2021-11-29 Researchers Find 800-year-old Mummy in Peru
Researchers have found a preserved body thought to be 800 years old in the South American country of Peru. The…
2021-11-28 Machine Learning Helps NASA Confirm 301 New Exoplanets
The American space agency NASA says it has used a new technology method to help confirm the existence of 301…
2021-11-30 American Singer, Activist Josephine Baker Honored in France
American-born singer and activist Josephine Baker became the first American and first Black woman to receive France’s highest honor on…
2021-11-29 White House Decorations Honor Pandemic Workers
The decorations for President Joe Biden’s first Christmas in the White House honor workers who stayed on the job during…
2021-11-30 EU Warned against Naming Industrial Farming Good for Environment
A group of global investors is urging the European Commission not to consider industrial farming an activity that is good…
2021-11-30 Australia’s Native Species Under Threat
A new report warns that Australia’s native wildlife could see disastrous effects from nonnative plants and animals. Experts at the…
2021-11-29 Big Ben Will Have New Face for New Year
Big Ben’s famous clock will appear in time for it to do its most important yearly activity: marking the start…
2021-11-28 Jobs lost, Middle Class Afghans Becoming Poor, Hungry
In just a few months, Afghanistan’s economy has collapsed. Many formerly secure families are now in fear of how they…
2021-11-28 Researchers Find New Way to Count Gabon Forest Elephants
Some African elephants live in grassy open areas called savannas. Scientists can easily count the number of savanna elephants from…
2021-11-28 British Lawmakers Criticize Ban on Babies in Parliament
Some British lawmakers are criticizing a rule that prevents members of parliament from taking young children into the House of…
2021-11-26 Using Punctuation Marks
Hello! Today on Ask a Teacher we answer a question about punctuation marks from Luay in Syria. Question: I hope…
2021-11-25 Thanksgiving and English Grammar
Every year around the Thanksgiving holiday, a strange ceremony happens in Washington, DC. The president stands outside the White House,…
2021-11-27 Rwanda’s English Learner Becoming MIT Professor
Purdue University chemistry professor Jianguo Mei is from China. He has been teaching students in the United States for over…