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Cashless society draws closer with only one in six payments now in cash

The Covid cirsis has accelerated the shift to a cashless society. Are coins and banknotes becoming obsolete?

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Native American tribe in Maine buys back island taken 160 years ago

The Passamaquoddy’s purchase of Pine Island is the latest in a series of successful ‘land back’ campaigns for indigenous people.

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“It’s cooler to hang Lennon’s guitar than a Picasso”: pop culture wins out at auctions

Famous paintings have always sold for top dollar at auctions. But increasingly, pop culture memorabilia are overtaking them.

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Digital Skills for Teens: Elementary—Digital image-editing tools

Students read about different digital image-editing tools and what they can do with them.

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Advancing Teaching: Global Citizenship Education

Learn about the fundamental ideas behind Global Citizenship Education and its importance in a modern ELT classroom.

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‘There is a pleasure to it’: the simple joy of eating the same meal every day

Culinary diversity has grown in popularity, but some people find joy in eating the same meal every day. 

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Dutch couple become Europe’s first inhabitants of a 3D-printed house

Is 3D printing technology about to revolutionise the construction industry? Read about the new Dutch project of 3D-printed houses.

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Stinging wasps are precious, not pointless, say scientists

What’s the point of wasps? They are far more useful than you’d think!

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Digital Skills for Teens: Elementary—Online polls

Students read about different types of polls and what they are used for.

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Advancing Teaching: Visible Thinking Routines

Learn about the best ways to create routines that make the thinking process intentional.

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Career Readiness: A1 Business

Read about starting your own business and some of the obstacles you may face.

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‘Damn, this is a Caravaggio!’: the inside story of an old master found in Spain

Three siblings discover that the painting they inherited is worth millions.

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Thinking inside the box: the Welsh teen who tried to post himself home from Australia

Ever been desperate to get home? In 1965, a homesick Welsh man took an unorthodox route home from Australia.

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If you pay them, they will come: the US city giving tourists cash to visit

Read about how some US cities are boosting their post-pandemic tourism by giving visitors money.

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Digital Skills for Teens: Elementary—Podcasts

Students read about podcasts and then create their own to share with the class.

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Advancing Teaching: Critical Thinking Skills

Learn about the best ways to develop your students’ critical thinking in this Advancing Teaching article and video.

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Digital Skills for Teens—Elementary

Worksheets designed to help your Elementary teenage students learn new online skills.

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Stoked! Surfboard lost in Tasmania turns up 2,700km away in Queensland

Read about how a surfboard managed to travel 2,700km all by itself and, eventually, back to its owner.

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‘It’s radical’: the Ugandan city built on solar, shea butter and people power

Can the perfect city grow from a nut? Read how the people of Okere City are transforming their hometown.

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The funds that maintain the White House’s ‘museum quality’

How is the White House maintained and renovated and who pays for all of this work?