Robot made out of trash helps COVID-19 patients in Indonesian village Posted October 21, 2021 Meet “Delta Robot.” It’s built out of household items like pots, pans and an old television monitor. And it’s bringing a smile to COVID-19 patients in a village i…
Taliban sweep into Kabul after Afghan government collapses Posted October 20, 2021 The Taliban swept into Afghanistan’s capital Aug. 15 after the government collapsed and the embattled president joined an exodus of his fellow citizens and foreig…
Why the Olympics were held in summer Posted October 19, 2021 Temperatures in the mid- to high-30s. Air so humid it felt like a sauna. For many athletes, the Tokyo Olympics were a slog. So why did they hold the games in t…
Want to pretend to live on Mars? Apply now Posted October 18, 2021 Want to find your inner Matt Damon and spend a year pretending you are isolated on Mars? NASA has a job for you. To prepare for eventually sending astronauts t…
Views and Visions: Colorful idioms Part 2 Posted October 17, 2021 Continued from Part 1… White elephants are rare albino elephants that are seen as sacred and venerated in parts of South Asia. White elephants were so…
Views and Visions: Colorful idioms Part 1 Posted October 16, 2021 This month we will look at some common English idioms that use color to express an idea or feeling. Some people say that lying is always wrong. However, there are “white lies,”…
Man with COVID disguises as wife on flight Posted October 15, 2021 An Indonesian man with the coronavirus boarded a domestic flight disguised as his wife, wearing a niqab covering his face and carrying fake IDs and a nega…
Landmark UN report: Climate disruption locked in for decades, if not centuries Posted October 14, 2021 Global warming is dangerously close to spiraling out of control, a U.N. climate panel said in a landmark report Aug. 9, warning the world is already certain to fa…
25 Greatest Inventions of the 20th Century: The electric washing machine Posted October 13, 2021 In the bad old days, washing clothes was a chore that took up the whole day, involving buckets and buckets of water and back-breaking scrubbing on hard washboards. The strong soap…
News Mash-up: Political Prison Sentences Posted October 12, 2021 US Capitol rioter gets 8 months for felony A crane operator from Florida who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a …