06:05 September 26, 2023
As children returned to school in Sweden last month, many of their teachers were putting a new importance on some traditional skills. These included …
02:31 September 26, 2023
The U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) reported Monday that winter sea ice hit record lows in Antarctica this year. Scientists say the la…
05:59 September 26, 2023
American President Joe Biden joined members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) on a picket line as they continued their strike against U.S. carmakers T…
03:37 September 25, 2023
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) said Sunday that it had reached an agreement with Hollywood movie and television studios. The announcement signale…
04:10 September 25, 2023
Millions of people in the Americas will be in a position to see a solar eclipse on October 14. Weather permitting, viewers will be able to see the mo…
04:39 September 25, 2023
A capsule carrying asteroid material captured in space three years ago has arrived safely on Earth. The American space agency NASA’s Osiris-Rex space…
09:01 September 25, 2023
For many years, preventing dengue fever in Honduras has meant teaching people to avoid mosquito bites. Now, Hondurans are being taught a more effecti…
03:31 September 24, 2023
Australia’s government has placed sensors in parts of the Great Barrier Reef in an effort to record water quality. The Great Barrier Reef covers abou…
06:44 September 24, 2023
Researchers say a new drug compound has been found to prevent bone loss in humans visiting space.
04:46 September 24, 2023
Jessica Damiano is an expert at taking care of plants. She writes stories about how to keep plants in good condition for The Associated Press. But ev…
08:53 September 24, 2023
Alisha Alderson is a 45-year-old woman from rural eastern Oregon. In August, she was pregnant and just a few weeks from having her baby. But that mon…
09:01 September 23, 2023
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently said the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action dealt a “serious blow” to the medical fiel…
07:24 September 21, 2023
Saudi Arabia is a dry place. In many areas, people there depend on turning saltwater from the Persian Gulf and Red Sea into drinkable, fresh water. T…
04:44 September 21, 2023
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden says it will temporarily stop deportations of nearly half a million Venezuelans already in the country…
04:30 September 20, 2023
Argentina has welcomed a United Nations decision to include a former secret detention and torture center as a World Heritage site. A UN Educational, …
05:33 September 20, 2023
A new study from international researchers says that Earth is outside of its “safe operating space for humanity” in six of nine measures of its healt…
06:41 September 20, 2023
Google has linked its Bard artificial intelligence (AI) tool to its Gmail service and other company offerings. The American-based search engine compa…
04:55 September 20, 2023
The American Library Association (ALA) says book bans and attempted bans continue to rise in the United States. The group notes that efforts now exte…
07:17 September 19, 2023
The United States admitted over 967,000 people as new citizens in 2022. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said that was the …
04:37 September 19, 2023
The U.S. Senate’s majority leader said this week that the legislative body will no longer enforce a dress code on its floor. A dress code is a set of…
04:35 September 19, 2023
This is the time of year when many gardeners are harvesting tomatoes. Associated Press gardening expert Jessica Damiano recently reported about the m…
05:22 September 19, 2023
India expelled a Canadian diplomat Tuesday and accused Canada of interfering in its internal affairs. The move came one day after Canadian Prime Mini…
04:47 September 18, 2023
Small farms with natural trees and forests that block sunlight can provide a refuge for some bird populations, a study in Costa Rica found. For 18 ye…
05:27 September 18, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that seven Americans have been released by Iran after the nations agreed to a prisoner exchange also…
03:43 September 18, 2023
Pope Francis has officially welcomed Russia’s new ambassador to the Vatican. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church met with Ambassador Ivan Soltano…
04:57 September 17, 2023
On a gray and rainy Saturday, buses arrive continually at a base station of Japan’s Mount Fuji. The buses release foreign visitors in front of stores…
04:35 September 17, 2023
It is lunchtime. And mosquitoes find their way to Ella Branham’s arm at a Salt Lake City lab in the American state of Utah. “They're not very aggress…
06:18 September 17, 2023
The American space agency NASA says a device placed on Mars to produce oxygen has performed better than expected in a series of experiments. The syst…
08:28 September 16, 2023
“This is a huge issue,” said one college math professor. “This is significant and deep,” said another. They were talking about their students who are…
05:01 September 15, 2023
The first subway station in New York City was designed to be a masterpiece and was considered a “jewel in the crown” when it opened. The trains in Ne…
05:52 September 15, 2023
An increasing number of young Chinese adults are moving back in with their parents because they cannot find jobs. Estimates show that up to one in fi…
05:08 September 14, 2023
Belgium says it plans to study possible health risks from electromagnetic radiation release by Apple’s iPhone 12 smartphone. Belgium’s move comes aft…
06:00 September 14, 2023
Green hydrogen has been presented around the world as a clean energy solution. But is this fuel truly clean burning? And what does it take to produce…
05:05 September 14, 2023
American government experts who studied a popular medicine used for colds say the drug is likely not effective and should not be taken by mouth. Sixt…
05:44 September 13, 2023
Taylor Swift took home the top prize at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) for her Anti-Hero music video. The music network’s yearly awards show …
04:06 September 13, 2023
Tracee Herbaugh lives in the Boston area of Massachusetts. Herbaugh thought she was alone in her backyard recently when she used the Merlin Bird ID a…
06:53 September 13, 2023
Researchers say the methods used to create artificial intelligence (AI) systems require large amounts of water. As a result, people are calling on AI…
04:19 September 13, 2023
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday at Russia’s new spaceport in the Far East. Putin showed Kim the Vo…
05:35 September 12, 2023
Across the United States, schools are working hard to help students catch up in math. Test scores after the pandemic show just how behind students ar…
04:06 September 12, 2023
About 148 to 150 million years ago, a strange chicken-sized and bird-like dinosaur with long legs and arms much like wings lived in southeastern Chin…
05:22 September 12, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice accuses Google Tuesday of using its internet search engine to push out competitors and limit new ideas. Kenneth Dintze…
04:51 September 12, 2023
Officials in Libya say as many as 10,000 people are missing after severe flooding in the northeastern part of the country. The flooding began when Me…
05:21 September 11, 2023
Israeli scientists say they have created a model of a human embryo from stem cells in a laboratory. The embryo model – created without using sperm, e…
04:51 September 11, 2023
Invasive grasses might have played a part in the deadly wildfires that burned Lahaina, Hawaii recently. The grasses have taken over land that was onc…
06:35 September 11, 2023
Ecuador is increasingly at the meeting point of two worldwide trades: bananas and cocaine. The South American country is the world's largest exporter…
05:34 September 11, 2023
Rescue workers continue to search the wreckage of a large earthquake that struck Morocco Friday. Officials say almost 2,500 were killed in the quake,…
05:57 September 10, 2023
Last week, Japan’s space agency launched a rocket carrying a spacecraft designed to explore the moon. The lunar lander is known as the Smart Lander f…
07:16 September 10, 2023
A group of technology investors recently released its plans to create a new “green” city between San Francisco and Sacramento in California. The grou…
03:19 September 10, 2023
People in the American state of Kentucky will be able to legally bet on sporting events for the first time in September. When they do, they also help…
07:49 September 9, 2023
Thirteen American colleges and universities recently announced the creation of a plan to support freedom of speech. The plan is part of an effort des…