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Your big guide to COP26

A huge conference in Glasgow is aiming to tackle climate change. World leaders are under the spotlight as they try to reach agreements to limit the damage being caused to the environment. Here's everything you need to know about COP26.

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Why are giant pandas black and white?

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We hear how you are celebrating Diwali this year

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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite to shut down in the New Year

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Refugee puppet Little Amal's journey comes to an end

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Everything you need to know about Diwali

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What do the different coloured poppies mean?

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Some nations to cut out coal but critics warn it's not enough

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Treasure! England's biggest EVER gold coin find!

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Spectacular Diwali celebrations from around the UK

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'If you have an idea to help the planet, go for it - don't hesitate'

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Top tips for a fun and safe Bonfire Night

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Protecting the planet: Find more of our environment stories here

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November stargazing: From meteor showers to moons

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MPs criticise Yorkshire County Cricket Club over handling of racism

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Who is Vanessa Nakate?

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Wheelchair access problems at COP26

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What are your plans for Bonfire Night?

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It's taco time onboard the ISS!

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Your Planet

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Poisonous plant washes up on beaches in Cumbria

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President Biden calls out leaders for missing COP26

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World's smelliest flower blooms in San Diego

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Cheeky bat wins Bird of the Year competition

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Boba Fett trailer has dropped - here's what we know

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Should wet wipes be banned?

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COP26: Ask the BBC's climate expert YOUR questions!

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Thousand-year-old canoe found in Mexico

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Conte announced as Spurs' new manager

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Mexico's Day of the Dead in pictures

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Jupiter's Great Red Spot deeper than first thought!

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The 'zoo poo' keeping animals warm

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Why Fortnite is getting shut down in China

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Why did Roblox go down this weekend?

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You sent us your spooky Halloween pics!

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Who was voted out of Strictly?

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Glacier renamed Glasgow to highlight climate change

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Shanequa has your Thursday Newsround. We celebrate Diwali, find out what you're doing for Bonfire night, and Martin is in Glasgow speaking to Vinisha Umashankar, the 15-year-old finalist from this year's Earthshot prize who has been a key young voice at COP26.

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Climate and environment

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COP26: US and EU plan 'game-changing' methane cuts

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'Dear world leaders - take action on climate change!'

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Watch: All you need to know about COP26 in two minutes

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Let us know what you want to see happen at COP26?

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100 countries promise to end deforestation by 2030

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Glasgow kids: World leaders should be listening to us young people

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Cop26: What do the words mean?

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Take action on climate change, Queen urges leaders

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Environment Secretary George Eustice answers your questions

Kids quiz Environment minister

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'Hear how climate change affects my country'

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Five young climate activists hoping to change the world

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COP26: What, where, when?

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Climate change: Children don't feel listened to says Unicef

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US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden

World leaders start arriving for COP26

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The Queen, pictured at Ascot on 16 October

Queen will miss COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow

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Newsround topics: Climate change and pollution

What is climate change?

Climate change: What is it?

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Renewable-energy.

How can the UK reach its new 2035 climate target?

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Climate change: What do all the words mean?

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Are climate change worries giving you nightmares?

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Can the UK really cut emissions by two-thirds in next 10 years?

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How worried are YOU about the environment? Try Newsround's survey

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Greta speaks to Newsround: 'Take action for the climate'

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One million species facing extinction in next 100 years say WWF

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'Humans can save animals from extinction - if they act'

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What is climate change?

'Urgent climate action' needed to meet 1.5C target says UN

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Climate change: Ice melting at 'worst-case' rate

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One million species face extinction

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Climate change: UK commits to nearly zero carbon emissions by 2050

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Climate change commitments to become law in the UK

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Prince William's prize plan to help protect our planet

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Five epic inventions fighting climate change

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Five firsts for climate change

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Two-fifths of the world's plants are at risk of disappearing

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What is life like on the climate change frontline?

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Do you want a 'green job' in the future?

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Fridays for Future school strikes are back

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53 million tonnes of plastic could end up in our waters each year

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What is coral bleaching and how bad is it?

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Amazon fires: Hamilton and other celebrities' plea to save rainforest

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August 2020 second hottest on record

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Australia: Life after the bushfires

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How Fiji is fighting back against coral bleaching

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Firefighters in the US battle wildfires

One hundred wildfires burning across west America

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Air pollution might be affecting kids' sports skills, report warns

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New diesel and petrol vehicles to be banned by 2035

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Climate Change Quiz: How green are you?

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Coronavirus

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What are the coronavirus rules where you live?

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Winter plan to deal with Covid in England announced

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Why are some schools bringing back face masks?

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Coronavirus vaccine to be offered to children aged 12-15 in UK

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Covid jab to be offered to 12-15 year-olds from this week

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Most Coronavirus restrictions in Scotland come to an end

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Why some NI schools might still have class bubbles

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Most Covid rules to end in Scotland from 9 August

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What are the latest changes to isolation rules?

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Why does the 'pingdemic' mean shops have empty shelves?

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How are the rules changing around the UK?

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Most Covid restrictions relaxed in Wales from 7 August

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Prime minister confirms end of England's Covid restrictions

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Face masks not required in Welsh classrooms from September

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Scotland Covid restrictions to ease from 19 July

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Government announces end to school bubbles in England

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Coronavirus and lockdowns: What is the latest?

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Pfizer vaccine approved for 12 to 15 year olds

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Lockdown rules relax across England, Wales and most of Scotland

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Will children get the coronavirus vaccine?

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What is the Indian variant of coronavirus?

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Coronavirus and UK kids: A Newsround survey

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Click through the Newsround survey Q&As

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Coronavirus: What is a lateral flow test?

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Covid variants: What does it mean and how many are there?

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Coronavirus: How do vaccines work?

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Why don't some people want to take vaccines?

What is a vaccine and how do they fight a virus?
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What are vaccines and how can they help fight Covid-19?

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Coronavirus: What is the R number?

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How to wash your hands

Space

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When can I go to space?

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Try Newsround's mega space quiz!

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Space travel: The Moon, then Mars, but what comes next?

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Scientists solve one of Jupiter's big mysteries!

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Mars

Why are Nasa pausing their Mars missions?

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Space Week: Barbie takes zero-gravity flight

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VOTE: Should we be travelling to space?

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The 20 most amazing ISS moments

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Tim Peake: How to become an astronaut

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Here's what homes in Mars' first city might look like

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Who is Elon Musk?

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The New Shepard Blue Origin rocket lifts-off

Youngest and oldest astronauts join Amazon billionaire on space adventure

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The twist marking the baby planet.

First ever images of a baby planet being 'born'

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30 years of Hubble space photos!

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Touchdown on Mars for Nasa rover

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Quiz: Celebrate 90 years since Pluto's discovery

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What's it like to spend nearly a year in space?

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Nasa wants people for a special Mars mission

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3, 2, 1... Sun mission blasts off!

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Rainbow cloud found in space

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Christina Koch: Five cool things about the record-breaking astronaut

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Get ready for the first big meteor shower of 2021

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Nasa's newest astronauts could be heading to the Moon and Mars!

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Check out these images of the Sun's surface!

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Has Nasa found aliens living in space?

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Out of this world: What's happening in space this year?

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The world's first robot space junk collector

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Amateur astronomers have helped to discover a new form of Northern Lights.
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The exciting new Northern Lights discovery

The Parker Solar probe

How close has this Nasa spacecraft got to the Sun?

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Amazing images of the Milky Way galaxy

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Gamma-ray burst

Brightest light in space ever "caught on camera"

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Nasa's exciting discovery about Saturn's biggest moon

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This Hubble Space Telescope image shows Supernova 1987A within the Large Magellanic Cloud

Scientists discover important space blob

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People can vote to name a new planet!

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Baking cookies in space?!

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Female astronauts hope to be an 'inspiration to do something great'

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Kids quiz astronauts on board ISS

Saturn

New moons found around Saturn

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Lab-grown meat made in space for first time

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Silk gets stronger in freezing depths of space

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Scientists excited about Milky Way 'explosion'

Artist's concept of a hypothetical planet orbiting far from the Sun

What is Planet X?!

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Nasa catches black hole swallowing a star

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RAF pilot picked for space programme

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Satellite image of Saturn

What is Astronomy?

View of Earth from the Moon

Sixty years since first spacecraft reached the Moon

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Why does the Earth spin?

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Why did this photo make history 60 years ago?

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World remembers 50 years since the Moon landing

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Barbie and ESA want more girls in space

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Moon-and-Earth.

Quiz: How much do you know about the Moon landing?

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All you need to know about a solar eclipse

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Nasa names street in honour of women scientists

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Brian Cox
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Brian Cox's epic journey through our solar system

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Jupiter's Great Red Spot might disappear

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Moonquakes are causing the moon to shrink over time

Earth and the moon

What is the 'dark side' of the moon?

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Bugs flying round the ISS.

Filthy space station covered in metal eating bugs

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Samantha Cristoforetti

Six things to do when bored in space

International Space Station On Background Of The Sun

Why's the International Space Station so important?

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Mars

Have scientists just found water on Mars?

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Harvest moon

What is the Harvest Moon?

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How big is space?

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Does the sound of your voice change in space?

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Pictures: Weird things sent into space

Selfie taken by Tim Peake while out on a spacewalk on the ISS
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Tim Peake's Top 10 moments in space

Astronaut Scott Kelly returns home after a year in space

How does space travel affect your body?

Major Tim Peake
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How Tim Peake went to the loo in space

An astronaut in space

What does it take to be an astronaut?

Newsround Quizzes

Strictly Come Dancing

Quiz: How well do you know your Strictly dances?

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How much do you know about Lord of the Rings?

Dinosaur

Which dinosaur are you?

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Fruit or veg? Do you know your healthy foods?

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solar system

Try our solar system quiz!

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Are you a Beyoncé superfan?

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How well do you know your equines?

Which Star Wars character are you?

Which Star Wars character are you?

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Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe and Lewandowski.

Fifa 22: Where are the world's best players ranked?

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Image of Marvel characters

Test your Marvel and DC superhero skills!

A boy eating chocolate.

Take our World Chocolate Day Quiz

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giant's causeway

Can you name the seven natural wonders of the UK?

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cherry-tree

Can you name the tree?

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Harry Potter and his owl

Which Harry Potter family do you belong to?

coins

Quiz: How well do you know your coins?

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Flamingos

Which animal are you?

QUIZ!

Take our mega holiday quizzes!

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Lots of world bank notes

Do you know your cash?

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Compilation of Guinness World Record holders.

World Records - True or false?

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celebrity siblings

Quiz: Guess the celebrity siblings

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Friends

How much do you know about Friends?

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Pictures of royal babies

Can you guess the royal baby?

President Trump and President Obama

How well do you know your US presidents?

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Saharan-silver-ant

Quiz: Find out all about the world's fastest ant

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Quiz: Have you been following the news?

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twenty.pounds.

Quiz: Who is on the new £20 note?

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taylor-swift

Quiz: Can you guess where these celebrities started?

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Fireworks

Quiz: What firework are you?

earth in hands

Quiz: How much do you know about planet Earth?

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Quiz: Which of these sports aren't in the Olympics?

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Ariana Grande

Quiz: Can you name the vegan celebrity?

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Pancake Day Quiz

Pumpkin with tag

How much do you know about Thanksgiving?

President Trump and President Obama.

Quiz: How well do you know your US presidents?

clock

Quiz: How much do you know about the clocks going back?

BTS

Quiz: How well do you know BTS?

Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge on the balcony at Buckingham Palace.

Quiz: Do you know your royal weddings?

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Doctor Who poster

Quiz: How well do you know Doctor Who?

Ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz

Quiz: Celebrity memorabilia - lost or found?

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Female presenter with full beard.

Quiz: Who's behind the beard?

Red and white mushrooms in the woods

Quiz: How well do you know your mushrooms?

Bee quiz index image

Quiz: Which bee would you be?

Which emoji are you quiz

Which emoji are you?

Illustration of Willy Wonka and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Quiz: How well do you know Gobblefunk?

image of dog in glasses

Quiz: Do these animals have jobs?

SOLO Quiz

Star Wars Quiz: Test your Star Wars knowledge

Image from live action remake of Dumbo

Quiz: Remake or Fake?

An open book against a blue and purple background with sparkles. There is a yellow lightening bolt.

Quiz: Which Harry Potter spell are you?

Mo Salah

Quiz: Mo or No?

People taking a selfie

Quiz: Where are you NOT allowed to take selfies?!

Willy Wonka & Charlie illustration

Quiz: How well do you know Gobblefunk?

Queen

Quiz: The Queen's bizarre birthday gifts

The word, sugar drawn in sugar

Quiz: Are you a sugar expert?

Landmarks from five cities

Quiz: What are the symbols of these cities?

ramadan

Quiz: How much do you know about Ramadan?

3 celebrity siblings

Quiz: Guess the celebrity siblings

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Quiz: Which superhero are you?