Students refurbish used cars and donate them to single mothers
At a high school in Virginia, the school's workshop is a place where real opportunities are created.
Children banned on trains in France from now on?
We already knew about 'adult only' hotels and cruises, as well as some casual restaurants here and there, but trains were still missing from the list of places where children are not allowed.
The forgotten Holocaust: 180 million Native Americans exterminated in 500 years
27 January 1945 officially marked the end of the largest mass murder in history. But that was not the only major massacre that took place. Indeed, according to the WOIR, 180 million Native Americans died at the hands of settlers and as a result of wars of conquest they witnessed the loss of their habitat and forced change in their way of life...
Japan without pandas for first time in 50 years: last 2 animals return to China
Today, 27 January, the two giant pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, officially leave Tokyo's Ueno zoo to return to China. In the days leading up to their departure, thousands of visitors flocked to the park for a final greeting, turning the event into something of the likes of a small collective ritual.
Noise pollution: the 5 countries most affected in Europe
Car horns, inappropriate comments from tourists, tampered exhaust pipes, motorbikes starting up, heels clicking in the upstairs flat or children shouting after school: noise pollution is all around us.
January 26, International Clean Energy Day
Today, 26 January, is the International Clean Energy Day. The perfect opportunity to reflect on the importance of renewable energy sources for our planet.
Ex-politician confesses to 14 years of drugging and raping his wife
A former British local government official has admitted in court to committing extremely serious crimes against his own wife for over more than a decade.
Unexpected underwater life lurks beneath these offshore wind turbines
In the North Sea, well away from the coast and prying eyes, an unexpected phenomenon is taking place.
Beneath a supervolcano, the world's largest lithium deposit is valued at $1.5 billion
Under the ancient McDermitt crater, on the border between Nevada and Oregon, lies a huge lithium deposit, trapped in layers of volcanic clay.
Titanic: state-of-the-art simulation reveals what really happened on the night of the sinking
More than 100 years after the night of the sinking, the ship that became the symbol of technological arrogance and human frailty is back in the spotlight thanks to a tool which, in 1912, was pure science fiction.