Behind the News

Facebook and Google have released a new plan to tackle the spread of fake and misleading information. For World Wildlife Day, we learn about the importance of forests from Yindali, a 11-year-old who lives on the edge of the Daintree. Recently a black-footed ferret was born that's an exact genetic copy of an animal that died more than 30 years ago. NASA's Perseverance rover has landed on Mars, so we take a look at what our chances are of ever putting new life on the Red Planet. We go to a very different sort of supermarket - where every product is made entirely of recycled plastic!

This special looks at the future of transport. We find out more about electric cars, take a ride on a train that travels at super-high speeds, and check out what the cars of the future might look like.

BTN answer kids' questions about the vaccines that will be available in Australia. Find out why there's been a lot of controversy about a decision to lower the health-star rating of many fruit juices. SA's government tackles period poverty by announcing it will offer free sanitary products to kids in public schools. We talk to 10-year-old Tiyana, who's helping to protect the Kaurna language. Find out how taxidermy works and whether it has a place in modern museums.