS trackers

3. England Lionesses

4. 14 seconds

5. Algae and barnacles

Bonus Tricky Answer

Bush stone-curlew

This week on News Time, we’ll meet a teenage turtle protector, we’ll hear about an artist selling out inspired masterpieces, and then we’ll go searching for undiscovered bugs in our Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. What job does Eva the border collie have?

2. What is the traditional name for the white-throated snapping turtle?

3. Which sport is facing concerns about extreme heat?

4. What did Cole do recently for the very first time?

5. What sort of insect did the students of Gin Gin discover?

Bonus Tricky Question

What is the name for a group of turtle eggs?

Answers

1. Working cattle dog

2. Milbi

3. Cricket

4. Held an exhibition of his artworks

5. Parasitic wasp

Bonus Tricky Answer

Clutch

On this episode of News Time you’ll meet a teenager who can lift more than her own body weight, we’ll do our best to track down a green drink that’s taken the world by storm, and then we’ll inspect some royal subjects in our Wow of the Week.

Quiz Questions

1. How long did it used to take the residents of Burringurrah to do their weekly groceries?

2. How much weight could Carly lift at the recent national championships?

3. Which continent are fire ants native to?

4. What colour is matcha tea?

5. What is the title of the people whose job is to count and check the swans?

Bonus Tricky Question

What is matcha made from?

Answers

1. Ten hours

2. 52 kilograms

3. South America

4. Green

5. Swan Uppers

Bonus Tricky Answer

Tencha leaves

Ruby hands this special episode of News Time over to junior reporter Miranda whose home town in northern New South Wales is being invaded by cane toads.

Miranda also interviews experts about other invasive species in Australia like fire ants, cats and horses. We find out how they got here and what's being done to prevent them spreading further.

Quiz Questions

1. 1.What is the scientific name for cane toads?
2. 2.What is behind a cane toad's ear drum?
3. 3.Which Australian state were cane toads first introduced to?
4. 4.How did fire ants get to Australia?
5. 5.How many native animals do cats eat every night in Australia?

Bonus Tricky Question

What year were cane toads brought to Australia?

Answers

1. 1.Bufo marinus
2. 2.A poison gland
3. 3.Queensland
4. 4.In shipping containers
5. 5.About 8 million

Bonus Tricky Answer

1935

• Special thanks to South Grafton Public School for their help with this episode.

This week on News Time you’ll hear about a puzzling new dinosaur discovery, we’ll hit the road in a vehicle powered by veggies, and then meet some cheeky animals in a sticky situation for our Wow of the Week.

Quiz Questions

1. What does Ian use to power his ute?

2. Where have the migrating whales swum from?

3. What is the name of the newly discovered dinosaur?

4. Which country won the recent Deaf Rugby Pacific Rim Championship?

5. Where did the bears find honey?

Bonus Tricky Question

What does enigmacursor mean?

Answers

1. Vegetable oil

2. Antarctica

3. Enigmacursor

4. Fiji (in both men's and women's)

5. A storage room

Bonus Tricky Answer

Puzzling runner

We’re bowling at pace and heading to outer space on News Time today! Hear about a ginormous telescope, some courageous cricketers and paintings made of… something that might surprise you. I’ll give you a hint… you might want to wash your hands after handling one!

Quiz Questions

1. 1.In which country can you find the new telescope?
2. 2.What position did Australia finish in the cricket competition?
3. 3.Why is plastic on farms often hard to recycle?
4. 4.What are the artists using to create their artworks?
5. 5.Can you remember at least one of the final scorelines for Auckland City's games?

Bonus Tricky Question

What sort of mysterious thing are scientists hoping to understand through the telescope?

Answers

1. 1.Chile
2. 2.2nd
3. 3.It's often dirty
4. 4.Poo
5. 5.10-0, or 6-0, or 1-1

Bonus Tricky Answer

Dark Matter

Ruby has passed the mic to Wayilwan storyteller and journalist Laura Murphy-Oates for this special NAIDOC Week episode of News Time.

NAIDOC week is a time to celebrate and recognise the achievements, history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The theme this year is ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy’, and on this episode of News Time, you’ll meet some of the next generation of First Nations artists, firefighters, environmentalists and trailblazers.

Quiz Questions

1. 1.What did Jeremy design for NAIDOC Week?
2. 2.What does Arlene volunteer doing?
3. 3.What do koala's eyes look like when a light is shone on them at night?
4. 4.In which state or territory is the NAIDOC Little Athletics event happening?
5. 5.What does the work Yorrook mean in Wamba Wamba language?

Bonus Tricky Question

How do you say 'thank you' in Wayilwan?

Answers

1. 1.The official poster
2. 2.Firefighter
3. 3.Twinkling stars
4. 4.Queensland
5. 5.Truth

Bonus Tricky Answer

Gamba Njindu