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SCIENCE NEWS - What is Dengue Fever and Could Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes Prevent It?

Dengue (pronounced den-gee) fever affects between 50-100 million people each year, with around 25,000 people dying from the disease. It’s most common in south America and[...]

Real Life Minecraft - Cactus

Part of our series on the features in Minecraft. If you are a Minecraft player, then you know that Cactus blocks grow naturally in deserts and mesas. The blocks can be harvested, b[...]

The Olympias Clue Chapter 8

Following on from where we left off last week, Lucy searches for an adventure in Greece. You can read the entire story here, if you missed some of it. “I don’t understand,” said L[...]

Summer Clothes: Boys' Edition

This week it's the boys' turn for some summer fashion - read on for some inspiration. If you haven’t seen last week’s Girls’ Edition, click here, and remember - you don’t have to b[...]

The Olympias Clue Chapter 7

Following on from where we left off last week, Lucy searches for an adventure in Greece. You can read the entire story here, if you missed some of it. It had to be a step, a[...]

Summer Clothes: Girls' Edition

The summer holidays are coming, which means no school uniforms and a chance to wear clothes that you like! At Jump we love fun clothing that lets people express themselves, so we'v[...]

The World's Longest Loom Band

How many of you are fans of loom bands? I am guessing quite a few. We have a couple of articles planned over the summer on all things loom, but we are starting today with[...]

The Doctor Who Blog of 9 Year Old Tom

One of the BEST things about running Jump! Mag is that sometimes our readers email to let us know about their projects and blogs. I am Tom and I am 9 years old. [...]

The Olympias Clue Chapter 6

Following on from where we left off last week, Lucy searches for an adventure in Greece. You can read the entire story here, if you missed some of it. [...]

Win Free Tickets to Latitude Festival 2014

We have an exciting competition for those who love festivals. You could win 2 adult and 2 child standard day tickets for Sunday 20th July, for the Latitude Fes[...]

Family Friendly UK Music Festivals - Mud, Glorious Mud!

One of the drawbacks of putting on an open-air festival in UK is the high probability of rain. Rain + fields + lots and lots of people = MUD! Glastonbury Festival is synonym[...]

The Language of Science: Theory

We use lots of scientific words and phrases in everyday language. Often their use changes, until their meanings have become completely muddled and are very different to their scien[...]

The Olympias Clue - Chapter 5

Lucy is discovering a different side of Greece than she had expected to find when she booked her trip to see her aunt. If you missed last week's story, you can find it here, and th[...]

The Best Urban Beaches

Who else is looking forward to the summer? Whether you call your summer break a 'vacation' or a 'holiday', there is a good chance that some of you are heading for the beach[...]

The Language of Science: Proof

We use lots of scientific words and phrases in everyday language. Often their use changes, until their everyday meanings have become completely muddled, and are very different to t[...]