Jawns and Shower Oranges: See 30 of Dictionary.com’s Newly Added Terms
Non-Philadelphians can finally look up the meaning of ‘jawn’ in the dictionary.
2023-09-07 02:19
Watch an Early Silent Film About the Theory of Relativity
In 1923, filmmakers attempted to demonstrate Einstein's theory of relativity with pistols.
2023-09-07 02:15
Chandrayaan-3: Nasa's lunar orbiter photographs India's Moon lander Vikram
Nasa said its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter took the image four days after India's historic Moon landing.
2023-09-06 13:46
Kumbh Mela: Antibiotics and the world's biggest gathering in India
Researchers discover excessive antibiotic prescriptions at India's Kumbh Mela, the world's biggest gathering.
2023-09-06 05:29
4 million people enroll in Biden's SAVE student loan repayment plan ahead of payment restart
More than 4 million people have so far enrolled in President Joe Biden's new repayment plan, known as SAVE, which promises to lower their monthly bills as student loan payments are set to resume in October after a yearslong pandemic-related pause.
2023-09-06 03:22
Africa Needs More Than $100 Billion a Year for Climate Adaptation, Study Shows
Africa may need an almost tenfold increase in climate adaptation funding to $100 billion a year if it’s
2023-09-05 09:48
Germany Backs Kenya Hydrogen in Raft of African Climate Pledges
Germany will announce €450 million ($486 million) of climate finance pledges at the inaugural Africa climate summit including
2023-09-05 09:25
Money and Politics Put World’s Biggest Climate Deal at Risk
When Indonesia agreed last year to clean up its energy system with an estimated $20 billion of help
2023-09-04 07:55
Rep. Nancy Mace says Republicans in swing districts are 'walking the plank' because of abortion restrictions
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace has a warning for her party about some efforts to restrict abortion without exceptions -- and how it could affect moderate House Republicans on whom their narrow majority depends.
2023-09-04 06:56
Africa Offers Global Warming Solution in 1st Climate Declaration
Africa will seek to present itself as a solution to the global warming crisis in a declaration to
2023-09-02 00:27
Alabama attorney general says he has right to prosecute people who facilitate travel for out-of-state abortions
Alabama's Republican attorney general said in a court filing that he has the right to prosecute people who make travel arrangements for pregnant women to have out-of-state abortions.
2023-08-31 19:53
Student loan interest resumes Friday and payments restart in October. Here's what borrowers should know
For the first time in more than three years, federal student loan borrowers will be required to pay their monthly student loan bills starting in October. The pandemic-related pause, which went into effect in March 2020, provided relief to nearly 44 million borrowers by freezing their accounts.
2023-08-31 18:15