Some Airline Companies Still Struggle with How to Avoid Conflict Areas It has been nearly five years since a Malaysian passenger airplane was shot down over Ukraine. A missile brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, killing all its 298 passengers...
Music Therapy to Help People with Special Needs Several major studies have suggested music can be good for ones health. The research has shown that listening to music or playing instruments can help heal both physical and mental conditions. In the Un...
Famed Museum in Washington Welcomes T. Rex The huge T.rex skeleton bends over a large triceratops lying on his side below. With its mouth open wide, the Tyrannosuarus rex looks ready to kill his prey with a final massive bite to the triceratopss neck...
This week we answer a question we received in an email from Tina. She writes: Question: I just want to know how to use the words borrow and lend in a situation. Is it correct to say, Could you lend me a pen? or Can I borrow your pen? Thank you very m...
'Athenaise' by Kate Chopin Our story today is called Athenaise. It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Athenaise went away one morning to visit her parents, ten miles back on the Bon Dieu River in Louisiana. She did not...
Oakland Second US City to Legalize Magic Mushrooms This week, Oakland, California became the second city in the United States to decriminalize magic mushrooms. Magic mushrooms are unlike other mushrooms. They have hallucinogenic properties, meaning p...
Leah Chase, who died this month, was an American civil rights activist and chef in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her restaurant is well-known. It serves people from all walks of life, from local men and women to famous personalities, such as baseball playe...
Apple to Add New Software, Privacy Tool, End iTunes Apple has announced new software and privacy tools as it seeks to expand service offerings to its estimated 1.4 billion device users. 苹果公司宣布推出新的软件和隐私工具,旨在为其...
Gene-edited Babies Debate Continues Six months ago, a Chinese scientist was widely criticized for helping make the first gene-edited babies. Now, new information suggests other people may be interested in doing the same kind of work. William Hurlbut...
Worlds Costliest Medicine Is Gene Treatment Priced at $2 Million U.S. officials have approved the costliest medicine in history a $2.1-million gene therapy that treats a rare childhood disease. 美国官员批准了史上最昂贵的药物一种治疗罕...