2024-05-28 Pigs in Yoga Class Put People at Ease
In the northeastern American state of Massachusetts, people are combining a form of exercise for the body and spirit with pigs. The yoga classes in Massachusetts are selling out within…
2024-05-28 Melinda French Gates to Donate $1 Billion for Women’s Rights
Melinda French Gates announced this week that she plans to give $1 billion over the next two years to support women and families around the world. French Gates is the…
2024-05-28 Rescue Efforts in New Guinea Delayed by Dangerous Conditions
Officials in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have ordered people in parts of Enga Province to leave their homes because of the continuing danger of landslides. The government estimates that the…
2024-05-28 70 Years after Brown Decision, School Segregation Getting Worse
May 17 marked the 70th anniversary of one of the most notable cases in U.S. Supreme Court history – Brown versus Board of Education. The 1954 decision declared segregated schools…
2024-05-27 Rights Report: China Unfairly Pushing Rural Tibetans into Cities
A rights group based in New York City says it has documents from Chinese officials that show a plan to push rural Tibetans into cities against their will. Human Rights…
2024-05-27 Study Explores History of Cockroaches
They are six-legged, hairy home invaders that will not die, no matter how hard you try. Cockroaches are experts at surviving indoors. But they did not start out that way.…
2024-05-27 Don’t Have Soil, Try Planting in Straw Bales
You do not need good soil – or even soil at all – to grow plants. Straw bales can work, too. Straw is the dry stems of wheat and other…
2024-05-27 Doctors’ Group: Mothers with HIV Can Breastfeed
A top U.S. pediatricians’ group is making a major policy change about breastfeeding by women with HIV. The group says women infected with HIV can breastfeed their babies as long…
2024-05-26 Electric Spoons, Chopsticks May Help Cut Salt
Researchers in Japan say they will begin selling new devices that will help people reduce how much sodium, or salt, they use to improve the taste of their food. The…
2024-05-26 How to Protect Your Car from Being Stolen
Most recent cars have an electronic key that lets the owner get into and start the car. The electronic key is called a “fob” to those who know about the…
2024-05-26 Americans Observe Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a national holiday observed in the United States on the last Monday in May. This year, Memorial Day falls on May 27. It is a day when…
2024-05-26 New Rocket Engine Could Cut Travel Time to Mars
A private company is working with the American space agency NASA to develop a new rocket that could greatly reduce space travel times. The engine for such a rocket will…