After decades of refusing to allow a movie version of his most famous novel, the two sons of Gabriel García Márquez have sold the rights to Netflix. The series begins today. “One Hundred Years of ...
Many Syrians who have lived in Turkey for years are eager to return home to Syria. But others say an evolving security situation and financial concerns are giving them pause. Meanwhile, governments ...
Kenya’s Ruth Chepng’etich won the Chicago Marathon in October in the fastest time ever recorded for the distance. She crossed the finish line in just 2 hours, 9 minutes and 56 seconds. That’s faster ...
Nigel Richards is a professional Scrabble player from New Zealand who won this year’s Spanish-language Scrabble world championship despite two obvious handicaps: It was the first time he’d entered the ...
Sometimes it feels like we’re all getting dumber. A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) sheds light on the matter. It found reading and math scores for ...
The automobile industry in Japan is bracing for a big change as consumers turn towards electric vehicles, which require fewer and different parts. So, many parts manufacturers in the Shizuoka ...
Nuclear waste from fuel production is tricky. If mishandled, it can irradiate large areas and drinking water — and linger for decades. Canada has recently come to an agreement to bury nuclear waste ...
Syrians waited in long queues at border gates in southern Turkey this week, preparing to return to the country. With a dictator gone and loved ones newly released from prison, many Syrians who have ...
Governments across Europe have paused asylum applications from Syrians following the fall of President Bashar Al Assad. Germany, which is home to close to a million Syrian refugees, announced this ...
The Arctic tundra is now releasing more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than it stores. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Twila Moon, deputy director of science at the National Snow and Ice Data ...
For decades, Okinawa has prided itself as a hot spot for longevity. In 1999, the Japanese islands were listed as one of five “Blue Zones,” where people statistically live the longest, often into their ...
The number of foreign-born older people in the US is increasing fast: It’s expected to reach 23% of the total older ...