2019-05-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

In a famous scene in the American film Clerks, two of the characters have a disagreement. They debate which "Star Wars" film is the best."Empire had the better ending. I mean, Luke

2019-05-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

On April 30, 1828, a group of Cherokee men met inside a cave near the present-day city of Fort Payne, Alabama. The men went there to take part in a ceremony before they played a ga

2019-05-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Vacationers visit Mexican coastal towns like Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum in search of sun, white sands and clear blue waters. But, recently, they have also experienced somet

2019-05-21 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Czech scientists have come up with a way to explore flooded cave systems without having to go into them. Their solution: create a three-dimensional (3D) map of the cave.A company c

2019-05-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

At a power station in Berlin, Germany, visitors find a shining piece of machinery that looks out of place in the building. Its silver pipes and containers hold a substance that rep

2019-05-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

There are rules for living in the neighborhoods of San Pedro Sula, Honduras.Everyone knows them: There are places you do not go without permission. When driving, it is best to leav

2019-05-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

"Take a bite," Sufiya Begum tells her 18-month-old daughter, Romina Khatun. Romina is eating special food because she has not eaten enough healthy food. The condition is called mal

2019-05-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

In some languages, speakers say each word in a sentence with equal stress. That is true for Japanese, for example. But, as you know, that is not true for English. If you are listen

2019-05-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Sherpa climber Kami Rita reached the top of Mount Everest on Wednesday for a 23rd time. By doing so, he broke his own record for the most successful climbs of the world's highest

2019-05-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Argentina is facing an economic crisis. Government critics have been protesting cuts in spending for scientific research. But those cuts do not mean the country's research project

2019-05-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

In 2016, U.S. candidates for public office were thinking mainly about how to get elected. But at the same time, Russian agents were attacking computers and computer networks in the

2019-05-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The kinds of birds coming through your neighborhood are probably changing, and so is the timing of their migrations.Birdwatchers noticing these differences are playing a big part i

2019-05-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover," means you should not guess the worth or value of something based on how it looks.That message was clear at a recent event called the

2019-05-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Muqadas Ashraf was 16 years old when her parents forced her to marry a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a wife. Less than five months later, Muqadas is back in her

2019-05-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Terminator movies, featuring actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, have been some of the most popular films ever made. They tell the story of a resistance leader and the robots sent fro

2019-05-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

On a sunny, spring day, a group of children, four to seven-years-old, sit on their bicycles. They wear helmets to protect their heads and gloves to protect their hands. Their mothe

2019-05-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

You might have heard that more than 300 election workers died during Indonesia's recent presidential and legislative election. The deaths were blamed on conditions related to exha

2019-05-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Here's What's Trending Today...Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex gave birth to a baby boy on Monday. The proud father, Britain's Prince Harry, announced to the world that "this litt

2019-05-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Scientists in Germany say they have used new technology to create see-through human organs. They say the technology could lead to production of three-dimensional (3D) body parts fo

2019-05-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The endangered killer whales of the Pacific Ocean have very different lives from orcas in captivity.These wild animals live along the coast of western North America, in an area cal

2019-05-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Today on Ask a Teacher, we answer an email from a reader.Mieshui asks:Question: Recently, I met three words that confused me: "enhance," "improve" and "increase." I hope you can he

2019-05-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Hello! Do you have a minute?...because I want to tell you something about yes/no questions.As you may know, a yes/no question is a question in which the expected answer is either "

2019-05-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Mervat al-Neel was one of the many women whose protests helped oust Sudan's long-time leader, Omar Hassan al-Bashir.Now he is out of power, but Neel still wants to be heard. She i

2019-05-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

For years, the Portuguese city of Cantanhede has been known for its wine products and roasted suckling pig, a local specialty. But the city has something new: Portugal's first med

2019-04-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Wherever Japan's ruling family goes, you will find Fumiko Shirataki -- in summer heat and winter cold, to the ocean and to the mountains.The only times Shirataki does not go are w