2015-03-30 Ceramic Guitar Proves Good for Rockin’
Musicians have been using clay, or ceramic, wind and percussion instruments for a long time. But a rock guitarist in Spain is now attracting audiences with not only his music,…
2015-03-30 Community Center Helps Women on Skid Row
Many homeless people live in the “Skid Row” area of Los Angeles, California. These men and women have no permanent place to live. Skid Row is a place where many…
2015-03-29 Dead Sea Scrolls Still Have Lessons to Teach
The documents known as the Dead Sea Scrolls were uncovered in the mid-20th century. They still have things to tell us about life and religious beliefs in ancient Israel. An…
2015-03-28 Could Drones Help Save Rhinos in South Africa?
Since 2008, hunters have illegally killed more than 3,000 rhinos in South Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature warns that rhinos may disappear by 2026. People who hunt…
2015-03-28 New Girls’ Clothing Line Breaks Stereotypes
Many little girls like flowers, watching butterflies and riding ponies. A lot of them also like cars, robots and spaceships. But most girls’ clothing only has pictures of flowers, butterflies…
2015-03-27 Paraguayan Children Make Music with Trash
Last week, musicians from around the world gathered in Texas for the South by Southwest film and music festival. Perhaps the most unusual performers at the event were a group…
2015-03-26 UN: African Nations Should Change ‘Pursuit’ Laws
A United Nations committee is calling on some African countries to change their laws so police can cross national borders when they are chasing terrorist suspects. Jean-Paul Laborde is the…
2015-03-25 Overfishing Opponent Wins Environment Prize
A leading American supporter of a method to prevent overfishing has won a major environmental prize. Jane Lubchenco served as head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration between 2009…
2015-03-25 Party Politics in Nigeria’s Presidential Election
Nigeria is holding elections Saturday following two years of political unrest. Voters will elect both a president and parliament. The ruling People’s Democratic Party, or PDP, is facing its first…
2015-03-24 Prison Watchdog Group Watching US Jails
The United States has almost a fourth of the world’s prison population — more than two million people, to be exact. That number comes from the International Centre for Prison…
2015-03-25 More Assertive Japan Before Abe’s US Visit
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is making plans for a state visit to the United States. Mr. Abe will travel to Washington next month for talks with President Barack Obama.…
2015-03-24 Scrap Metal Separation May Become Less Costly
Recycling, or re-using, metals is much less costly than making them from raw materials in the Earth, called “ore.” But when old cars, household appliances and industrial equipment are thrown…
2015-03-23 Singapore’s Founding Father Lee Kuan Yew Dies at 91
Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew died early Monday. He was 91 years old. Mr. Lee was Singapore’s leader from 1959 until 1990. In recent years, he remained a…
2015-03-22 Would You Eat Food from Fukushima?
Thousands of delegates from around the world gathered this month in northeast Japan for a United Nations conference on disaster relief. Four years ago, the area was hit by a…
2015-03-21 Islamic State Uses App to Broadcast Message
The writers of a new book about the Islamic State group say it is using technology developed by an American company to spread its message. Hassan Hassan and Michael D.…