:00:00. > :00:07.It's Friday - and here's what's going on in the world today...
:00:08. > :00:09.Keep watching Newsround for all of this.
:00:10. > :00:11.We meet the insects getting some tiny glasses.
:00:12. > :00:23.And from tiny glasses to a tiny Rhino.
:00:24. > :00:25.First up, there has been more flooding in Scotland.
:00:26. > :00:28.The river Don in Aberdeenshire burst it's banks over night and many
:00:29. > :00:32.people have had to be evacuated to safe places.
:00:33. > :00:35.The surrounding areas have also been affected and there are still two
:00:36. > :00:40.Rescue efforts have not been helped by really low temperatures and snow.
:00:41. > :00:43.Next, Tim Peake, the first British astronaut to live on board
:00:44. > :00:45.the International Space Station, is enjoying life in orbit.
:00:46. > :00:48.Today he'll take time out of his busy schedule to speak
:00:49. > :00:54.to kids at a school in St Albans about his time in space so far.
:00:55. > :01:07.Good morning. High, Martin. We are nervous here because in one hour,
:01:08. > :01:11.these guys will make one of the biggest phone calls of their life.
:01:12. > :01:16.They will contact astronaut Tim Peake in space at the International
:01:17. > :01:21.Space Station. It is not just a matter of calling a mobile, it is
:01:22. > :01:25.trickier than that. Tim Peake is travelling 250 miles above the
:01:26. > :01:31.Earth. He will only pass this spot for approximately ten minutes, so it
:01:32. > :01:36.is a tough feat. But Jay has been doing loads of training. I sent an
:01:37. > :01:42.e-mail to my head teacher and got the position and took an exam so I
:01:43. > :01:50.could operate radio equipment. You have a space contacting licence now.
:01:51. > :01:53.We only had a few days to do it. It is really compensated. It is all
:01:54. > :02:02.about the ionosphere and thinks. Fingers crossed. Comeback at 815 and
:02:03. > :02:05.we will hear from Tim Peake and these guys about what questions they
:02:06. > :02:08.will ask him. We cannot wait. Thank you.
:02:09. > :02:11.Lots of you this week would have taken down your Christmas tree
:02:12. > :02:14.but if you have a real tree, what should you do with it?
:02:15. > :02:16.We've been looking into ways to recycle our trees.
:02:17. > :02:19.There's nothing quite like the magic of a Christmas tree but come
:02:20. > :02:22.the start of January, a good way to put your tree to use
:02:23. > :02:35.in Greater Manchester to see what happens next.
:02:36. > :02:37.These trees have been taken from peoples houses and over
:02:38. > :02:42.there is household waste - but because of that it really
:02:43. > :02:52.But the good thing is these trees will be broken down in these big
:02:53. > :03:05.machines next to me and eventually made into compost.
:03:06. > :03:11.As well as compost, trees can be made into wood chippings that can be
:03:12. > :03:17.it could even be replanted in your back garden.
:03:18. > :03:19.The Carbon Trust, who are an environmental organisation,
:03:20. > :03:21.say that all these options are better than trees ending up
:03:22. > :03:33.in our non-recyclable waste, where they would decompose.
:03:34. > :03:39.We're interested to see which kind of trees are better for the
:03:40. > :03:43.environment. If real trees are better, artificial trees are made of
:03:44. > :03:47.plastic, which is a carbon intensive process and they are often made far
:03:48. > :03:52.away in places like China and have to be shipped over a year. More
:03:53. > :03:56.people are cycling Christmas trees because they are more aware of the
:03:57. > :04:00.fact it is a good thing to do. Local Government are providing much better
:04:01. > :04:06.facilities, like this one. You can turn your Christmas tree into
:04:07. > :04:11.something new. This is what the trees I have seen today will end up
:04:12. > :04:14.as. Bags of compost that can be used in gardens and parks. They may even
:04:15. > :04:18.be used to grow more Christmas trees.
:04:19. > :04:20.Praying mantises have been treated to a trip to an insect cinema
:04:21. > :04:22.by scientists hoping to develop better robots.
:04:23. > :04:25.The team from Newcastle University fitted the mantises with tiny 3D
:04:26. > :04:29.The creatures were shown images of bugs, but they only pounced
:04:30. > :04:33.Harmless beeswax was used to attach the miniature specs
:04:34. > :04:36.The research could be used in developing robots that are better
:04:37. > :04:40.Finally, take a look at this seriously cute calf!
:04:41. > :04:41.The little creature's a one-horned rhinoceros,
:04:42. > :04:43.a rare species because of poaching and habitat loss.
:04:44. > :04:46.The tiny rhino was born in December at a zoo in Belgium.
:04:47. > :04:49.It'll be staying indoors until weather gets a bit warmer.
:04:50. > :04:56.Newsround's back right here in about half an hour.