2020-05-03 Lockdown Leads to More Abuse in Latin America
Like many other parts of the world, countries in Latin America have enforced lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19.…
2020-05-02 Health Crisis Is Damaging Press Freedoms
The working conditions for news reporters around the world have worsened during the coronavirus pandemic. The finding comes from recent…
2020-05-01 After 100 Years, Victory Gardens Connect Americans Again
During World War I, posters saying “Food will win the war” urged Americans to grow their own food in what…
2020-05-02 High School Students 3D Print Face Shields for Medical Workers
Students across the United States are using three-dimensional, 3D, printing equipment to make face shields for medical workers. Some of…
2020-04-30 The Last Places on Earth without Coronavirus
Is there any place on earth not affected by COVID-19? The Reuters news agency found that 214 countries and territories…
2020-04-28 COVID-19 Brings Attention to Pangolins
The new coronavirus outbreak has brought attention to a little-known creature – the pangolin. In a recent report, the U.N.…
2020-04-28 Drop in Tourism Makes Space for Rare Sea Creatures in Thailand
It is rare to see a dugong, a threatened sea mammal, in southern Thailand’s shallow waters. But thanks to travel…
2020-04-30 Snow Leopard Conservation Efforts Endangered by COVID-19
Wild animal experts say increasing reports of snow leopard sightings in Pakistan show that conservation efforts there are working. But…
2020-04-29 Stay-at-home Order Does Not Bring Down Mexico City’s Pollution
Government orders for people to stay home to halt the spread of the coronavirus have resulted in a sharp decrease…
2020-04-29 US Tribe’s Battle against Climate Change
For several years, Fawn Sharp has seen her tribe on the west coast of the United States move from one…
2020-04-27 Low-tech Japan Challenged while Working from Home during Pandemic
Japan’s government declared an emergency to help limit the spread of the coronavirus earlier this month. As part of the…
2020-04-27 Where Is North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un?
Many people are asking where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be. The secretive leader has not been seen…
2020-04-27 Dutch Students Complete Atlantic Ocean Crossing
A group of Dutch high school students with little sailing experience completed a five-week trip across the Atlantic Ocean on…
2020-04-25 Some Syrians Like Ruined Houses more Than Crowded Camps
Taher al-Matar’s home in northwest Syria is in ruins, but he has returned there to live in it. He decided…