2017-05-02 Why Can’t We Remember Our First Few Years of Life?
Did you ever wonder why you have no memory of when you were a baby or very young child? Researchers in the United States are investigating this question. The researchers…
2017-05-02 New Water ‘Bottles’ Could Help Fight Plastic Pollution
Scientists and designers in London have found a possible solution to the problem of plastic bottle waste. The group at Skipping Rocks Lab has made a water bottle you can…
2017-05-01 US: Invitation to Philippine Leader Linked to Containing North Korea
The United States is defending President Donald Trump’s decision to invite Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to the White House. The two presidents spoke by telephone on Saturday. Trump noted the…
2017-05-01 More US Money to Combat Famine under Budget Deal
Congressional Republicans and Democrats reached agreement on a bill funding the federal government through September 30. Congress is expected to approve the $1 trillion spending bill later this week. Without…
2017-04-29 Media Rights Groups: Press Freedom ‘Never Been So Threatened’
Two media rights groups have reported a sharp drop in press freedoms around the world in 2016. The two groups note that much of the decline in media rights took…
2017-04-30 Winter Rains Bring Attention to Los Angeles River
It’s time for spring-cleaning in Los Angeles. Usually that term relates to housekeeping: throwing away unwanted items, organizing closets, and washing places that have become dirty over the winter. But…
2017-04-30 Young Immigrant Workers Unlikely to Move Back to Southern Europe
Young people who left Southern European countries to find work in Europe’s North are unlikely to move back home anytime soon. Thousands of young people moved north after an economic…
2017-04-29 Former East German Plans Performance at US-Mexico Border
For the first 20 years of Markus Rindt’s life, he knew there were limits on how far he could travel. Rindt grew up in East Germany. He could not go…
2017-04-29 Business Grows in US Town That Embraces Refugees
Refugees often arrive in the United States with few clothes and other belongings. From these simple beginnings, most refugees rebuild their lives, overcoming language and cultural barriers. Some even set…
2017-04-28 Wins and Losses for President Trump’s First 100 Days
No president has had a first 100 days like Donald Trump. He won confirmation of a new Supreme Court nominee and ordered the bombing of a Syrian air base. He…
2017-04-28 Can Technology Help Vietnam’s Energy Dilemma?
The Vietnamese government is dealing with an important question: how can the country supply its growing energy needs without destroying the environment? Trilliant is a software firm for electricity grids.…
2017-04-27 South African Baseball Player Gets First Major League Hit
Gift Ngoepe of South Africa spent almost nine years playing baseball in the United States. He was in the minor leagues, the professional level below Major League Baseball. He started…
2017-04-27 Solar Plant to Launch at Chernobyl Nuclear Site
Thirty years after the world’s worst nuclear disaster, Chernobyl is about to become a solar farm. Officials in Ukraine plan to build a solar energy plant at the Chernobyl nuclear…
2017-04-27 Holocaust Artifacts and Stories Preserved at New Center
Louise Lawrence-Israels did not own many things during the three years she spent hiding from Nazis in Amsterdam, but she did possess a small toy chair. It was a gift…
2017-04-27 Who Are the Civilians Living in Refugee Camps?
American researcher Kenneth Miller has been working with victims of war for more than 25 years. Miller is a trained psychologist. In school, he studied the mind and human behavior.…