2019-03-25 Kenyan Science Educator Receives $1-Million Teacher Prize
A Kenyan teacher who gave away most of his monthly earnings to poor people has won a $1-million prize. Peter…
2019-03-26 No More Suits for Wall Street Workers
The Goldman Sachs Group recently eased its rules for what employees wear to work. Then, the company asked them for…
2019-03-26 California Science Show Explores the Dog-Human Friendship
Did people decide to fall in love with dogs or did dogs choose people? And why do these two species…
2019-03-25 UN: Yemen Has World’s ‘Worst Humanitarian Crisis’
This week marks the fourth anniversary of the Saudi-led campaign to force Houthi rebels from parts of northern Yemen. The…
2019-03-24 Pawn Shops Offer Used Goods, Loans to People in Need
You never know what you will find in a pawnshop, stores which sell used goods. Where else can you find…
2019-03-25 Recovering Objects of War Helps to Heal Wounds
Jorge Altieri touches a helmet with old bloodstains on it. The device saved his life in 1982, when Britain and…
2019-03-25 After Report on Russian 2016 Election Interference, What Is Next?
Many people around the United States are wondering what will happen next, now that a report on Russian interference in…
2019-03-24 Fall Armyworms in Asia
An insect called the fall armyworm has already eaten crops in the Americas and Africa. Now it is doing the…
2019-03-24 Wanted: More Pastures for West’s Overpopulated Wild Horses
Wild horses running across open land – is a classic image of the old American west. But, many people might…
2019-03-23 Women with Albinism Struggle for Acceptance
Stibiri Fiona of Uganda was born with the medical condition known as albinism. Her body lacks the natural dark brown…
2019-03-23 WHO Calls for Gene Editing Registration
World Health Organization experts said last week it would be irresponsible for any scientist to do human gene-editing studies in…
2019-03-22 Where Villages Once Stood, Africa Now Has an Inland Ocean
Flooding remains a serious problem in Southern Africa more than a week after Cyclone Idai hit the area. Idai is…
2019-03-22 Levi Strauss Goes Public Again
Levi Strauss is known as the company that gave America its first pair of blue jeans. This week, the New…
2019-03-21 New Zealand Bans ‘Military-Style Weapons after Christchurch Attack
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced a ban of “military-style semi-automatic” weapons. The ban comes just six…
2019-03-21 Mosque Shootings Affect New Zealand’s Bangladeshi Community
Nineteen-year-old Husna Ahmed arrived in New Zealand from Bangladesh on her wedding day. Her future husband, Farid, was waiting to…