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In ancient Greece, men made pottery. Women cooked, washed clothes, baked bread, and wove cloth on looms. But archaeologists think at least one woman was a potter. And not just an ordinary potter. She lived about 3,000 years ago on…
For a long time, no one even knew they were there. They were buried under feet of sand. Now archaeologists have mapped more than 800 Egyptian tombs found near the village of Lisht. The 4,000-year-old necropolis is one of the…
Archaeologists in China have been excavating the ruins of a 4,300-year-old city. They call it Shimao because no one knows its ancient name. The city surrounded a step pyramid so massive that the city’s rulers lived in palaces at the…
In 1545 and 1576, people in the Mexican highlands started dying. They had red spots on their skin. They vomited and bled. The death toll was huge. Between 7 million and 17 million people died. For a long time, some…
The ancient Maya lived in tropical forests. But they wanted to plant corn. They needed firewood to heat their homes. And they built temples, pyramids, and cities. So they cut down countless trees and clear-cut large areas of land. Experts…
Canadian college student Brittney Hein hopes to be a veterinarian someday. In 2018, she had a chance not many students get. She traveled to South Africa to work with animals there. Hein spent two weeks at a wildlife center. She…
According to Simon Rich, writing for the TV show Saturday Night Live is hard work. It can be really stressful. But it’s also a lot of fun. The writers do a lot of writing. The sketches that make everyone laugh…
In 2017, the US Department of Commerce released a report about people working in STEM jobs (science, technology, engineering and math). Only 25 percent of these jobs are held by women, the report said. The Ad Council decided to help.…
Michelle Bruton is a sports editor and writer who covers football, hockey, and extreme sports. She’s one of the few women in her profession. At least one expert says that 86-96 percent of all sports journalists are men. Bruton has…
Kathryn Johnson was seven years old when she saw the original Star Wars movie. Today she’s a professor in the astronomy department at Columbia University in New York City. At first, she wanted to be an astronaut. Instead, she makes…