2024-07-07 UN Agency: China Leading AI Patents Race
Recent United Nations data shows that China is ahead of other countries in filing patents for generative artificial intelligence (or…
2024-07-07 Nigeria’s Solar Projects Struggle to Power the Country
About half of Nigeria’s 200 million people cannot get enough electricity from the country’s electrical grid. Many poor, rural communities…
2024-07-07 SpaceX to Build Vehicle to Deorbit Space Station
The U.S. space agency NASA has chosen SpaceX to produce a vehicle to take the International Space Station (ISS) out…
2024-07-05 Volkswagen Beetle Still Popular in a Mexico City Neighborhood
German automaker Volkswagen (VW) ended production of its Beetle model in 2019. But some communities around the world are still…
2024-07-05 Only Had, Had Only
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Madhur about the usage of “had only” and…
2024-07-04 India’s Garbage-picking Jobs Made Worse by Extreme Heat
Near Jammu, India, the smell of burning garbage, or waste material, spreads out for kilometers across the city. The site…
2024-07-04 Researchers: Protecting 1% of Earth’s Surface Would Save Rare Wildlife
A recent report by environmental researchers says that protecting 1.2 percent of the Earth’s land surface could prevent most extinctions.…
2024-07-04 Language for Olympic Games: Host, Compete, Expect
The Paris Olympic Games will begin later this month, with the Opening Ceremony set to take place on July 26.…
2024-07-03 Beryl May Mark Beginning of Dangerous Hurricane Season
Weather experts say the storm Hurricane Beryl might represent the beginning of a very active and dangerous hurricane season. “It’s…
2024-07-03 Independence Day in the US
The United States celebrates its Independence Day on July 4. John Adams, who later became America’s second president, wrote to…