06:31 May 8, 2024
U.S. efforts to expand the use of sea drones to defend against possible military threats are reportedly falling behind because of other American defe…
06:23 May 7, 2024
The pro-Palestinian protests at colleges across the United States have spread to campuses in Europe. On Tuesday, German police broke up a protest by …
06:07 May 7, 2024
Hena Khan is a ninth-grade student in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She struggled to keep attention on her studies last week as temperatures rose above 43 degre…
04:21 May 7, 2024
The first crewed test of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was postponed Tuesday because of a problem with the rocket system. Officials stopped the launc…
05:40 May 7, 2024
Financial support for climate technology startups in Africa from the private sector is growing. Businesses have raised more than $3.4 billion since 2…
03:09 May 6, 2024
New York City’s Columbia University announced Monday that it would cancel its main end-of-year event, or commencement, scheduled for May 15. The deci…
05:20 May 6, 2024
American pop music star Madonna performed before an estimated 1.6 million people on Saturday at Brazil’s famous Copacabana Beach. The outdoor show in…
03:51 May 6, 2024
A group of scientists has disputed a study published last year that estimated the intelligence of the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex to be similar to a b…
08:32 May 6, 2024
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Alzheimer’s disease affects a person’s memory, thinking and behavior. The first dru…
08:32 May 5, 2024
Plastic music recordings, or vinyl records, are popular again in Brazil. In 2023, more records were sold than compact discs (CDs) and DVDs for the fi…
04:39 May 5, 2024
For future humans to survive long periods on Mars, growing food on the planet is a must. It would be too costly and risky to rely upon rocket deliver…
05:27 May 5, 2024
The American space agency NASA has completed a new experiment that sent data over 226 million kilometers in space. The result marks a major improveme…
07:17 May 4, 2024
Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City; the University of California, Berkeley; Brown University in Rhode Island and others are c…
06:00 May 4, 2024
An American company is preparing to launch a series of driverless trucks to transport goods on a major public highway. Aurora Innovation says it plan…
02:52 May 4, 2024
Chilean food company NotCo has been working on a popular meal for people in Latin America and Asia: turtle soup. The meal tastes like turtle soup but…
04:27 May 3, 2024
Ramen is a kind of Japanese noodle dish. It might be the world’s favorite Japanese food. Ramen has increased in popularity in the U.S., South Korea a…
05:47 May 3, 2024
China launched a spacecraft to the moon’s far side on Friday in a mission that aims to bring lunar soil and rocks to Earth. A Long March 5 rocket car…
07:07 May 2, 2024
Police have removed encampments, released tear gas and arrested protesters on college campuses around the United States. At Columbia University, New …
07:57 May 2, 2024
There is a place in Portland, Oregon where people like to spend time enjoying food and drinks and watching sports on television. Places like it are c…
04:57 May 2, 2024
Heavy rains and severe flooding have been hitting Kenya since March. They are among the most disastrous rainstorms to hit the East African country in…
04:52 May 1, 2024
American college officials in New York City and Los Angeles have asked police to remove protesters occupying college buildings and grounds over the p…
04:42 May 1, 2024
Flowering plants are very important to Earth’s ecosystems. They are necessary for life on Earth. Flowering plants are also called angiosperms. They a…
07:10 May 1, 2024
A recent American law requires TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the company’s U.S. operations within nine months or face a nationwide ban. …
05:51 May 1, 2024
A school for tourism and hotel management has opened its doors to students in Kabul, Afghanistan. The students are of different ages and their levels…
05:22 April 30, 2024
See if you know the answer to this riddle: “I have been around for a very long time. Longer than toys, dogs, or anyone you know. “My roots go back ma…
06:02 April 30, 2024
The United States plans new rules for the movement of dairy cows between states because of concerns about a bird flu outbreak. The virus is called Ty…
05:22 April 30, 2024
A Laotian immigrant who has battled cancer for eight years will share hundreds of millions of dollars with a friend after winning a game of chance. F…
05:07 April 29, 2024
American researchers have developed a new model of what they say is the largest 3D printer in the world. The device is designed to build full-sized h…
04:43 April 29, 2024
Do you spend too many nights trying to fall asleep? You are not alone. Nearly one-third of American adults say they do not get the suggested seven to…
05:09 April 29, 2024
Less than half of Americans say they are getting enough sleep, according to a recent opinion study by the Gallup organization. The poll found that 57…
05:18 April 29, 2024
Officials closed schools and issued health warnings as a deadly heat wave has spread across Southeast Asia. In the Philippines, the education ministr…
03:55 April 28, 2024
A new study suggests ancient corals found deep in the ocean were the first animals to glow in the dark. To glow means to shine a steady light. Many a…
06:28 April 28, 2024
Scientists are seeking to find out what is producing the slow release of methane gas on Mars. Methane often results from biological processes. On Ear…
06:42 April 28, 2024
Farmers in Vietnam are growing rice using a new method thought to reduce emissions of methane gas and labor costs. The method is called alternate wet…
07:25 April 27, 2024
New York City police recently arrested students at Columbia University who were protesting the war between Israel and Hamas. The University of Southe…
03:15 April 27, 2024
A new, small robotic camera designed to be swallowed for use in medical examinations was recently demonstrated at a conference in Canada. The device …
05:06 April 27, 2024
A new study suggests that nearly half of major cities in China show signs of sinking. The study is based on recent satellite data. It estimated that …
03:01 April 26, 2024
Human experts spend years roasting and tasting coffee from many places to learn about the beans. They might then combine a coffee bean from Africa wi…
04:20 April 26, 2024
International health experts have agreed on a new definition of what it means for a disease to spread “through the air.” The agreement came after the…
05:38 April 25, 2024
Minnesota is one of several states where lawmakers are considering laws to make it harder for people to get books removed from public libraries. The …
04:49 April 25, 2024
The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the United States. Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed into law a conditional ban of the…
07:59 April 25, 2024
Brazil’s state-run oil company, Petrobras, wants to look for oil near the nation’s northeastern coast. Ibama is Brazil’s environmental agency. The ag…
06:53 April 24, 2024
As more of our lives move online, the risk of our personal data being stolen or misused is increasing. Personal data includes email addresses, phone …
06:12 April 24, 2024
American President Joe Biden signed a law Wednesday that would ban the video sharing service TikTok if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, fails to sell it…
06:03 April 24, 2024
A new study from a German research group says climate change will reduce everyone’s income by about 19 percent over the next 25 years. That would be …
07:17 April 24, 2024
Studies show that military officials are increasingly deploying systems to interfere with aircraft navigation systems in conflict areas. But such too…
07:28 April 23, 2024
Mouhamed Sall and three other youths in Senegal are taking part in a new program to teach students with hearing loss. The currently small program joi…
07:37 April 23, 2024
International negotiators are meeting in Canada’s capital to discuss writing a treaty to control plastic and pollution linked to it. The meeting in O…
04:18 April 23, 2024
South Korea's Constitutional Court has begun hearing a case that accuses the government of failing to protect 200 people by not dealing with climate …
05:29 April 22, 2024
A new report from two international climate agencies has found that Europe is the fastest-warming major land mass in the world. The report for 2023 i…