Contrary to popular belief (or what parents collectively believe), video games offer a range of practical benefits. It has gained a bad reputation for being addictive and creating a diversion. Video gaming is not just for fun or for passing the time – research found out that there’s a range of scientific … Read more
More and more people around the globe are attending college nowadays. According to a UNESCO report, the number of students enrolling in higher education institutions more than doubled in recent years. The number increased from 100 million in 2000 to 207 million in 2014. But not every country contributed to the rise … Read more
Fake news has been a big, problematic trend during the decade of 2010s. It has been a roller-coaster decade for news media, as it is full of political upsets and shock outcomes. The proliferation of fake news sites’ articles easily shared across social media caused a lot of misinformation to the masses. … Read more
The 2010s was a breakthrough decade for science. In the last ten years, scientists around the world in all disciplines have pulled off impressive discoveries and accomplishments. They made remarkable progress towards understanding the human body, human ancestors, the planet, and the cosmos around us. Science has also become more global and … Read more
Haiti earthquake The turn of the new decade was harsh for Haiti, a small Caribbean country and the poorest one in the West. After suffering from decades of economic and political turmoil, with 70% of the population living in poverty, the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake worsened their sufferings. On January 12, 2010, Haiti … Read more
English is the most widely spoken language in the world, and it’s considered as the global language. As people around the world become increasingly connected, English has also become the dominant language of global communication, especially on the Internet. English as a Language The English language has Latin origins. English came from … Read more