8.00pm (local time) Saturday, March 29th is Earth Hour. This is when millions of people and businesses around the world will switch off all lights for one hour. The idea behind Earth Hour is to show people how much impact each individual can have in curbing the effects of global warming....

Next time you eat your frosted flakes, be sure to examine them - two sisters from Chesapeake, Virginia did and found a flake that resembled the State of Illinois, USA. They put if up for sale on Internet auction site Ebay - and you will not believe how much they sold it for!...

The 21st Nickelodeon Kids Choice 2008 Awards is an annual awards show that honors the year's biggest television, movie and music acts, as voted by the kids who watch the Nickelodeon Channel. This year the awards presentation will be on Saturday March 29th. THE DOGONEWS CHALLENGE Predict who you think will win in each of the six key categories (outlined below), and tell us why you think DOGONews is the best kids news site, to be eligible for one of three amazing prizes. Read on for full details....

A 160-mile square mile (four times the size of Paris) chunk of ice broke off yesterday in Western Antarctica. The ice is part of the Wilkins Ice shelf, which at one time covered over 13,000 square miles. However, the rising temperatures have impacted it severely over the years....

Last week we brought you the story of Petra the black swan, which had finally left her swan-shaped white boat and was busy building a nest with a "real" white swan. Well folks, looks like that romance didn't last too long....

The death of thousands of hibernating bats in caves near New York and Vermont has scientists baffled and concerned. The issue is very similar to the mysterious disappearance of honeybees that has continued to worry scientists and farmers since late last year....

We have heard about dogs talking, begging and doing all sorts of cool tricks - this however, is a first! Conan a one and a half year old Chihuahua loves to pray. Conan learnt the trick from his master, Joei Yoshikuni, who is a priest at a Buddhist temple in Southern Japan....

A little red house on the moon? If Swedish artist Mikael Genberg has his way this will be a reality by 2011. He has the full support of the Swedish Space Agency and even some big sponsors that include a car rental company and members of the Swedish Government....

If you think that is the real Miley Cyrus smiling at you - look again. The stunning image on the left is actually a life-like wax figure of Miley, unveiled at the famous Madam Tussauds in New York on Thursday, March 20th....

Last Wednesday, 15-year old Benjamin Russell was declared the official winner of the 33rd "Odor Eaters Rotten Sneaker" contest. Apparently, his sneakers were sooooooooo smelly, that the judges almost fainted!...

Five-year old Hunter is a kindergartner from Fillmore, New York. In January of this year, he was diagnosed with Burkett's lymphoma, a rare form of cancer that spreads quickly. As he undergoes treatment at a children's hospital in Buffalo, NY, he has one wish - to collect as many paper planes as he can so that he can be in the Guinness Book of Records as the boy with the most number of paper planes received....

The 22nd James Bond thriller - Quantum of Solace is scheduled for release this November. Daniel Craig returns as Agent 007, contemplating revenge after being betrayed in "Casino Royale"...

It all began in May of 2006, when Petra, a beautiful black swan flew into a lake in the Western city of Munster in Germany. This is where she met the "swan" of her dreams - a big white swan-shaped Paddle Boat...

The bridge that Harry and his friends walk over to get to the infamous "nine and three quarters" platform to board the train to Hogwart's may soon be demolished....

How would you like to be seen with this sparkly diamond studded iPod shuffle along with gold and diamond earphones to match? This exclusive one-of-a kind iPod Shuffle was one of the items up for bid at a charity auction in London on Saturday night....

Alexander Begak, a Russian inventor unveiled his most recent creation earlier this week. "Evolution", according to Alexander is the ultimate machine that can operate on land, sea and air....

17-year old Shivani Sud, a high school senior from North Carolina will receive a $100,000 U.S. Dollar scholarship from the Intel Foundation for winning the annual Intel Science Talent Search Contest, held in Washington D.C. last week. Shivani beat 1,600 other students nationwide with her research on how to improve colon cancer treatment....

Happy St. Patrick's Day! - On this fun day, we bring you a heart-warming story about an unusual "Irish" dancing troupe where the only person who is Irish is the teacher! "The Keltic Dreams" is a multi-ethnic group of 33 kids all between the ages of 7-12, who go to Public School 59 in New York's Bronx region....

If living in a "Flying Saucer" has always been your dream, now is your chance. This home built in the mountainside in Chattanooga,Tennessee is up for sale on internet aution site ebay and will be sold to the highest bidder on Saturday....

Moko is a bottlenose dolphin that resides on Mahia beach on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island. She spends her days frolicking with the local residents and tourists and is generally very popular - however what she did on March 12th has made her a hero, both locally and worldwide....

Dr. Seuss, the author of classics such "The Cat in the Hat" and "Green Eggs and Ham", holds a special place in the hearts of kids as well as parents who grew up reading his quirky novels. It is estimated that even today, one in every four children in America receive a Dr. Seuss as their first book....

On March 5th, over 750,000 students from all over the world participated in World Maths Day, an online math competition hosted by Australian company 3P learning in collaboration with Voyager Expanded Learning, a leading publisher of K-12 educational solutions in America....

Early this morning, Shuttle Endeavour lit up the dark skies with a spectacular launch to Space. The seven men crew has two main missions - to add the first module (section) of Japan's Science Lab and to attach a second Canadian Robotic Arm called "Dextre"....

Gibson, the world's tallest dog is already a celebrity in America. He has appeared on various television talk shows, has his own book - "Gibson Talks", his own website - www.gibsondog.com and even his own tile on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Now he is about to become a celebrity worldwide....