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You Can Still Visit These Six Former National Parks
National parks are designated and protected by national governments for conservation purposes. Although the locations listed in the article are no longer national parks, their beauty and history make them worth a visit.
Dolphins have developed similar personality traits to humans
New research has discovered that dolphins share personality traits with humans despite evolving in a drastically different environment. Read about the interesting ways in which dolphins are similar to us.
Victoria siblings explore chilling creatures from Indigenous stories in horror-themed podcast
A brother-and-sister team from the Whitesand First Nation, explore creatures from Indigenous oral histories in their horror-themed podcast. Read about their topics and approach.
This Clothing Line is Saving Textile Waste and Paying Fair Wages
At Zero Waste Daniel, New York-based designer Daniel Silverstein creates fashion that is both environment-conscious and socially responsible. Watch this short video to find out more.
8 Amazing Inventions by Immigrants
Did you know that a popular brand of American cheese was invented by an immigrant from Canada? Learn more about this and seven other surprising, everyday inventions by Americans from different regions of the world in this brief article.
Anne Frank inspires new writing award
Read about one way that Anne Frank’s writing continues to inspire young writers over half a century later.
Has the pandemic shifted traditional gender roles in childcare?
Although the current pandemic has disrupted the way parents work, childcare duties still often fell to women.
Coming wave of video games could build empathy on racism, environment and aftermath of war
New gaming projects seek to help people build sympathy for others by allowing them to take on the role of someone else.
Who were Las Mariposas, and why were they murdered?
Watch this short TED video about the brave women who lead an underground revolution against one of the worst dictators in the Dominican Republic’s history.
Suez Canal reopens after giant stranded ship is freed
Watch the short video and skim the article and images to find out more about what it took to get a giant container unstuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal.
10 Facts about Madame D’Aulnoy Who Coined the Word Fairytale
D’Aulnoy helped create the fairytale genre we know and enjoy today. Skim the article to find out some interesting facts about her life and work.
These women are shaping the future of African space exploration
Read about three African women who are contributing to space exploration programs on their home continent: a space engineer, a physicist and explorer, and a space law adviser.
How Andrew Carnegie Turned His Fortune Into A Library Legacy
Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie was also a dedicated philanthropist who used his wealth to establish hundreds of public libraries. Listen to the story here.
Music in the Revolutionary War
Musicians in the Continental Army did more than boost morale among the soldiers. Drumbeats and fife whistles also provided important instructions, on and off the battlefields. Learn more from this webpage. Click on the images to hear the signals and their special meanings
How Immigrants Created America’s Mixtape
In this feature article, Howard Reich describes how the diverse musical traditions of immigrant Jews, Congolese Africans, Mexican mariachi artists and others have been combined to create unique American musical forms.
#WeRemember: Death Marches
Hear Holocaust survivors describe their harrowing experiences in their own words.
‘Make Farmers Black Again’: African Americans Fight Discrimination To Own Farmland
After decades of land loss and lending discrimination Black American farmers struggle to reclaim the ability to sustain their ancestral farmlands.
Beyond the silver screen: a look at the vibrant history of Harlem’s Black film scene
Read about the history of the thriving Harlem film scene from the Harlem Renaissance to the present day.
A GDP for nature: How measuring the health of the natural world might prevent the next pandemic
The balance between humans and nature is a precarious one, and for some time nature has been telling us we are doing something wrong. Read about how both human and environmental health is intertwined.