Supernova magazine Vol 9.5

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Tagline: Supernova Vol 9.5. The mag for curious kids, published in S.A every 2 months.

What’s Inside?

Feature articles

  • Dashing Dassies — You may have seen these furry mammals in your garden or along the ridges and rocky outcrops of mountains in South Africa. Learn all about these fascinating rock hyraxes and how they navigate the South African landscape.
  • The genius of Leonardo da Vinci — Take a step into the eccentric mind of Da Vinci and discover some of his weird and wonderful inventions that were centuries ahead of their time!
  • The Tales of Daring Explorers — Exploration has a very exciting and interesting history. Buckle up as we read the stories of the brave explorers.
  • Freaky Phobias: Irrational but Real — You may have heard of some phobias, like claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces) and trypanophobia (fear of needles). But do you know these freaky phobias?

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Description

If you take a look at some of the most successful and inspiring people in the world, you’ll see that there is one common thread that unites them all. That common thread is failure. If you have ever failed at reaching a goal or achieving something you set out to do, then you’ve been in the same position as some of the greatest people in history! Take Leonardo da Vinci for example. He created hundreds of failed inventions during his lifetime. But he used those failures to evaluate, reflect, and change his way of thinking, and keep working towards his goals.

It is natural to strive to succeed in everything that you do, but keep in mind that each failure you encounter along the way teaches you a very valuable lesson. Failure can teach you that you are stronger than you think and redirect you to a better path. It can also show you a new perspective, cultivate a positive outlook and teach you a lot. Like Einstein said: “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new”. Sometimes, one more failure is all you need to fi nd the key to your success. So don’t be afraid to try, fail and try again! You may just uncover something incredible.

~Candice 🙂 ( Supernova’s Editor)

Nature

  • Creature Feature Meet Ash, the first koala joey that was born after its home was destroyed by the 2019-2020 wildfires in Australia!
  • Phenomenal Floods  The PhotoFeed shares devastating pictures of floods from all over the world.
  • Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Who knew animals could be funny? We share the winning pictures of the funny animal contest.
  • ‘I’ve got you this time!’ The Big Pictures shares an amusing and cute photo of two lion cubs.

History

  • Tea Time  The Ask It article gives you a pipping hot pot of tea history that can be enjoyed with a pot of tea.
  • Humongous Hei$t$ — The Life, Universe and Everything article dives into the biggest heists, big crimes of theft, in history.

Arts and Culture

  • Super Kid: 8-Year-Old Writes Book in Lockdown Meet the inspiring Laena-Mae Turner (8), who shone a light in the dark period of the COVID-19 lockdown with a book of her own!
  • I’m Staying: Have you heard SA’s new music hit? Read all about a hit song that’s the perfect representation of our beautiful Rainbow Nation, South Africa!
  • Matsés village  Meet the unique inhabitants of the remote village of Matsés with Andy.

Science

  • What determines our eye colour? — Discover the reasons behind why our eyes are blue, brown or green.
  • Lightning Pathologist Learn from a lightning pathologist, Meet Ryan Blumenthal, a lightning pathologist who helps people avoid lightning strikes.
  • The science of aging  Dive deep into the science of living longer!

Technology

  • Selfies from Mars  Meet Percy, a machine on Mars that updates us by taking pictures of its findings of the planet! Learn more about Percy here!

Social Skills

  • What would you invent? Tune in for the things that these children would invent! Do share your input with us, too.
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