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Phthalates (thah-lates) are chemicals that are used to make plastics, cosmetics, and paints. They are found in many things around people’s homes. Recently scientists were surprised to learn they are also found in wild bottlenose dolphins. From 2016 to 2017,…
The 2018 season is underway in women’s volleyball at US colleges and universities. After last year’s exciting finish at the NCAA tournament, there’s great excitement for highlights the new season will hold. Some teams are benefitting from super-skilled players that…
Every four years, exclusive track and fielders from around the globe assemble to compete with athletes from other nations. This is not the Olympic Games, but the Continental Cup competition. Formerly called the World Cup, this event brings together the…
The World Cup was held for the first time in Russia in 2018. In a dozen stadiums across the country, 32 teams played in hopes of bringing the champions’ trophy to their home nations. Happening every four years, the World…
Lacrosse players and teams have long lobbied for the sport to be included in the Olympic Games. Now authorities from the US women’s national team have made an effort to make that goal a reality. Changing the rules to allow…
The National Hockey League expanded to 31 teams in 2017, the inaugural Las Vegas Knights making it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals. Now another US city wants in on the excitement. A group from Seattle has proposed…
In recent years, former National Football League players have shown signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Those affected faced challenges associated with possible brain damage resulting from concussions sustained on the field. Now football programs—from the NFL to school-aged programs—are…
In today’s NBA, free agency allows superstars to join new teams and recruit fellow players in the league. More and more, NBA superstars are joining ranks on a single team to increase the chance of going to the playoffs and…
Every August, Little League teams from across the United States and around the world arrive in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Their goal: Win the Little League World Series. In 2018, that honor went to a team from Hawaii. The squad of…
Before the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the great American frontier was the Northwest Territory. Today it includes Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that citizens could buy land there, and any…