03:52 May 2, 2023
If it passes, a new bill from state lawmakers in Wisconsin would limit the way young people can use social media services such as Twitter and TikTok.…
06:06 May 1, 2023
American Jason Stark's two young sons talked excitedly for months about seeing the The Super Mario Bros. Movie. When the film opened this month, Star…
06:45 May 1, 2023
American researchers say they have developed a method to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the sea and produce a clean-burning fuel in the process. Th…
06:34 May 1, 2023
This time of year, in the U.S., many people are thinking about their gardens and getting their land ready for warmer weather. Some people are thinkin…
04:09 May 1, 2023
The first day of May, known as May Day, is considered a day to celebrate workers around the world. On Monday, however, workers around the world took …
04:50 April 30, 2023
Governments and industries increasingly are exploring ways to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. CO2 is a major polluter. The waste gas…
06:48 April 30, 2023
Last week’s flight test of SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft caused major damage to the launch structure in the state of Texas. The day after the test, Sp…
06:12 April 30, 2023
Officials in many American cities say they want companies to turn empty office buildings into housing. These housing plans, known as office-to-housin…
02:48 April 30, 2023
Iranian officials have been shutting down businesses that they say violate the law requiring women to wear head covers called hijabs. Ali Akbar Javid…
07:15 April 29, 2023
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy ordered businesses working for the U.S. government to treat workers and people applying for jobs “without regard t…
05:09 April 29, 2023
Sleep is an important biological process for people and animals. However, much remains unknown about the process. Humans spend about one third of the…
04:33 April 28, 2023
Some American skateboarders are creating new moves by combining longboarding and dance. This version of the activity is already popular in southern C…
05:28 April 28, 2023
This winter, the U.S. state of California received unusually large amounts of rain and snow. Now, people worry that some areas will flood as the snow…
08:49 April 27, 2023
The United States is on a record pace for mass killings in 2023. A mass killing usually involves firearms and is defined as an attack in which four o…
06:56 April 27, 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping says he will send a representative to Ukraine to discuss a possible “political settlement” in Russia’s war with Ukraine.…
05:00 April 27, 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke to the American Congress Thursday on the final day of his state visit to the United States. The visit mark…
07:16 April 26, 2023
In 2023, if you visit a pharmacy, you might be sick and in need of medicine. If you were to visit a pharmacy 100 years ago, you might go there to buy…
03:55 April 26, 2023
A Japanese space exploration company said Wednesday there was “a high probability” that its vehicle crashed while trying to land on the moon. The ve…
05:51 April 26, 2023
Researchers say they have developed a small printing device that can produce vaccine patches for COVID-19 and other diseases. Since the device is mov…
05:03 April 26, 2023
Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery. Cannabis is another word for the drug marijuana. The man was execu…
07:11 April 25, 2023
On April 5, a man killed four children in a Brazilian daycare center. In the weeks since, Brazilian officials have detained 300 adults and children n…
05:05 April 25, 2023
European protectors of Champagne will not let just anyone use the name of the drink. That includes a large U.S. beer company. Champagne is an alcohol…
05:38 April 25, 2023
A wildlife and insect expert who urges people to create gardens with native plants is now bringing children into the effort. Doug Tallamy has become …
04:47 April 25, 2023
Great thinkers have considered the link between the human mind and body for thousands of years. This point of connection was the subject of recent re…
04:41 April 24, 2023
Quantum computers promise to be millions of times faster than today’s fastest supercomputers. They could greatly change everything from climate chang…
04:55 April 24, 2023
Gardening requires a lot of physical labor. The activity can extend from light exercise to heavy labor. All that bending, lifting, digging, carrying …
04:00 April 24, 2023
Alessandra Korap, a Munduruku Indigenous woman from the Brazilian Amazon, has been awarded a 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize. The respected award ho…
07:25 April 24, 2023
Foreign governments have evacuated hundreds of diplomats and other citizens from Sudan since Sunday. For Sudanese, the evacuation is a sign that inte…
03:04 April 23, 2023
Scientists in the southwestern state of New Mexico are giving dead birds new life through unusual research. A team at the New Mexico Institute of Min…
05:48 April 23, 2023
NASA showed off a simulated Mars environment this month where four volunteers will live for one year to help the American space agency prepare to sen…
04:37 April 23, 2023
With an ongoing war in Europe, high energy prices and food shortages, some wealthy people find themselves wanting to spend their money in ways that d…
05:53 April 23, 2023
Three zoos in the United States, including the San Diego Zoo, now have “hero rat” ambassadors, showing the abilities of the African giant pouched rat…
05:00 April 22, 2023
Almost every area of higher education in the United States has fewer students registering for classes. But many trade programs are growing. Trade pro…
05:34 April 22, 2023
Because of severely dry conditions, Tunisia has ordered water to be rationed with little warning to the people there. Water is to be cut off for seve…
03:27 April 21, 2023
Scientists say a small parasite is the cause of death of many sea urchins in the Caribbean Sea. Sea urchins are simple animals that have long spines.…
05:33 April 21, 2023
Police in New York have arrested two men for allegedly setting up a secret police station for a Chinese police agency. The goal was reportedly to col…
04:51 April 20, 2023
Where is the line between art and advertising? The question is central to a big dispute in a small American town. A large painting in Conway, New Ham…
04:45 April 20, 2023
An international study says ice in Greenland and Antarctica is melting faster than it was about 30 years ago. The study used 50 different satellite e…
04:23 April 20, 2023
A SpaceX rocket successfully launched with the company’s Starship spacecraft Thursday, but the two-part system exploded minutes later and crashed int…
07:28 April 19, 2023
Experts say online gaming services have long presented national security risks that are difficult for governments to control. One such example is the…
04:44 April 19, 2023
In large buildings outside Madrid, Spain’s capital, hop vines grow under special lights and close supervision. A small company believes growing the v…
05:39 April 19, 2023
The United Nations estimates India will pass China to have the world’s largest population sometime later this year. This comes from the U.N. Populati…
05:55 April 19, 2023
In a period of six days, four young people across the United States were shot — one of them to death — for making ordinary mistakes: arriving at the …
06:02 April 18, 2023
Ten years after suspending her studies, Briana Mathis, a 30-year-old mother of two children, is in her first year back at Wallace Community College. …
04:23 April 18, 2023
Businessman Elon Musk says ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence “bots” are too liberal and that he plans to create his own. Musk, the owner of T…
05:07 April 18, 2023
Students of United States history often learn that Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts and Jamestown in Virginia were the earliest settlements in North Am…
05:05 April 18, 2023
Environmental groups and fishing interests are criticizing regional organizations set up by the United Nations to supervise fishing activities around…
04:10 April 17, 2023
The Phantom of the Opera closed Sunday night after 35 years on New York City’s famous Broadway. The musical theater show opened on January 26, 1988. …
04:35 April 17, 2023
Scientists have released a more detailed version of the first image of a black hole. That first image, released four years ago, showed a blurry, roun…
06:13 April 17, 2023
Wildflower meadows have been growing in popularity among gardeners – and for good reason. A meadow is a usually flat area of land that is covered wit…