The term cancel culture is appearing in the news a lot lately. But what exactly is cancel culture? Here are some explanations, gathered by the Associated Press, from people who have been writing about the issue. Writer and reporter George Packer has...
An 11-year-old boy in the American state of Rhode Island recently discovered an unusual example of sea life. He found what is thought to be one of the largest quahogs ever found in the state. Quahogs are a kind of large clam that is eaten as food. 美国...
American Brandon Mitchell had big plans for this summer. He planned to travel from his home in Maine to visit relatives in Michigan. He also wanted to take his wife and three children to Walt Disney World in Florida. But the coronavirus pandemic chan...
Japan is preparing for an increase in the number of new coronavirus infections. Recently, more than 1,000 cases were reported for two straight days in the country. 日本正在为新冠病毒感染数量的增长做准备。最近，该国连续两天报...
The World Wildlife Fund for Nature - WWF - reports that nearly 3 billion animals were killed or displaced by Australia's wildfires in 2019 and 2020. The number, reported in late July, was about three times higher than an earlier WWF estimate. 世界自...
The World Health Organization, or WHO, warned on Monday that there might never be a silver bullet or an extraordinary solution like a perfect vaccine against COVID-19. 世界卫生组织（简称WHO）周一警告称，对抗新冠肺炎可能永远不...
Scientists Study Chernobyl Fungus as Protection against Space Radiation Researchers are testing a fungus known to grow in high radiation environments to see if it could possibly protect humans traveling in space. One fungus being studied survived eve...
California State University has approved a vote requiring all students to take an ethnic and social justice studies class in order to graduate. The decision came in late July from the largest public university system in the United States, commonly kn...
Stone tools found in a Mexican cave suggest people were living in North America as early as 26,500 years ago, much earlier than past research has shown. Scientists recently reported they had found 1,930 limestone tools in a mountain cave in Mexico's...
Not since humans invented shoes or underwear has a single item of clothing become so common in such a short amount of time. From Melbourne to Mexico City, Beijing to Bordeaux, many people can be seen wearing this piece of clothing: the face mask. 从人...
A year after he died at the age of 17, a young man's love of helping others lives on. Through a foundation established by his parents, Benjamin Canlas is still making the world a better place one bike at a time. The Benjamin Canlas Courage to be Kind...
Wildlife experts say a healthy seal population along the Northeast coast of the United States will likely lead to more shark attacks on humans. Seals are top targets for large sharks such as the great white. The seals are currently doing well in area...
17-Year-Old Charged with Seizing Twitter Accounts of Famous People A 17-year-old boy from Florida and two others were charged Friday with temporarily gaining control of the Twitter accounts of several famous people. The accounts belonged to former Pr...
Scientists Solve Mystery About Stonehenge 科学家破解英国巨石阵之谜 British scientists say they have solved a mystery involving Stonehenge, the world-famous stone monument in Wiltshire, England. 英国科学家称，他们已经破解了一个...
Scientists and engineers are preparing for possible travel into interstellar space, the area in between stars, in the distant future. 科学家和工程师们正在为可能在遥远的未来进入星际空间（指星体与星体之间的空间）做准...
