Category: World News
The top 10 cities to visit in the world, according to a new report
Written by: Bridget Sharkey
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to travel more in 2024? If so, you’re not alone: Experts are predicting that there will be an airline passenger …
Oxford University Press names ‘Rizz’ word of the year for 2023
Written by: Bridget Sharkey
Oxford University Press has just announced its word of the year, but if you’re not in Gen Z, you might not know this popular term. Oxford’s …
Pigeons solve problems the same way AI does, according to science
Written by: Tod Caviness
You might not have much of an opinion about pigeons unless you live in a big city — and if you do, that opinion is probably …
Whitefish species declared extinct is now confirmed to be alive
Written by: Anna Weaver
Can you bring a species back from extinction? In the case of one fish, you can — if it never really disappeared! Houting, a whitefish once …
Simone Biles is now the most decorated competitor in gymnastics history
Written by: Kathleen St. John
After a two-year absence from international competition, Simone Biles roared back in 2023, including at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Belgium over the weekend. …
How the Norwegian practice of friluftsliv could boost your wellbeing
Written by: Jennifer Graham Kizer
Which countries are happiest? Believe it or not, there’s actually a report for that. The most recent World Happiness Report was released in 2023, using data …
You can get a master’s degree in magic and occult science starting next year
Written by: Bridget Sharkey
If you’ve ever dreamed of going to Hogwarts and getting a wizarding education, you are in luck. The University of Exeter is now offering a new …
Michael Jordan becomes first pro athlete on Forbes 400 list
Written by: Bridget Sharkey
Michael Jordan is still making history. The 60-year-old basketball legend became the first-ever athlete on the Forbes 400 list. For the last 42 years, Forbes has released …
Theater tickets from the night Lincoln was assassinated just sold for $262,500
Written by: Bridget Sharkey
How much would you pay for two tickets to the April 14, 1865 performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre? That was the question of …
Video shows NASA spacecraft flying through massive solar explosion
Written by: Kathleen St. John
NASA’s investigations into the cosmos just keep getting cooler and cooler. Think: the James Webb Space Telescope, the Curiosity rover on Mars, and the OSIRIS-REx asteroid …
