Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
Thousands protest mass tourism in Spain’s Canary Islands
How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.
New book explores mental health impact of 'the phone-based childhood'
A prominent psychologist links rising rates of depression and anxiety among U.S. adolescents to the spread of social media and smartphone use. In a month-old book, Jonathan Haidt of New York University looks into what he calls "the rapid decline of a...
Seaweed microbots could one day treat cancer, researcher says
Researchers at the Technological University of Munich TUM are pioneering seaweed microrobots, revolutionizing medicine with their ability to navigate cell networks and stimulate individual cells for potential disease treatments. Led by Berna Ozkale E...
This week's word in the news: DETRIMENTAL
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
With the A’s relocation process in motion, if the court found SB1 to be unconstitutional, it would be detrimental to the team and all parties involved in the stadium process, according to the A’s.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal -- 04/22/2024
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