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Nobel Economics Prize Goes to Professor Studying Gender in Workplace
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Nobel Economics Prize Goes to Professor Studying Gender in Workplace

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…

Columbus or Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
Arts & Culture
Columbus or Indigenous Peoples’ Day?

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…

China Aims to Grow Influence in Space with ‘Tiangong’ Station
Science & Technology
China Aims to Grow Influence in Space with ‘Tiangong’ Station

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 …

NASA to Launch Spacecraft to Observe Metal-rich Asteroid
Science & Technology
NASA to Launch Spacecraft to Observe Metal-rich Asteroid

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…

Universities Work to Protect American Wine Grapes from Wildfire Smoke
Education
Universities Work to Protect American Wine Grapes from Wildfire Smoke

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…

Traditional Work of Aymara Women in Danger of Disappearing
Arts & Culture
Traditional Work of Aymara Women in Danger of Disappearing

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…

Ethiopian Coffee Stores Find Fans Far from Home
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Ethiopian Coffee Stores Find Fans Far from Home

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…

Jailed Iranian Activist Wins Nobel Peace Prize
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Jailed Iranian Activist Wins Nobel Peace Prize

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…

Report: Online ‘Digital Divide’ Leaves Girls Behind
Science & Technology
Report: Online ‘Digital Divide’ Leaves Girls Behind

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 …

Two Cubans Combine Fishing, Farming for Better Food Production
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Two Cubans Combine Fishing, Farming for Better Food Production

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…

Norwegian Writing about Life’s ‘Basic Choices’ Wins Nobel in Literature
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Norwegian Writing about Life’s ‘Basic Choices’ Wins Nobel in Literature

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…

Study Finds AI Tools Help but also Hurt Worker Performance
Science & Technology
Study Finds AI Tools Help but also Hurt Worker Performance

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…

Training Program in Pakistan Helps Afghan Women
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Training Program in Pakistan Helps Afghan Women

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…

Three Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Quantum Dots Discovery
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Three Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Quantum Dots Discovery

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 …

How A Rural US School System Makes Gains in Math
Education
How A Rural US School System Makes Gains in Math

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…

Export Restrictions Causing Food Prices to Rise
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Export Restrictions Causing Food Prices to Rise

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…

Three Professors Share Nobel Physics Prize for Study of Electrons
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Three Professors Share Nobel Physics Prize for Study of Electrons

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…

Pope Opens Gathering to Discuss Future of Catholic Church
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Pope Opens Gathering to Discuss Future of Catholic Church

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…

FDA Health Advisors Vote Against ALS Treatment
Health & Lifestyle
FDA Health Advisors Vote Against ALS Treatment

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…

Guinean Student Rides across Africa to Get to School
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Guinean Student Rides across Africa to Get to School

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 …

Two Scientists Win Nobel Medicine Prize for COVID-19 Vaccine Research
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Two Scientists Win Nobel Medicine Prize for COVID-19 Vaccine Research

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…

NASA to Use Special Spacecraft to Deorbit Space Station
Science & Technology
NASA to Use Special Spacecraft to Deorbit Space Station

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 …

Why Immigrants Are More Hopeful Than US-born Americans
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Why Immigrants Are More Hopeful Than US-born Americans

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…

Educators: Improving Teachers’ Math Skills Will Aid Students
Education
Educators: Improving Teachers’ Math Skills Will Aid Students

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…

Paris Once Had Too Many Cars, Now It Has Too Many Bikes
Arts & Culture
Paris Once Had Too Many Cars, Now It Has Too Many Bikes

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…

Race to Help Largest, Rarest Tortoise
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Race to Help Largest, Rarest Tortoise

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…

Scientists Recover Genetic RNA from Extinct Tasmanian Tiger
Science & Technology
Scientists Recover Genetic RNA from Extinct Tasmanian Tiger

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…

School Shooting Survivor Develops Mental Wellness App
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School Shooting Survivor Develops Mental Wellness App

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…

Study: Warming Temperatures Threaten Ocean’s Biggest Fish
Science & Technology
Study: Warming Temperatures Threaten Ocean’s Biggest Fish

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…

ChatGPT Expands with Voice and Image Abilities
Science & Technology
ChatGPT Expands with Voice and Image Abilities

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…

US Nuclear Research Center Aims to Modernize America’s Atomic Weapons
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US Nuclear Research Center Aims to Modernize America’s Atomic Weapons

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 …

Sweden Brings Books, Handwriting Back to School
Education
Sweden Brings Books, Handwriting Back to School

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 …

Winter Sea Ice in Antarctica Reaches Record Low
Science & Technology
Winter Sea Ice in Antarctica Reaches Record Low

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…

Biden Joins Striking Autoworkers in Michigan
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Biden Joins Striking Autoworkers in Michigan

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…

Striking Writers Announce Deal with Hollywood Producers
Arts & Culture
Striking Writers Announce Deal with Hollywood Producers

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…

What to Know about October's Solar Eclipse
Science & Technology
What to Know about October's Solar Eclipse

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…

NASA’s First Asteroid Samples Arrive on Earth
Science & Technology
NASA’s First Asteroid Samples Arrive on Earth

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…

Breeding Special Mosquitoes to Fight Dengue
Health & Lifestyle
Breeding Special Mosquitoes to Fight Dengue

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…

Australia Puts Water Quality Sensors in Great Barrier Reef
Science & Technology
Australia Puts Water Quality Sensors in Great Barrier Reef

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…

Study: Drug Could Block Bone Loss in Astronauts in Space
Science & Technology
Study: Drug Could Block Bone Loss in Astronauts in Space

06:44 September 24, 2023

Researchers say a new drug compound has been found to prevent bone loss in humans visiting space.

Easy Houseplants for Forgetful Caregivers
Health & Lifestyle
Easy Houseplants for Forgetful Caregivers

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…

Why Rural Hospitals in the US Are Closing Maternity Centers
Health & Lifestyle
Why Rural Hospitals in the US Are Closing Maternity Centers

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…

Programs Aim to Increase Number of Black Doctors
Education
Programs Aim to Increase Number of Black Doctors

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…

Saudi Arabia Aims to Meet Water Needs with Solar Power
Science & Technology
Saudi Arabia Aims to Meet Water Needs with Solar Power

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…

US Offers Work Permits to Thousands of Venezuelans Already in Country
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US Offers Work Permits to Thousands of Venezuelans Already in Country

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…

Former Argentine Torture Center Added to UNESCO Heritage
Arts & Culture
Former Argentine Torture Center Added to UNESCO Heritage

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, …

Study: Earth Outside ‘Safe Operating Space for Humanity’
Science & Technology
Study: Earth Outside ‘Safe Operating Space for Humanity’

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…

Google Links Bard AI Tool to Its Other Products
Science & Technology
Google Links Bard AI Tool to Its Other Products

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…

US Library Group: Objections to Books More Common
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US Library Group: Objections to Books More Common

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…

Citizenship Test Changes Might Require Better English Skills
Education
Citizenship Test Changes Might Require Better English Skills

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 …

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