Most visitors to the Olympics come to enjoy the sporting events and take in the atmosphere. But a group of Washington D.C. students traveled to the Vancouver Winter Games to learn about sports marketing and management. Parke Brewer | Vancouver 26 Feb...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. You know that warm feeling you get when you spend time with someone you love? How about the one that comes from wrapping your hands around a steaming m...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. On March 18th, we told you that smoking doesnt make people happy. Well, we hear you ask, what will make me happy? What? What? Ok. First relax, then take ou...
California group uses animals in a therapeutic program for teenagers and disabled adults Rachel Abrams | Santa Clarita, California 15 April 2010 The Gentle Barn rescues abused and neglected animals that eventually become part of a therapeutic program...
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said late Wednesday that at least 16 U.N. personnel with the peacekeeping mission in Haiti perished in the powerful earthquake that shook the Caribbean nation on Tuesday. Mr. Ban called on the international communit...
The ocean is our planet's life-support system, but it's getting clogged with trash. Discarded beverage bottles, plastic bags and cigarette butts kill countless seabirds, marine mammals and sea turtles each year. But each September, on the third Satu...
By Zulima Palacio Washington 22 April 2008 Deep into the mountain state of West Virginia, a group of volunteers is determined to restore nature the way it was a century ago, before mining, logging and fires changed the landscape. To do so, thousands...
By Carol Pearson Washington 11 October 2007 One third of the land in the United States belongs to the public. And once a year Americans get a chance to help make these public lands beautiful and healthy for generations to come. VOA's June Soh visited...
By Zulima Palacio Santa Fe, New Mexico 07 August 2007 How do you organize an international event that attracts nearly 20,000 people with just five staff members and a limited budget? Well, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, they found the answer: invite an arm...
By Mike O'Sullivan San Francisco, California 18 April 2007 San Francisco is a city built atop steep hills, and many say the city should be seen on foot. Mike O'Sullivan reports that volunteer guides share their love of San Francisco on walking tours...