Think climate change is one of the world’s biggest problems? said Alex B. Berezow. Think again. Global warming doesn’t even crack the top 10 of the planet’s immediate concerns. Number 1 on that list: poverty. Nowhere near as “sexy” or “trendy” as climate change, it’s still the single biggest threat facing humanity. Hundreds of millions of people go hungry every […]
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According to a UNESCO study, 57 million children lack classroom access. Here are the countries with the most children out of school: Nigeria – 10.5 million Pakistan – 5.4 million Ethopia – 1.7 million India – 1.6 million The Philippines – 1.4 million
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During his trek across Antarctica back in December 2018 Colin O’Brady found himself having to drag with him all his supplies to cross the 932 miles without help. He also didn’t have resupply stations set up along the way on this desolate landscape. The weather was harsh, very cold from the start to the finish on the other side. He […]
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To worship the goddess Kali sacrifices of goats, roosters, sugarcane and pumpkins are offered to celebrate the changing of the seasons. It has been reported that the sacrifice of a 25-year-old man was found in a remote village in the eastern part of India. The young man’s head had been severed and then he was adorned with red paint, dressed […]
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Radioactive residue from the Cold War could provide a valuable tool for stemming the deadly trade in illegal ivory, National Geographic News reports. Poachers killed an estimated 30,000 African elephants last year alone for their tusks—an ongoing slaughter that threatens the long-term survival of the species, whose population numbers about 500,000. Ending poaching has been nearly impossible because it is […]
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Along with goods for U.S. markets, China’s booming factories are exporting pollution that fouls the air over the Western U.S., a new study has found. “We’ve outsourced our manufacturing and much of our pollution, but some of it is blowing back across the Pacific to haunt us,” University of California, Irvine, earth scientist Steven Davis tells The Telegraph (U.K.).The study […]
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Reykjavik, Iceland Porn ban: Iceland is considering installing Internet filters to block Icelanders from viewing porn. If that ban goes ahead as expected this spring, the country will be the first Western democracy to attempt to censor the Internet. Iceland already forbids the creation and distribution of print pornography, and in the past few months a national consensus has emerged […]
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Paleontologists have discovered that giant penguins that were almost 6 feet tall and weighed about 220 pounds roamed the earth over 61 million years ago. Researchers have uncovered some penguin fossils that they believe roamed the earth at the same time as the dinosaurs. The modern-day Emperor Penguin is the largest living penguin standing at about 3.9 feet tall and […]
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Teenagers in America are facing an epidemic of anxiety and depression. When freshmen were asked, they said that they feel overwhelmed with all the studying and work that they must accomplish. Most teens feel that they need to be perfect because they see it all the time on Social Media. This has increased from 2011 to 2018, hospitals have also […]
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China will further step up the supervision of genetically modified food technologies to prevent commercial cultivation of unauthorized varieties, a senior rural affairs official said. The call follows several suspected cases of farmers illegally growing genetically modified crops in the country. “We need to work to prevent unauthorized varieties from entering markets illegally, starting from the very beginning of the […]
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