2020-03-08 Climate Change Hurts Mexico’s Corn Production
Around 9,000 years ago, human beings began growing corn for the first time near Tehuacan, in what is now the central Mexican state of Puebla. In the years that followed,…
2020-03-07 Half of World’s Sandy Beaches Could Disappear by 2100
A new study says up to one-half of the world’s sandy beaches could disappear by 2100 because of climate change. Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, China and the United States would…
2020-03-07 UN: Progress for Women Is Slow, Uneven, at Risk of Setbacks
The world’s women are making gains in several areas, but the United Nations says progress has been slow and uneven. They say some forward moves could even be at risk…
2020-03-06 Study: Red Panda Is Actually Two Different Species
Red pandas are native to the high forests of Asia. They are only a little bigger than a house cat and considered to be endangered. Scientists reported last month that…
2020-03-04 French Farmers Seek to Reconnect Consumers to Their World
Farmer Jerome Regnault works on a windy day in his fields, just west of Paris. As he looks around the property, he can see it is very different than it…
2020-03-03 New Evidence Suggest Human Ancestor Buried Dead with Flowers
Neanderthals may have buried and honored their dead, a new study suggests. The early human ancestors may have even used flowers in burials. Scientists recently announced their discovery in the…
2020-03-02 Lack of Snow in Japan Changes Olympic Cooling Plans
Japan has been collecting snow this winter to be used to help cool areas during this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo. But lower-than-usual snowfall this year has forced officials to…
2020-03-02 Bacteria Threatens Rhinos in Kenya
Rhinoceros in Kenya could face a new threat: bacteria. Scientists recently found that some rhinos have developed surprisingly high levels of resistance to antibiotic drugs. The researchers studied rhinos in…
2020-03-01 Communities Around Moscow Struggle with the City’s Waste
Moscow is clean and has well-run public services, equal to many capitals in Western countries; yet Russia’s largest city also produces a lot of garbage. Moscow is home to 12…
2020-03-01 Egypt’s Street Dogs Getting Chance at a Better Life
Karim Hegazi spends his days at an Egyptian clinic taking care of animals long considered troublesome in the country: street dogs. Stray – or wild – dogs can be found…
2020-03-01 Fewer Babies Concerns Central European Leaders
Central European and Balkan leaders are worried about falling demographics. So, they are calling on families to have more children to stop the decrease. Some of the appeals for more…
2020-02-29 ‘History Disappears’ as Dam Water Floods Ancient Turkish Town
Every day, hundreds of people gather on the edge of the Tigris River in southeast Turkey. They stand and watch as a 12,000-year-old town slowly disappears. Rising water levels from…
2020-02-29 Study: New Delhi Is Again World’s Most Polluted Capital
New Delhi was the most polluted capital city last year, just like it was in 2018. That finding comes IQ AirVisual, a Swiss-based group that studies air-quality measurements from around…
2020-02-29 Hippopotamus Population Rises in Small Colombian Town
People in a small Colombian town are reporting increased sightings of hippopotamuses in the area. The hippopotamus is native to Africa, not South America. But a local population of the…
2020-02-28 Virgin Galactic Reports High Interest in Space Flights
The spaceflight company Virgin Galactic has received nearly 8,000 online reservations of interest since its first successful test flight 14 months ago. The company reported this week on the number…