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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Inhumanity of Humans!

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  Hello Kids! Once again welcome to KidsCast! As all of you know we humans produce tons and tons of garbage everyday and most of the cleaning authorities dump it in the land or throw it in the water bodies but do you all know that there is now an island formed in Pacific ocean which is completely made up of garbage! Doesn't it sound surprising! But today we will learn more about it. Exact location  Now you all would be thinking where is it actually!! Don't worry I will tell you now. It is located in the Central North Pacific ocean.  Approximately it is located from  135°W  to  155°W  and  35°N  to  42°N . Don't think that it is confusing. Here's a map which you can understand. Location of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch As you see in the map it is located near USA. It is also called Pacific Trash Vortex. But the one in the image is the Eastern Garbage Patch. But there is also a Western Garbage Patch which is near Japan. Here is another ...

Artificial Intelligence - The Next-Gen Mind!

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  Hello Kids and Welcome To KidsCast! Today's post will give you a detailed view of Artificial Intelligence . All of you must have heard but now I will unleash the power of the Artificial Brain, oh wait we just said it, Yes Artificial Intelligence is a manmade brain. But The Real Mother behind this is Technology which is for another post. Artificial intelligence  ( AI  ) is the capability of a computer program or a machine to think and absorb information. It is also an inquiry of study which tries to make computers "intelligent". It Is the 5th generation of computers.  It can do various stuff like your homework, and household chores. It helps form statistics. Honestly, People actually consider AI more efficient than humans.  Let's Take ALEXA for a moment, She responds to everything we ask, The world has become such that almost everything now that we use is powered using AI. Cars like The MG Hector, BMW etc. all claim to have AI. Artificial Intelligence like Am...

The Mariana Trench - KidsCast!

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  Hello Kids, Greetings to KidsCast! Do you know anything about the Mariana Trench? If you don't, you have come at the right place! If you do know anything you might as well read this post, who knows maybe you will explore some additional facts! So Let's start. What is Mariana Trench? Well, in simple words it is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth. However, I must tell you that it is in the Pacific Ocean. As you can see in the picture below it is crescent shaped. Where is it located? It is located in the western Pacific Ocean and is about 200km or 124 miles east of the Mariana Islands.  Interesting Facts:  In 2009, the Marianas Trench was announced as a United States of American National Monument. Presuming Mt. EVEREST was placed  into the trench at this point, its peak would still be under water by more than two km. 2 km is 1.2 miles. Naming: The Mariana trench is named after the Mariana Islands. Mariana Trench Marine National Monument: It is situated in The US and...

The Mysterious Bermuda Triangle

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Hello KIDS! Welcome to KidsCast!  As some of you may know the Bermuda Triangle is a very scary and a very mysterious place. So first , what is the Bermuda triangle? The Bermuda Triangle is located in sea in a region of the North  Atlantic Ocean  (roughly) bounded by the southeastern coast of the  U.S. ,  Bermuda ,  and the  islands  of the  Greater Antilles  ( Cuba ,  Hispaniola ,  Jamaica , and  Puerto Rico ). The Bermuda triangle is a place where many planes and boats have disappeared . Bermuda triangle incidents - Reports of unexplained occurrences in the region date to the mid-19th century. Some ships were discovered completely abandoned for no apparent reason; others transmitted no  distress signals  and were never seen or heard from again. Aircraft have been reported and then vanished, and rescue missions are said to have vanished when flying in the area. However, wreckage has not been found, and ...

The Roman Empire

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  Hello Kids! Welcome to  KidsCast!  again! Today we are going in past at that time where there was the rule of a huge empire. Can you guess? Most of you saw the title and yes its none other then the Roman Empire.   Area Control: As we introduced the empire was huge when it reached its success of height. Let us show you the exact territories controlled by the Roman Empire... Check out this map. The Area covered by the Roman Empire The modern day countries covered by the Roman Empire at that time were France, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Little parts of Russia and United Kingdom and Ukraine. Isn't it huge? Yes it is! Establishment: The empire was not huge at starting. It became after many years but first its estasblishment started from a small town in Italy. It was successfully established in 27 B.C. It was founded by  Augustus Caesar, who had become the first emperor of the Roma...

The Sahara Desert - The Largest Desert in the World!

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  Hey kids, welcome back to KidsCast! Today, we will learn about the Sahara Desert (the largest desert in the world). So let's start. How big is the Sahara: The Sahara Desert is 3.3 square miles and covers 25% of the African continent. Did you know that the desert is almost bigger than the United States of America? Location: The desert is located in the northern part of Africa. It covers the countries Algeria, Egypt, Chad, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia. It is directly north of the Sahel realm. It is southeast of the Atlas Mountains (in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia). People:  Although the Sahara is as big as The USA, it is estimated to contain only some 2.5 million inhabitants (which is excluding the Nile) - less than 1 person per square mile. Remember, 1 square mile is 0.4 square km. Climate: The Sahara desert's climate is scorching hot and parched dry. It has a short rainy season (monsoon season). Since the sky is clear and cloudless, the r...

7 Wonders Of The World - KidsCast Junior

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Hello children! Welcome to KidsCast Junior! We will be talking about the 7 wonders of the World.  First let's talk what is a wonder? A wonder is a building or an amazing place where when people go they are surprised and amazed and wonder how is it made!! So, now you know what is a wonder so let's start with our topic 7 wonders of the world ! 1. Great Wall of China:   Great Wall of China is the longest wall ever made! It is around 6500 kms long ... It was made by people of China so that they could get protected by cruel warriors of Mongol. It took many years for it to get built completely. It is located in China. 2. Statue of Christ The Redeemer: This statue is a tall statue!   It is around 40 meters high. It was made on Corcovado Mountain in Brazil. It took 9 years to get this statue completely built. It started in 1922 and ended in 1931. It was built by French, Roman and Brazillian people together. This statue is the statue of Christ, who is the redeemer! 3. Machu Picc...