2020-06-12 Locals Visit Monet’s Gardens without the Crowds
The famous gardens of French painter Claude Monet reopened to the public this week, as France lifts its coronavirus restrictions.…
2020-06-11 Messaging Technology Is Helping Fuel Worldwide Protests
Technology is increasingly being used to mobilize groups protesting police violence and racial inequality across the United States. Messaging applications,…
2020-06-11 Protesters Target Statues Linked to Slavery
The death of African American George Floyd while being arrested by four Minneapolis police officers set off protests and some…
2020-06-11 Mobility Machine Needs No Help at Tokyo Airport
Call it a mobility system or a wheelchair – it can be seen at the Tokyo airport moving on its…
2020-06-10 Pope Sends Strong Message to US Catholics After Floyd Death
Pope Francis called George Floyd by name two times in a speech last week. And he offered support to an…
2020-06-10 Coronavirus Disrupts Fight to Save Endangered Species
Scientist Carlos Ruiz has spent 25 years working to save golden lion tamarins. The long-haired monkeys that live in Brazil’s…
2020-06-10 Scientists Study Dinosaur’s Last Meal
Around 110 million years ago, a dinosaur ate some plants, in what is now western Canada, before suddenly dying. That…
2020-06-09 Coronavirus Results in Unexpected Gift to Dutch Museum
A museum facing financial difficulties because of COVID-19 restrictions has received a surprise gift meant to honor people who died…
2020-06-09 Americans Buy Used Cars in the Coronavirus Economy
In April, as America shutdown to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, used-car salesman Alex Tovstanovsky bought as many…
2020-06-08 Heat-trapping Carbon Dioxide in Air Hits Record High
Scientists say the world recently set a record for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The record level was reached although…
2020-06-08 New Zealand Declares Itself Free from Coronavirus
New Zealand has declared itself free from the coronavirus and lifted all virus-related restrictions within the country. Health officials said…
2020-06-07 Scientists Find Largest, Oldest-Known Mayan Structure
Scientists have discovered the largest and oldest-known structure that was built by the ancient Mayan people. Large and shaped like…
2020-06-08 Will Temperature Checks Help Protect Workers?
Businesses in the United States are opening up after closures ordered by health and other officials because of the coronavirus…
2020-06-07 History Lessons of 1968 and Other Years
The streets were on fire as National Guard troops moved into cities across the United States. The cries were full…
2020-06-06 DNA Helps Scholars Understand Dead Sea Scrolls
An international team of scientists has successfully decoded ancient DNA from animal skin on which some of the Dead Sea…