2022-05-17 Indonesia’s Policy Gives Malaysia Edge in Palm Oil Export
Indonesia is the world’s biggest palm oil producer. But its “unpredictable” export policies may help Malaysia become the main supplier…
2022-05-16 How to Grow, Eat Sunflowers
Sunflowers are huge plants with bright yellow flowers. They have a long history in North America. There is evidence they…
2022-05-16 ‘Replacement Theory’ Fuels Deadly, Racist Attack in US
A gunman killed 10 people at a food store in Buffalo, New York, over the weekend. Law enforcement officials said…
2022-05-16 As Ukraine Resists Russian Offensive, EU Pushes Plan to Ban Oil Imports
Ukraine reported Monday that its forces had pushed Russian troops back from the northeastern city of Kharkiv. Some of the…
2022-05-16 North Korea Reports Widespread Sickness for First Time in Pandemic
North Korea is reporting widespread disease and at least 50 deaths related to a “fever” for the first time during…
2022-05-16 Scientists Grow Plants in Dirt from Moon
For the first time, scientists have grown plants in moon soil collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts. The scientists had no…
2022-05-15 NASA Releases New Black Hole ‘Sounds’
The American space agency NASA has released sounds it created with data collected from black holes. The sound production process…
2022-05-15 Google Says New Eyeglasses Can Translate Languages in Real Time
Ten years after introducing “Google Glass,” Alphabet Inc. has created a new kind of smart eyeglasses. The company says the…
2022-05-15 Study: Shipping a Major Threat to World’s Biggest Fish
Marine biologists have noticed that whale shark numbers have been falling in recent years. But the scientists have not known…
2022-05-15 US Cities, States Returning to Facial Recognition for Policing
From 2019 through 2021, many American state and city governments passed laws restricting the use of facial recognition software in…
2022-05-15 In Africa, Chinese Employers Accused of Abuse
A court in the central African country of Rwanda sentenced Chinese man Sun Shujun to 20 years in jail last…
2022-05-14 Recent Deaths of Female College Athletes Bring Attention to Mental Health
In 2021, sports fans around the world learned about the issue of women’s mental health in sports from Simone Biles…