2024-03-18 Vernal Equinox Marks Arrival of Spring
This year, the vernal equinox officially arrives on Tuesday, March 19 at 11:06 pm in Washington, D.C. That is 3:06 UTC on Wednesday, March 20. At that time, the sun…
2024-03-15 The Wild Winter Sport of Skijoring
What do you get when you cross the sports of rodeo with skiing? An extreme winter sport called skijoring. The competition involves riding horses that tow skiers by rope over…
2024-03-13 Greek Grandmother Makes Scarves for Children in Need
In her small home in the capital of Greece, Athens, 93-year-old Ioanna Matsouka has knit thousands of brightly colored scarves for children in need from Greece to Bosnia to Ukraine.…
2024-03-13 Filipino Man Makes Library in His Home
“A good book is easy to find.” That is the message on a sign at Hernando Guanlao’s home in the Makati area of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Guanlao…
2024-03-11 War and Peace at the Oscars
American film Oppenheimer was the big winner at the Academy Awards Sunday in Los Angeles, California. The Academy honored the film about a creator of the atomic bomb with seven…
2024-03-10 France’s ‘Invader’ Could Surprise Olympic Games Visitors
When visitors come to Paris for the Olympic Games starting in July, they will be entering the territory of France’s most famous street artist: “Invader.” It will be one invasion…
2024-03-08 An Italian Shop in Rome Is Behind 17 Academy Awards
In many movies, the clothing the actors wear is an important part of the story. In Rome, there is a workshop that has been a big part of Italian and…
2024-03-06 Last Member of 1st Team to Top Everest Says Mountain Crowded, Dirty
The only living member of the team to first climb to the top of Mount Everest says the mountain is too crowded and polluted. Ninety-one-year-old Kanchha Sherpa was part of…
2024-03-04 Locals Worried about Olympic Surfing Event in Tahiti
The Summer Olympic Games this year are in Paris, France. Paris does not have an ocean. So, how do organizers plan to present competition in the sport of surfing? They…
2024-03-01 In Cyprus, Former Pilot Makes Halloumi Cheese the Old Ways
On a recent cold winter night in the Cypriot capital Nicosia, long lines of people began to form in a public parking area. The crowd was gathering for the arrival…
2024-02-24 Keeper Wants You to Know Vatican’s Secrets
The Roman Catholic Church has been trying for years to inform the public that its “secret” collection of documents is not secret. The Vatican has opened documents of World War…
2024-02-23 Poland’s Traditional Dance Honored by UNESCO
The polonaise is a traditional Polish dance that was once banned in the country. Now, the United Nations is honoring the dance. UNESCO stands for the United Nations Educational, Scientific,…
2024-02-16 South Korean Grandmas Rap about Farm Life
A group of South Korean rappers in their eighties has become popular in their hometown and beyond. The group raps about farm life and bringing energy to a quiet rural…
2024-02-10 Ancient Statue of Emperor Constantine Rebuilt in Rome
Emperor Constantine the First was an ancient Roman ruler who welcomed Christianity. He helped spread the religion throughout the Roman Empire. Recently, a large, rebuilt statue of Constantine was introduced…
2024-02-09 What Is the Lunar New Year?
On February 10, Asian American communities around the world will ring in the Year of the Dragon. Some Lunar New Year celebrations will be public, like parades and fireworks. But,…