Scientists in Britain and the United States say they have engineered a plastic-eating enzyme that could help in the fight against pollution. The enzyme is able to digest polyethylene terephthalate, …
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Desiree Linden 1st American Woman to Win Boston Marathon Since 1985
An American woman has won the women’s title at the Boston Marathon for the first time since 1985. Desiree Linden, a two-time Olympian and runner up in the 2011 Boston …
your ads here!Russia Blocks Popular Telegram Messaging App
Russia began implementing a ban on popular instant messaging service Telegram after the app refused to provide encrypted messages to Russia’s security services. Russia’s state telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor said Monday …
your ads here!Eviction Exhibit finds a Home at National Building Museum
Evictions have been called a silent threat to America’s cities. Every week, thousands of Americans are forced from their homes, for non-payment. An exhibit on U.S. housing evictions opens in …
your ads here!New AG School Teaches Secrets to Conserving Farmland
Doug Fabbioli is concerned about the future of the rural economy, as urban sprawl expands from metropolitan areas into farm fields and pastureland. The Virginia winery owner decided to be …
your ads here!Farmers Go High-Tech to Monitor Their Cows
Farmers in the American South are upgrading their cattle to the 21st Century. With tech tools like AI (artificial intelligence) and Wi-Fi, they are now able to monitor the herd …
your ads here!China Eyes Australian Donkey Exports
The Northern Territory government in Australia says it has been approached by nearly 50 Chinese companies looking to buy land to start donkey farms. Demand for donkey products, especially donkey-hide …
your ads here!Full Steam Ahead for Mozambique’s Rail Network
Dozens of passengers line up in single file along the platform in the dead of night, ready to gather their luggage and pile into the ageing railway carriages. At the …
your ads here!‘Make America Smart Again’: Hundreds Rally for US Science
The second annual March for Science was held on the National Mall in Washington Saturday and more than 200 similar events were held around the world. Thousands of people attended …
your ads here!A Treasured Letter Written to a Daughter 75 Years ago is Part of a Digital Exhibition
Betty Rosenbaum was only 2 years old when her mother and brother were sent to a concentration camp in eastern Poland in 1943. She never saw them again. Today, a …
your ads here!Taxi Driver Offers Free Rides to Cancer Patients & Cancer Survivors
Auntie Caterina is a regular taxi driver, who offers free rides to cancer patients in the Italian city of Florence. She inherited the taxi when her partner died of cancer …
your ads here!NASA’s New Planet Hunter Ready to Launch
The search for new worlds outside our solar system will enter a new phase (April 16), when NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, takes off from Cape Canaveral in …
your ads here!Bon Jovi, Simone, Dire Straits to be Inducted into Rock Hall
Bon Jovi, the Cars and four first-time nominees, including Nina Simone, will be inducted Saturday night as the 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class. Dire Straits, The Moody Blues …
your ads here!Cambodia Faces ‘Dark Episode’ With Revival of Traditional Arts, Culture
When she was 11, Bonna Neang woke daily at first light to a Khmer Rouge tune broadcast over a public speaker in a hamlet in Cambodia’s rural Banteay Meanchey province. …
your ads here!Pence Says NAFTA Deal Possible in Several Weeks
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that he was leaving a summit of Latin American countries in Peru very hopeful that the United States, Mexico and Canada were close to a deal …
your ads here!India’s Federal Police File Case Against Former UCO Bank Chairman
India’s federal police said Saturday that they had filed a case against a former chairman of state-run UCO Bank and several business executives alleging criminal conspiracy that caused a loss of 6.21 …
your ads here!Western Films about Russia – Reflection of History or Propaganda?
Two recent Western films on Russia, one a Hollywood spy thriller, the other an independent historical satire, depict the country’s dark political underbelly. How much of that portrayal is an …
your ads here!Oscar-Winning Director Milos Forman Dies
Milos Forman, the Czech-born movie director who found fame in Hollywood with the Oscar-winning classics One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Amadeus has died at the age of 86, Czech news …
your ads here!Power Generator with Only One Moving Part
Rural communities in United States and elsewhere often use portable backup electricity generators in case of power outages. But these machines can be costly to run for longer times and …
your ads here!Philippines Investigating Facebook Over Data-Mining
More trouble may be ahead for Facebook as the Philippine government said it is investigating the social media giant over reports information from more than a million users in the …
your ads here!Hawaii Board Delays Decision on Giant Telescope
A key decision on whether to place a $1.4 billion telescope in Hawaii to further astronomy research has been delayed, leaving open the possibility the project may be moved to …
your ads here!Zuckerberg’s Compensation Jumps to $8.9M as Security Costs Soar
Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s compensation rose 53.5 percent to $8.9 million in 2017, a regulatory filing showed Friday, largely because of higher costs related to the 33-year old billionaire’s personal security. …
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