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ICRT News Bites gives junior high school students a tasty serving of English with local and international news from around the world! Brought to you by ICRT and the K-12 Education Administration of the Ministry of Education, News Bites stories are written and recorded by the ICRT News Team, and uploaded on weekdays during Taiwan’s school semesters.

Rhino Horns and Colorful Sculptures

8 mins; November 07, 2023

Firefighting Robots, and a Nature Documentary Series

8 mins; November 06, 2023

Senior Pets and Cancer-Fighting Soap

8 mins; November 05, 2023

The Fastest Internet and a Mysterious Marsquake

8 mins; November 02, 2023

Taipei Littering Fines and Strong Spider Silk

8 mins; November 01, 2023

Xiaoliuqiu's Coral Crisis and a Missing Lizard Found Again

8 mins; October 31, 2023

Undersea Cables and a Hero Climber

8 mins; October 30, 2023

Seaweed and Wind Power, and Giant Pumpkin Boats

8 mins; October 29, 2023

More Meat, and a New Breakthrough

8 mins; October 26, 2023

Garbage Mountain Wedding Photos, and the New Hottest Chili

8 mins; October 25, 2023

A Comic About Taiwan, and Space Dust

8 mins; October 24, 2023

Taiwan's Triton Satellite, and Sponges to Fight Microplastics

8 mins; October 23, 2023

Free Counselling, Lab-Grown Fruit

8 mins; October 22, 2023

Taiwan Movies, Older Footprints

8 mins; October 19, 2023

Terry Fox Run, Ring Eclipse

8 mins; October 18, 2023

Taipei Best, Paris Bugs

8 mins; October 17, 2023

Snail Farmer, Car Tower

8 mins; October 16, 2023

Taipei's Best Spots, Heaviest Pumpkin

8 mins; October 15, 2023

Smart iTrash, Secret Tunnels

8 mins; October 12, 2023

Micro LED Technology and Climate Change Protests

8 mins; October 11, 2023

Buried Bones, Kids Joyride

8 mins; October 10, 2023

Scooter Tests, Pee App

8 mins; October 09, 2023

Mobile Theater, Goat Wildfires

8 mins; October 08, 2023

Female Military Chief, New World Records

8 mins; October 05, 2023

Shuri Castle Rebuild and Amazon Oil Ban

8 mins; October 04, 2023

GeothermalEnergy, AlienBodies

8 mins; October 03, 2023

Robots Fight Mosquitoes, and a Spotless Giraffe

8 mins; October 02, 2023

Robots Fight Mosquitoes, and a Spotless Giraffe

8 mins; October 02, 2023

Mental Health Leave, and Returning History

8 mins; September 29, 2023

Co-ed Dorms, and Bob Ross' First Painting

8 mins; September 28, 2023

Taiwan's GO Champion, and a Hole in the Great Wall

8 mins; September 27, 2023

Adventure in Taiwan and a New Way to Fight Drunk Driving

8 mins; September 26, 2023

ChatGPT Fights Crime, Gaza Cat Cafe

8 mins; September 25, 2023

Door Gods, Indy Snake

8 mins; September 24, 2023

Wheel Cakes and Peruvian Q-Pop

8 mins; September 22, 2023

Fossils Come Back to Life, and Coffee in Your Concrete

8 mins; September 21, 2023

Robot to the North Pole, and Sweden's Nuclear Power

8 mins; September 20, 2023

PawnshopTales, EUSmartphones

8 mins; September 19, 2023

Retiring Buffalo, Traveling the World

8 mins; September 18, 2023

Hsinchu Pets, Indian Moon Mission

8 mins; September 17, 2023

Pangolin Paradise and ChatGPT

8 mins; September 14, 2023

E-Bookbags for School, Loch Ness Monster

8 mins; September 13, 2023

Taiwan’s U12 Baseball Cup and Environmental Diet

8 mins; September 12, 2023

A New Home for Crabs Crabs, and Escaping the Heat Underground

8 mins; September 11, 2023

Less Landlines, Tiny Sculptures, and Full Museums

8 mins; September 10, 2023

Less Landlines, Tiny Sculptures, and Full Museums

8 mins; September 07, 2023

Traffic Lights, Lonely Youth, Invisible Tiles

8 mins; September 07, 2023

Dangerous Snakes, Freedom from Captivity, 141 Years Old

8 mins; September 06, 2023

Healing Snakes, Ancient Palace, Meteorite

8 mins; September 05, 2023

Taiwan Wind Farms, Too Much Food, More Sleep

8 mins; September 04, 2023

Tallest Tree, Fishing Dolphins, Tire Dust

8 mins; September 03, 2023

Pedestrian Safety, Hank the Bear Tank

8 mins; August 31, 2023

Railway Documentary, Emperor Theater

8 mins; August 30, 2023

Taiwan Pokemon Master, NASA Voyager 2

8 mins; August 29, 2023

Taiwan's Universe, Pizza History, Nap Science

8 mins; June 29, 2023

Indian Artist, Stay in Bed, Whale Comeback

7 mins; June 28, 2023

K9 Adoption, Bangladeshi Villages, Black Holes

7 mins; June 27, 2023

Frog Ramen, Maori Heads, and Astronauts' Health

8 mins; June 26, 2023

Mini Watermelon, Rubiks Record, Doja Music

7 mins; June 25, 2023

Taiwan Bear Braces, Man vs. Horse, Last Beatles Song

7 mins; June 20, 2023

YouBike Donation, Waterwheel Plant, Sunken Ships

7 mins; June 19, 2023

Off Turtles, Ocean Drugs, Sushi Sues

8 mins; June 18, 2023

Weir Repair, Rambo Life, Blockbuster Delays

7 mins; June 16, 2023

Dadaocheng Fireworks, Rome Protest, Toilet Iguana

7 mins; June 15, 2023

Taiwan Mangoes, New Apple Headset, Solar Power Science

8 mins; June 14, 2023

Electric Buses, US Lighthouses, Cooler Microbes

7 mins; June 13, 2023

Formosa 2, Rasta Hair, Gull Food

7 mins; June 12, 2023

Guishan Plume, Everest Rescue, BTS 10th Anniversary

7 mins; June 11, 2023

New Eel Species, Air-lectricity, Russian Spy Whale

7 mins; June 08, 2023

Fixing Gadgets, NASA Talks UFOs, What is Manhattanhenge?

7 mins; June 07, 2023

Isopod Noodles, Mars Habitat, Recycling Microplastics

7 mins; June 06, 2023

Youtiao Shop Closes, Indonesian Coral Reefs, Claw Machine Boy

7 mins; June 05, 2023

Snakehead, NYC Sinking, Titanic Scan

7 mins; June 04, 2023

Taiwanderful Recycling, Less Sheep, Fast Grandma

7 mins; June 01, 2023

Blue Algae, Walking Again, Netflix Sharing

7 mins; May 31, 2023

Report Card, Reef Mine, Mosquito Soap

7 mins; May 30, 2023

Longer Weekend, Weeknd Pop Star, Star Pop Science

7 mins; May 29, 2023

Prehistory, Nonstop Cooking, Golden Melody

7 mins; May 28, 2023

Tainan Artifacts, School Bus Hero, Lion Sanctuary

8 mins; May 25, 2023

Same-Sex Adoption, Pasta Mystery, Goat Firefighters

8 mins; May 24, 2023

Record Jump, Moon Crash, Exercise Time

8 mins; May 23, 2023

CPBL Lunchbox, Gator Below, Jonas Album

8 mins; May 22, 2023

Taichung Cups, Space Meal, Eurovision

7 mins; May 21, 2023

Taiwan Martens, Matcha Bread Champion, Living Underwater

7 mins; May 18, 2023

Owl Nest, Revived River, Hemp Building

7 mins; May 17, 2023

Market Fish, Printed Mosque, Smart AI

7 mins; May 16, 2023

TikToker Banned, Wind Farms, Mental Health

8 mins; May 15, 2023

Female Reservists Training, Mapping the Ocean, Eating a Planet

8 mins; May 14, 2023

Kaohsiung Pet, Bee Plane, Cruise Fly

8 mins; May 11, 2023

Upcycled Life Jackets, Cassette Sales Surge, Parrots Video Call

7 mins; May 10, 2023

Qingjing Cattle, Elephant Habitat, Undersea Farming

8 mins; May 09, 2023

Fruit Drones, Ukrainian Musicians, and Galapagos Coral

8 mins; May 08, 2023

Spoonbills, Robot Trash Cans, Fashion Bug

7 mins; May 07, 2023

CECC Disbands, Germany's Nuclear Plants, Plastic-Eating Fungi

7 mins; May 04, 2023

Animal Protection, Star Wars Day, Eating Art

8 mins; May 03, 2023

Star Meals, T. rex Skeleton, Netflix Cleopatra

7 mins; May 02, 2023

Helicopter Rescue, Jupiter Mission, Indigenous Voice

8 mins; May 01, 2023

Presidential Sleepover, Seagull Squad, Phantom Ends

7 mins; April 30, 2023

Chef Tour, Pyramid Passage, Google's AI

7 mins; April 27, 2023

World Book Day, Moon Pool, Crayon Mystery

7 mins; April 26, 2023

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