06:41 November 13, 2023
The 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) holds its latest meeting in San Francisco this week. Here are some facts about APEC and what c…
04:57 November 12, 2023
A three-year drought has left millions of people in Syria, Iraq, and Iran with little water. A new study says it would not have happened without huma…
05:17 November 12, 2023
European astronomers released the first images from the new Euclid space telescope last week. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the U.S. space agen…
06:06 November 11, 2023
Isidora Djukic is a biology and chemistry student at John Carroll University near Cleveland, Ohio. She never thought that one day she would be in a c…
04:18 November 10, 2023
Hollywood actors reached a deal to end their four-month strike this week. But it could take some time before you will see your favorite actors on tel…
04:43 November 10, 2023
Marc Gauthier has Parkinson’s disease. The disease affects his nervous system, weakens his muscles and causes his arms and legs to shake. The 63-year…
03:46 November 9, 2023
South Korean police said Thursday an industrial robot had crushed a worker to death at a vegetable processing center. The male worker suffered severe…
03:30 November 9, 2023
There is a growing movement to leave leaves on the ground, instead of gathering them to be disposed of. The idea is to avoid sending bagged-up fallen…
04:09 November 9, 2023
Hurricane Michael hit the American state of Florida five years ago. The major storm came with wind speed of 250 kilometers per hour. It damaged many …
06:48 November 9, 2023
Economic problems and fears of repression in Turkey have caused Huseyin Buyukdag to make a decision. The teacher and his wife want to move to Germany…
04:46 November 8, 2023
European researchers say a very hot October has put 2023 on a likely path to become the warmest year in recorded history. Last month, world temperatu…
05:11 November 8, 2023
Building a robot that is both human-like and useful has been a goal of engineers for many years. Interest in the idea of artificial intelligence (AI)…
06:03 November 8, 2023
Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet. The huge object formed about 470 million years after the Big Bang, researchers said. The study …
04:17 November 8, 2023
The government of Kenya says November 13th will be a public holiday for nationwide tree planting. The surprise holiday is part of a huge plan to grow…
06:54 November 7, 2023
Last year, 40 percent of students in Los Angeles public schools missed more than 10 percent of the school year. That information comes from the Los A…
04:09 November 7, 2023
More and more of Judy Branfman’s friends and neighbors found themselves unable to afford housing in Venice Beach, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. So, …
02:31 November 7, 2023
The Philadelphia Orchestra arrived in Beijing Tuesday for a tour that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the group’s first visit to China. The visit …
04:29 November 7, 2023
Face coverings, or masks, are back on the streets of New Delhi as residents deal with an increase in air pollution. The city’s government has ordered…
05:11 November 6, 2023
Birds in North America will no longer be named after people. The American Ornithological Society announced the move Wednesday. Next year, the organiz…
05:47 November 6, 2023
A group of health experts recently announced that a new gene editing treatment for sickle cell disease was safe for patients. The treatment could pro…
04:17 November 6, 2023
Colombia will try to control its population of more than 100 hippopotamuses, large animals from Africa. The South American country aims to control th…
06:20 November 6, 2023
The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Monday that more than 10,000 Palestinians have died in the current conflict with Israel. The agency, howev…
04:12 November 5, 2023
Facebook and Instagram users in Europe are getting the option to use the social media services without seeing advertisements. However, they will have…
04:26 November 5, 2023
Antarctica has not always been a land of ice and snow. Earth's southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests full of life. Scientists ar…
05:17 November 5, 2023
Members of the Native American Navajo tribe in Arizona have been raising sheep for over 500 years. The Navajo started working with sheep when Spanish…
06:16 November 5, 2023
The trip through the Darién Gap forest area in Panama has become increasingly popular with migrants thanks to social media. Panamanian officials say,…
10:19 November 4, 2023
Valerie Do of Vietnam is in her third year of college at Miami University in the Midwestern U.S. state of Ohio. The school has about 19,000 students,…
03:30 November 3, 2023
University of South Dakota law professor Sean Kammer’s friends told him they were unsure about the seriousness of his upcoming class on musical perfo…
03:37 November 2, 2023
Listeners want to feel close to the musicians they support. And most would jump at the chance to talk with their favorite artist one-on-one. But famo…
04:52 November 2, 2023
Major corporations in industries that produce clothing, food, drinks and technology services use a lot of water. However, many companies say they wan…
04:51 November 2, 2023
As November begins, many countries in North America and Europe are turning the clock back as daylight saving time ends. Daylight saving time is the p…
04:28 November 1, 2023
Cuts to United Nations aid for refugees living in Rwanda are threatening education for children from more than 100,000 families. The families fled co…
05:07 November 1, 2023
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says many world electrical grids will need major improvements to support international climate change goals. In…
04:39 November 1, 2023
A recent study says African countries are less likely to follow East Asia’s development model of expanding manufacturing to reduce poverty. The study…
06:03 October 31, 2023
Some schools in the U.S. are considering whether to ban chatbots, which use artificial intelligence, or AI. However, some math and computer science t…
05:57 October 31, 2023
German businesses are increasingly turning to robots to fill jobs as the country faces a severe labor shortage. The situation left about 1.7 million …
03:51 October 31, 2023
A drought is endangering communities in the Amazon, a large rainforest in South America. Public officials in Brazil are attempting to transport food …
06:18 October 31, 2023
Vietnam is holding talks with companies that manufacture semiconductors for the electronics industry to increase investment in the country. Two busin…
02:45 October 30, 2023
The British Museum, in London, recently announced plans to make digital copies of all the objects it keeps. The museum said in August that about 2,00…
05:52 October 30, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden has issued an executive order related to artificial intelligence. Biden signed the order on Monday. He said the government n…
04:51 October 30, 2023
A study led by the Stanford School of Medicine in California says hospitals and health care systems are turning to artificial intelligence (AI). The …
03:31 October 30, 2023
The United Auto Workers (UAW) reached a tentative agreement with General Motors (GM) on Monday. The agreement once approved by UAW members will end t…
03:19 October 29, 2023
Antonio Vivaldi’s famous musical work, The Four Seasons, was first performed in the 1700s. Many music historians call it a “masterpiece,” the musical…
06:44 October 29, 2023
Scientists now believe the largest quake ever recorded on Mars was the result of seismic activity, not a strike by a space object. Instruments attach…
05:59 October 29, 2023
Vietnam plans to restart its biggest rare earths mine next year. The project could greatly increase the supply of the elements to compete with China.…
07:07 October 28, 2023
Many American education experts are concerned about students’ performance in the subject of mathematics. Scores on standardized tests are falling, st…
05:20 October 28, 2023
Scientists say a mineral found in moon dust suggests Earth’s moon is 40 million years older than scientists had believed. The finding was made by res…
04:14 October 27, 2023
A “new” song from the Beatles, with help from artificial intelligence, comes out next week. The song, called Now And Then, will be available on Novem…
04:39 October 27, 2023
The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s most endangered large whale species. Its population loss appears to be slowing. But scientists w…
03:57 October 26, 2023
China launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station Thursday. The launch is part of the country’s plan to put astronauts on the moon…