2022-07-14 How to Talk about a Movie
Think about a time that you wanted to talk about a movie. How did you describe it? In today’s Everyday Grammar, we will use a reader’s message to explore how…
2022-07-14 Scientists Search for Dark Matter in Old US Gold Mine
Researchers have begun a new search in the United States for the mysterious material known as dark matter. Scientists believe dark matter makes up most of the mass of the…
2022-07-14 Chip Shortage Turns into Surplus
The coronavirus pandemic left makers of personal computers, smartphones, and cars without the computer chips needed to make their products. That suddenly changed during a period of three weeks from…
2022-07-14 US Agency Studies Rare Whale Habitat Expansion Request
The U.S. government has agreed to a request from environmental groups to study increasingly important habitats for North Pacific right whales. The animals are among the rarest whales in the…
2022-07-14 Jane Goodall Gets Her Own Doll
The Mattel toy company has created a new Barbie doll with the famous British scientist Jane Goodall as its model. The company released the new doll this week, the latest…
2022-07-13 Sri Lankan President Flees, Protesters Storm PM’s Office
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled for the Maldives Wednesday to escape a major anti-government uprising in his country. The president placed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in control of the…
2022-07-13 NASA Releases Webb Space Telescope’s First Images
The American space agency NASA has released the first images observed by its powerful James Webb Space Telescope. NASA describes the Webb as “the largest and most powerful space science…
2022-07-13 US Promises Increased Aid to Pacific Island Nations
Pacific island leaders welcomed a promise by the United States to increase aid to island nations in the Pacific Ocean. Proposed aid will go to fight illegal fishing, increase security…
2022-07-13 American Kennel Club Welcomes the Bracco Italiano
The American Kennel Club (AKC) has officially recognized another dog breed in its registry of dogs. The AKC is the oldest dog registry in the United States. The organization has…
2022-07-13 Kenya’s Local Fishing Community Sees Less Fish
On Kenya’s southern coast, an estimated 1,500 people depend on the sea to make a living. But local fishers are seeing less of one especially valuable fish, the tuna. Local…
2022-07-12 Use QR Codes for Teaching
You have probably seen those little boxes with a pattern of black marks on products in stores, on signs or in many other public places. The designs are called QR…