06:28 August 27, 2023
Scientists say they have discovered new evidence that cloud activity on Neptune is linked to atmospheric changes on the planet caused by the sun. Res…
07:30 August 27, 2023
American food and drug officials recently approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women. The drug will inoculate the fetus and provide protection…
08:17 August 27, 2023
India’s decision to halt some rice exports to prevent high prices at home has had affects stretching across Asia to Africa, observers say. Rice price…
09:48 August 26, 2023
Kara Baker recently graduated from high school in the state of Indiana. She earned more than a high school diploma, however. She also completed a two…
05:29 August 26, 2023
China is facing a continuing decrease in its supply of earthworms used for medicine. Hunters in Vietnam are attempting to catch the animals to meet C…
05:11 August 25, 2023
Lenin Tamayo is named after the leader of the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin. But he wants to revolutionize Peruvian popular music. Tamayo aims t…
04:33 August 25, 2023
An exhibition of war stories and artwork from children in Ukraine recently opened in the Netherlands. The event is being held in Amsterdam, where Ann…
04:46 August 24, 2023
Three new studies suggest links between natural gas wells and cases of cancer, asthma and birth problems. Children who lived closer to natural gas we…
04:30 August 24, 2023
Intelligence officials from the United States and Western countries believe that an explosion brought down the plane presumed to carry Wagner group l…
05:15 August 24, 2023
Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six countries set to join the BRICS economic group next year. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Argentina, Egypt, and E…
04:07 August 23, 2023
India became the fourth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon on Wednesday. It also became the first country to land a spacecraft nea…
05:59 August 23, 2023
Major media organizations are calling for new laws to protect their content from use by trainers of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The request f…
04:29 August 23, 2023
Recent satellite images suggest China is a building a military site on disputed land in the South China Sea. The pictures show an airfield structure …
04:33 August 22, 2023
Ian Happ is a professional baseball player for the Chicago Cubs of Major Leagues Baseball in the United States. When he first started playing with th…
04:46 August 22, 2023
Srettha Thavisin is Thailand’s new prime minister after winning a parliamentary vote Tuesday. He is the wealthy leader of one of Thailand’s best-know…
05:28 August 22, 2023
Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, signed off Tuesday on his country’s plan to release treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from the Fukush…
05:11 August 21, 2023
India will soon attempt to land a spacecraft on the point farthest south on the moon, its south pole. The attempt comes just days after the failure o…
05:14 August 21, 2023
The latest COVID-19 vaccine is set for release in September. But health experts say it remains unclear how many Americans will choose to get the new …
05:05 August 21, 2023
Water is required for plant life. But what happens when there is too much of a good thing? That has been the case in many parts of the world this sum…
05:12 August 21, 2023
The rights group Human Rights Watch has accused border guards in Saudi Arabia of killing Ethiopian migrants who tried to cross over into the kingdom …
06:55 August 20, 2023
At her home in northern Afghanistan, a 19-year old woman draws her own image. In the drawing, she is covered by a blue burqa and is inside a cage. Th…
05:15 August 20, 2023
Researchers say they have found evidence that ancient Mars experienced both wet and dry climate cycles. The new evidence is based on data collected b…
06:37 August 20, 2023
Doctors who practice anesthesiology in the United States and Canada are expressing concern about patients who take popular weight loss drugs leading …
04:13 August 20, 2023
Fishermen who work on Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo say fish stocks are decreasing as pollution grows worse. Lake Maracaibo is 600 kilometers west of Ve…
06:14 August 19, 2023
Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) services - such as ChatGPT – have become a major resource for cheating in university. Now, teachers are thinki…
05:49 August 19, 2023
Doctors in New York City have transplanted a pig’s organ into a brain-dead man and watched as it performed normally for over a month. Brain death is …
05:42 August 18, 2023
Alaska’s Mendenhall glacier is about 20 minutes by car from Juneau, the state capital. It is one of the area’s most popular sites for tourists. But c…
05:07 August 17, 2023
China’s exports fell 14.5 percent in July compared with a year earlier. The report builds pressure on the ruling Chinese Communist Party to support m…
04:28 August 17, 2023
Defense leaders from the West African group of nations known as ECOWAS are meeting to discuss the political crisis in Niger. The leaders are concerne…
04:58 August 16, 2023
The U.S. weather agency is exploring the ocean around the Aleutian Islands aiming to map the sea floor and make discoveries about undersea life. The …
03:25 August 16, 2023
Scientists say that an early human species that settled in what is now Europe was wiped out by a long ice age over 1 million years ago. The scientist…
04:58 August 16, 2023
Many young Chinese are increasingly turning to online streaming as a way to earn money while selling products for major companies. The job involves l…
04:39 August 16, 2023
Shares of Vietnam's electric car company VinFast started publicly trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange on Tuesday. By the end of the first trading da…
05:03 August 15, 2023
Record-breaking heat is affecting plants in many places around the world. But gardening expert Jessica Damiano says selecting the right plants and a …
05:29 August 15, 2023
Two years ago Tuesday, the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan after NATO forces pulled out of the country. The Taliban are still the clear rulers.…
05:01 August 15, 2023
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and 18 others have been indicted over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the American state of Georgia.…
04:14 August 14, 2023
A mountain guide who recently climbed the world’s 14 tallest mountains in record time has set a new goal for himself. Tenjen Sherpa of Nepal says he …
05:43 August 14, 2023
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07:07 August 14, 2023
The number of people entering the hospital with COVID-19 has increased in the United States since early July. The increase is similar to the past thr…
05:59 August 14, 2023
Hawaii’s Governor Joshua Green told U.S. broadcaster CBS that the number of dead from wildfires on the island of Maui will continue to grow over the …
04:36 August 13, 2023
Baleen whales, such as the blue whale, are huge sea animals. Baleen describes a filter-feeding system in their mouths through which they can eat huge…
05:38 August 13, 2023
Several organizations are racing to save the reef that runs along the Florida Keys. A summer heat wave has already led to historic coral bleaching. C…
05:01 August 13, 2023
Scientists have discovered fossils that might have belonged to the heaviest animal in Earth’s history. The blue whale holds the current record as the…
05:44 August 12, 2023
States are reporting that teachers are leaving their jobs in growing numbers. In some cases, retirement is highest among teachers from minority group…
06:03 August 11, 2023
The signs of hip-hop’s influence are everywhere. American rapper and music producer Pharrell Williams recently became a creative director for the Fre…
04:27 August 11, 2023
Wildfires on Hawaii’s island of Maui have killed at least 55 people and destroyed a historic town, officials said. The number of deaths is expected t…
07:20 August 10, 2023
During the coronavirus pandemic, many schools struggled to keep a count of students whose families struggled with homelessness. The number of childre…
04:42 August 10, 2023
Throughout history, technological progress has brought new wealth but has not always improved people’s lives. Economists now say it is not clear whet…
05:57 August 10, 2023
Not far from Camp David, a U.S. presidential base in Maryland, lie the remains of an iron workshop called Catoctin Furnace. The workshop dates back t…
05:14 August 9, 2023
The players who reached the knockout round of the Women’s World Cup received larger individual bonuses than those of the past. The increased earnings…