2022-10-25 A White House Groundskeeper for 50 Years
American presidents come and go through the White House. But one man has served there for the last fifty years, alongside ten presidents, their families and even their dogs and…
2022-10-25 US Children’s Hospitals Report Surge in RSV Infection
Children’s hospitals in parts of the United States are reporting a worrying surge in respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The common virus affects the breathing system, usually causing minor sickness…
2022-10-25 Floppy Disks Get Second Life at Recycling Service
Do you know the “save” icon on your computer? It is a picture of a floppy disk. Back in the 1900s, they were the main way computer files were saved…
2022-10-24 More Tension with China Expected under Xi’s Third Term
Chinese President Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as leader of the Communist Party on Sunday. The decision breaks with the tradition of Chinese presidents leading the country…
2022-10-24 Study: Your Smell Could Attract Mosquitoes
A new study finds that some people attract mosquitoes much more than others, and it probably involves the way they smell. The researchers found that people who attract mosquitoes the…
2022-10-24 Test Scores in US Show ‘Historic’ Drop Following COVID
Students across the United States have had “historic” drops in math and reading test scores since the start of the pandemic. Across the country, math scores saw their largest decreases…
2022-10-24 Western Nations Dismiss Russian Claim Ukraine Will Use a ‘Dirty Bomb’
Western countries on Monday said they rejected Russia’s accusation that Ukraine plans to use a “dirty bomb.” A dirty bomb is a bomb that includes radioactive material but is not…
2022-10-24 New Exhibits at Reopened National Air and Space Museum
The popular National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. has partly reopened. The museum had been closed for almost seven months. It now has eight new exhibitions, hundreds of…
2022-10-23 After Summer Trip, NASA Explorer Arrives at Mineral-rich Area of Mars
The American space agency NASA says its Curiosity vehicle has reached its next exploration target on Mars. The explorer, or rover, reached an area that NASA scientists call Mount Sharp.…
2022-10-23 Is a Worm the Next Invasive Threat?
Just as North Americans became used seeing the lanternfly insect, there is another invasive animal population on the rise: the Asian jumping worm. Its scientific name is Amynthas agrestis. But…
2022-10-23 Ukrainians Face a Cold Winter, Many Without Heat
As autumn sets in across the northern part of the world, Ukraine faces the winter months. Russia is targeting Ukrainian cities like Kyiv, their power plants and other infrastructure using…
2022-10-23 Scientists Getting More Precise Details on Climate Change
Scientists have long been predicting that global warming will increase extreme weather events around the world. Recent examples of such events are floods in Pakistan, extreme heat in Europe and…
2022-10-23 Study: Medieval Plague May Have Shaped Human Immunity
Genes that helped people survive the plague hundreds of years ago may have made people more vulnerable to some diseases today, a new study says. The information is a good…