Recently, Canada became the first country to announce that it would withdraw from the Kyoto protocol, a 1997 treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Several countries and environmental groups have widely criticized the decision
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Two giant Chinese pandas arrived in Scotland earlier this month. They became the first to live in Britain in almost 20 years. The pandas were welcomed by bagpipe players and a crowd of about 450 people, who cheered and waved Chinese and Scottish flags
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Japan returned more than 1,000 volumes of historical documents to South Korea last week in a gesture aimed at improving prickly relations. South Korea’s relations with its neighbor remain tense because of the territorial dispute over
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Queen Rania Al Abdullah made a rare visit to Korea last week. She wanted to improve her country’s education system by learning about Korea’s teaching and teacher training programs, which is considered one of the best in the world.
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Have you ever wondered what the brain of a genius looks like? If so, take a trip to Philadelphia, the former capital of the U.S. There, for the first time in history, the public can view 46 pieces of Albert Einstein’s brain.
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Have you ever wanted to party inside a palace? Some very lucky people may get their chance next summer. Queen Elizabeth II recently agreed to rent out fancy rooms at St. James’ Palace as party venues during the 2012 London Olympics.
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In 2000, Honda’s Asimo robot humiliated the Japanese car company by demonstrating how easily it could fall down a flight of stairs. It was, of course, supposed to walk up them. However, Honda unveiled a new, smarter, much improved Asimo robot last week in Tokyo.
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Iceland and France have teamed up to save French trees endangered by global warming. Officials are now discussing ways to transport and plant them in Iceland. They said they are focusing on trees from the French Alps and the
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According to conservation groups, the critically endangered Javan rhino is now extinct in Vietnam, after the last known rhino was killed for its horn last year. Experts said the news was not a surprise, as only one sighting had been recorded in Vietnam since 2008.
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From the mighty polar bear to the tiny California squirrel, many of Earth’s species are shrinking in size. However, while the authors of this new U.S. study believe that this phenomenon is due to global warming, other experts say that these changes may be occurring naturally
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