03:48 October 9, 2023
It was a criticism about her Afro-braided hair that led Ruth Essel to create what she calls a safe space for Black dancers. The founder of Pointe Bla…
05:43 October 9, 2023
Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, thousands of years later. Roman engineers built thick concrete se…
06:20 October 9, 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) approved a second malaria vaccine last week. The decision could offer a less costly and readily available shot to…
04:59 October 9, 2023
The Nobel Prize in economics has been awarded to Claudia Goldin for her work on the gap between men and women in the workplace. The Royal Swedish Aca…
05:37 October 8, 2023
This Monday is Columbus Day in the United States. The U.S. government established Columbus Day as a national holiday in 1934 to honor the explorer Ch…
04:37 October 8, 2023
China plans to increase the size of its space station in the coming years. The station will offer astronauts from other countries a different choice …
06:54 October 8, 2023
The American space agency NASA is preparing to launch a spacecraft designed to observe an asteroid made mostly of metal. The launch of the vehicle, c…
05:02 October 7, 2023
The West Coast of the United States produces over 90 percent of America’s wine, an alcoholic drink. However, the area is also prone to wildfires. Suc…
06:58 October 6, 2023
In northern Chile, Teófila Challapa learned to weave, or make cloth, surrounded by the high hills and sandy roads of the Atacama Desert. “Spin the th…
04:56 October 6, 2023
When Yared Markos moved to London 25 years ago, he did not see any Ethiopian coffee shops. Now, there are at least 12 around a city known for its tea…
03:51 October 6, 2023
Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Mohammadi was recognized for women’s rights and democracy, and agai…
05:49 October 5, 2023
A new report suggests many girls across the world are not using the internet because of online abuse, discrimination or other issues. The report was …
03:00 October 5, 2023
Cuba is undergoing economic crisis and shortages. This can make even simple efforts like fishing or farming complex. That is why two young Cuban busi…
05:12 October 5, 2023
The Swedish Academy awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature to a Norwegian known for considering life’s “basic choices” in his 40 years of work…
06:45 October 4, 2023
An experiment involving hundreds of office workers has found that artificial intelligence (AI) tools can greatly help but also hurt worker performanc…
04:05 October 4, 2023
In a small building in Peshawar, Pakistan, a group of Afghan women watch a teacher show them how to use a sewing machine. The training program was es…
04:38 October 4, 2023
Three scientists in the United States won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday. The three won for their discovery of quantum dots, a technology …
06:52 October 3, 2023
Many students across the United States fell behind in math during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many educators are seeking ways to bring students back up to…
07:40 October 3, 2023
Important foods like grains and cooking oil again are growing more costly in many places around the world. Observers say that is because countries ha…
05:14 October 3, 2023
Three European physics professors won the Nobel Prize on Tuesday for their work on a system that permits scientists to study electrons. Electrons are…
04:46 October 3, 2023
Pope Francis on Wednesday is opening a gathering of bishops and others to discuss the future of the Roman Catholic Church. Some of the discussions in…
06:09 October 2, 2023
United States health advisers voted against an experimental treatment for ALS disease last week. The vote came after years of efforts by ALS patients…
03:24 October 2, 2023
Mamadou Safaiou Barry lives in the West African nation of Guinea. He wanted to study Islamic theology at a top school in Cairo, Egypt. Without money …
05:22 October 2, 2023
Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for making molecule discoveries that helped create COVID-19 vaccines. The Nobel Assembly at Swede…
06:06 October 1, 2023
The American space agency NASA has a new plan for deorbiting the International Space Station (ISS). The plan involves developing a new spacecraft to …
06:12 October 1, 2023
Immigrants in America are more hopeful about the future than citizens who were born in the United States. That is what a recent opinion study of 3,35…
06:48 September 30, 2023
Many elementary school teachers say they dislike the idea of teaching mathematics even at the most basic level. That is a cause for concern among edu…
05:06 September 29, 2023
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has long worked to make her city less dependent on cars. She wanted to see more people using bicycles, or bikes, to get arou…
05:16 September 29, 2023
The average life expectancy of North America's largest and rarest tortoise species is unknown. But scientists say the animals could live more than 10…
05:30 September 28, 2023
Researchers say they have recovered genetic material from the Tasmanian tiger, an Australian animal that has long been extinct. The discovery could h…
05:22 September 28, 2023
Kai Koerber was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida when a gunman murdered 14 students and three school workers there in Feb…
05:48 September 27, 2023
A new study has warned that warming ocean temperatures could threaten some of the largest fish in the sea. Many scientists believe warming waters are…
06:12 September 27, 2023
The artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT has added new abilities that include voice and image recognition. The changes permit some users to dire…
05:02 September 27, 2023
Los Alamos in the Southwestern American state of New Mexico is where the U.S. government set up its secret mission to develop nuclear weapons during …
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…