The Vatican announced that Pope Francis died in the
early hours of April 21, 2025. The 88-year-old leader
of the Roman Catholic Church suffered a stroke and
heart failure. The pope had faced several health
challenges in the past few years. Most recently, he
was hospitalized for five weeks with double
pneumonia. Fittingly, his final public address came......
Read news articleOn March 28, 2025, 19-year-old Alysa Liu became
the first American woman to win the ISU World
Figure Skating Championships in nearly 20 years.
The last American woman to claim this title was
Kimmie Meissner, who won in 2006....
Read news articleEarth Day 2025 marks the 55th anniversary of the
global environmental effort that began on April 22,
1970. The first Earth Day united 20 million
Americans — about 10% of the US population at the
time — to demand environmental protections....
Read news articlePassover, or "Pesach" in Hebrew, is one of the most
important Jewish holidays. It celebrates the freedom
of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt over 3,000
years ago. The holiday lasts for seven or eight days
and usually occurs in March or April. In 2025,
Passover will be observed from April 12 to April 20....
Read news articleA glowing green comet is captivating skywatchers
across the Northern Hemisphere. Comet C/2025 F2
(SWAN) was first spotted by amateur astronomer
Michael Mattiazzo on March 29, 2025. He discovered
it while looking through images from the Solar Wind
Anisotropies camera aboard NASA's Solar
Heliospheric Observatory. Since then, the comet h......
Read news articleThe Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii is
famous for its frequent eruptions and breathtaking
displays of molten lava. But recent activity has been
even more spectacular than usual. Some lava
fountains have soared as high as 1,000 feet (304
m). Such eruptions have not been seen in over 65
years....
Read news articleEaster, which will be observed on April 20, 2025, is
the oldest and most important of all Christian
festivals. The holiday celebrates the resurrection of
Jesus Christ. Many adults in the US observe it by
attending special church services. Some also fast or
give up certain foods or habits for 40 days leading
up to Easter. For American kids, the holiday center......
Read news articleWith advanced air filters and strict cleaning routines,
the International Space Station (ISS) is one of the
cleanest places beyond Earth. Yet astronauts often
experience a range of health issues while aboard. A
new study suggests that one reason may be that
the ISS is too clean!...
Read news articleFast fashion has made clothing cheaper than ever,
but at a high environmental cost. Earth.org
estimates that about 92 million tons of unwanted
clothing end up in landfills every year. That is the
equivalent of a garbage truck full of clothes being
dumped every second. Thomas Harter and his team
at Austria's Graz University of Technology hope to ......
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