2025-02-28 Appeal
This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer the following question from a listener. Dear teacher, Could you please say…
2025-02-27 The Planets Gather for a Show in the Evening Sky
All seven major planets form a kind of parade in the sky at the end of February. Although two of…
2025-02-27 Reviewing Your Birthday Message
Recently, our readers and listeners wrote many lovely messages about their birthdays. We have been reading all of them. Most…
2025-02-26 How to Reduce Risks of Bad Air Quality
Air quality differs from place to place and day to day. But about 99 percent of the world’s population breathes…
2025-02-26 Japan’s Toyota Builds a City-like Center to Test Robotics, AI
Japanese automaker Toyota says it is building a research center in a city-like setting to test robotics, artificial intelligence (AI)…
2025-02-26 Mardis Gras: The Biggest Party in New Orleans
Wild celebrations of Mardi Gras come just before the start of Lent. Lent is the Christian observance leading up to…
2025-02-25 Learn Prefixes, Suffixes to Expand Your Vocabulary
On a recent program, we explained that knowing just a few root words in English can help you understand the…
2025-02-25 Pearl S. Buck: The First American Woman to Win a Nobel Prize in Literature
The year was 1931. The top selling book in the United States was The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck.…
2025-02-24 France Sets New Record in Hunt for Nuclear Fusion
French scientists have announced they set a new record of 22 minutes for keeping hydrogen atoms in a state called…
2025-02-24 Experts Provide Tips for Avoiding Computer-linked Vision Trouble
Computer, or digital, screens are common at work, homes, schools, and stores. An estimated 104 million Americans of working age…
2025-02-24 American Inventors: Rocket Scientist Robert Goddard
Today rocket launches and space missions are common. But in the early 1900s, space travel seemed like a dream. One…
2025-02-23 The Statue of Liberty: ‘Enlightening the World’ for Nearly 150 Years
The Statue of Liberty has served as the guardian of New York Harbor for nearly 150 years. The statue might…