04:46 March 26, 2023
Less than two months ago the new South Korean girl group MAVE: released its first music video. It now has nearly 20 million views on YouTube. At firs…
03:40 March 26, 2023
Fossils of a large sea reptile that lived during the time of the dinosaurs were found recently on a Norwegian island. The reptile is the ichthyosaur.…
06:26 March 26, 2023
Scientists say examinations of old images provide new evidence that the planet Venus is volcanically active. The finding is based on radar images cap…
04:29 March 26, 2023
A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died during Somalia’s longest drought on record last year. Half of them were likely children under five …
04:35 March 25, 2023
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. A fort is a place of protection. It is a fortified structure with strong walls and doors…
06:14 March 25, 2023
For those attending classes at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) in Washington, D.C., retirement is not a time to slow down. And it surely…
04:27 March 25, 2023
The American Library Association (ALA) released a new report Thursday about book banning in the country. It found attempted book bans and information…
15:46 March 24, 2023
Our story today is called "The Diamond Lens. " It was written by Fitz-James O'Brien. We will tell the story in two parts. Now, here is Maurice Joyce …
04:44 March 24, 2023
Researchers who examined DNA from famous German composer Ludwig van Beethoven have learned new details about his health. The DNA – which came from Be…
04:37 March 24, 2023
A famous American circus has been reimagined and reborn without the use of animals in the show. The family event now centers on humans performing tri…
04:17 March 24, 2023
Two chemical compounds necessary to living organisms have been found in material from the asteroid Ryugu. The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 collected…
03:58 March 24, 2023
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about “start,” “begin,” and “commence.” Question: Dear VOA, Please let me know the diffe…
05:30 March 23, 2023
Imagine a teacher says the following to you during an English speaking test: Tell me about where you live. Can you describe your living space? Today…
02:33 March 23, 2023
A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts started its first flight late Wednesday but failed to reach orbit. The 33-meter-long rocket, called…
04:08 March 23, 2023
Vietnam has enjoyed a wave of investment from China since its northern neighbor ended its zero-COVID policy late last year. Chinese companies investe…
04:14 March 23, 2023
A rare tornado touched down near Los Angeles on Wednesday. It followed another major storm that hit the state of California on Tuesday. The violent w…
04:26 March 22, 2023
Microsoft announced its plan to add artificial intelligence (AI) into its line of office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook last…
06:31 March 22, 2023
Adobe has become the latest technology company to offer artificial intelligence (AI) tools among its products. The tools belong to a group of systems…
03:04 March 22, 2023
Japan’s national baseball team defeated the United States Tuesday night in Miami to win the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the third time. The fina…
04:35 March 22, 2023
The United Nations said 26 percent of the world’s population does not have safe drinking water in a report released Tuesday. The U.N. World Water Dev…
04:25 March 21, 2023
A strike by French garbage collectors has led to mountains of trash sitting on the streets of Paris. The strike entered its 16th day on Tuesday. The …
07:48 March 21, 2023
More educators and researchers are bringing attention to misinformation spread through the internet and social media. Teachers already face many diff…
05:13 March 21, 2023
For the first time, scientists have created baby mice with two fathers. They did this by turning mouse stem cells into female cells in a lab. Stem ce…
04:52 March 21, 2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a nearly $3 billion financial assistance plan for Sri Lanka Monday. The IMF also said it will carefull…
04:25 March 21, 2023
A strike by French garbage collectors has led to mountains of trash sitting on the streets of Paris. The strike entered its 16th day on Tuesday. The …
05:20 March 20, 2023
A group of United Nations scientists warned Monday that humanity is close to its last chance to prevent the worst of climate change. The Intergovernm…
05:08 March 20, 2023
Some of the world’s leading vaccine makers are developing bird flu shots to prepare for possible outbreaks of the sickness in humans. Bird flu, or av…
07:07 March 20, 2023
The company WeightWatchers recently announced it would buy a health company whose providers prescribe drugs for weight loss. However, some experts wo…
05:20 March 20, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Moscow on Monday. Russia and China have described Xi’s three-day visit as a ch…
05:07 March 19, 2023
Behind some great men, there is a big brother. Leon Monet, Claude Monet’s older brother, is central to a new public art show, or exhibition, in Paris…
03:26 March 19, 2023
Geology is the study of rocks, soil, and the physical structure of the Earth. The geology of Brazil’s volcanic Trindade Island, a home for turtles, i…
06:43 March 19, 2023
Biologists who study evolution have always been interested in animals that developed on islands. In some situations, animals on islands changed over …
05:23 March 19, 2023
American scientists are working to develop a telescope to deploy on the moon. The telescope is designed to search for ancient radio waves that could …
07:09 March 18, 2023
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. In news reports, you can hear about surprising events. You can learn about new technolog…
08:20 March 18, 2023
Three years ago, COVID-19 restrictions caused major changes to the way students experienced college. Instead of learning in classrooms, they took cla…
06:04 March 18, 2023
Coastal communities around the world are using material from coconuts to reduce beach erosion. Long pieces from the outer shell of the coconut, known…
13:21 March 17, 2023
We present the short story "A White Heron" by Sarah Orne Jewett. Dona de Sanctis wrote this version for VOA Learning English. Your narrator is Kay Ga…
06:44 March 17, 2023
For the first time in about 30 years, Americans have a new favorite kind of dog, the American Kennel Club (AKC) says. The organization announced this…
04:58 March 17, 2023
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about two common synonyms, or words that have similar meanings, “abnormal” and “irregula…
06:58 March 17, 2023
The United States is considering updating racial and ethnic categories recognized in the country for the first time since 1997. The government’s Offi…
07:47 March 16, 2023
In the past few weeks, we asked readers and listeners to write structured poems using either parts of speech or syllables. Many of you wrote in with …
05:23 March 16, 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron ordered a highly unpopular bill Thursday to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Macron acted without the support…
04:26 March 16, 2023
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has demanded that TikTok's Chinese owners sell their share of the company or face a U.S. ban, the comp…
05:48 March 16, 2023
The United States military on Thursday released a video of what it said was a Russian fighter jet releasing fuel onto an American drone. The incident…
02:43 March 15, 2023
Viktor Mikhalev is a blacksmith, someone who creates and repairs things made of metal. He lives in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern …
05:06 March 15, 2023
The U.S. Space Command recently released a proposal aimed at reducing the “junk” orbiting the Earth in space. Space junk might be a piece of metal th…
02:57 March 15, 2023
The skin of a small fish from Thailand is almost completely clear. But when light shines through it, a shimmering rainbow of colors appear. Now, scie…
06:09 March 15, 2023
Google has released a series of new artificial intelligence (AI) tools designed to be used with Gmail, Google Docs and other products. Google has mad…
05:32 March 14, 2023
A federal government report from December found that half of all U.S. students started this school year behind their grade level in at least one subj…
05:02 March 14, 2023
A Japanese company has found a way to turn unwanted rice into plastic goods. One company is working with farmers in the coastal town of Namie. Nearby…