2022-09-27 Japan’s Former Leader Abe Honored at State Funeral
Japan honored its former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tuesday at the country’s first state funeral for a former leader in 55 years. But the high cost of the state-financed ceremony…
2022-09-27 Kenya Using Mobile App to Help Track Animals
Kenya’s wildlife officials have made a free mobile phone app to help track wild animals in the country. They plan to use information from the app to help protect the…
2022-09-27 Parachuting Keeps 88-Year-Old Bosnian Man Fit
An 88-year-old man from Bosnia is living proof that extreme sports are not just for young people. Ibrahim Kalesic stays in shape by jumping out of airplanes. And he has…
2022-09-26 Apple to Produce iPhone 14 in India
Apple will make its iPhone 14 in India, the company said on Monday. The announcement comes at a time when manufacturers are moving production from China. Apple described the new…
2022-09-26 How to Bring Houseplants back Indoors
As the cooler days of autumn arrive in the northern part of the world, people are clearing out old plants and planning new gardens for next year. However, plants that…
2022-09-26 NASA Spacecraft Crashes into Asteroid to Test Earth Defense
A spacecraft from the American space agency NASA crashed into an asteroid about 11 million kilometers from Earth on Monday. The mission is part of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test,…
2022-09-26 Giorgia Meloni Likely to Become Italy’s First Female PM
Results from elections Sunday suggest that Giorgia Meloni will likely become Italy’s first woman prime minister. Meloni, age 45, is the leader of Brothers of Italy, a conservative political party.…
2022-09-26 Women in Zimbabwe Protect Children with Secret Vaccinations
At a health center in Zimbabwe, a large group of women holding babies hurried to take their places on wooden seats. Separately, a health worker took a different group of…
2022-09-26 Iraqi Artist Recreates Ancient Artwork
Iraqi artist Khaled Al-Abadi’s dream is to recreate historical objects that were damaged during years of war. Al-Abadi is a sculptor. In his Mosul workshop, he carefully shapes objects into…
2022-09-25 NASA Spacecraft Records Sounds of Space Rocks Hitting Mars
Researchers say a spacecraft on Mars has recorded vibrations and sounds of space rocks hitting the planet. The activity was picked up by a seismometer, an instrument that measures ground…
2022-09-25 London Museum Show Explores Korean Pop Culture
A new show at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London explores South Korean popular culture and its rise to international fame. Among the things to see at Hallyu! The…
2022-09-25 Elon Musk’s Humanoid Robot Faces Concerns from Experts
Job listings from Elon Musk’s Texas-based Tesla company show that Tesla plans to deploy thousands of human-like, or humanoid, robots within its factories. The robots are being called Tesla Bot…
2022-09-25 Scientists Estimate the Ant Population on Earth
Researchers have made the most in-depth estimate yet of the world’s ant population. The total number of these resourceful insects was estimated to be 20 quadrillion. A quadrillion is expressed…