05:05 March 24, 2024
Most people around the world speak one or two languages. But some can speak three or more. These people are called polyglots. And they are helping re…
05:16 March 24, 2024
The American space agency NASA says the recent test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket demonstrated progress in several important areas even though t…
09:30 March 23, 2024
The U.S. State Department says there were about 20,000 fewer visas issued to Chinese students last year compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic. Aft…
03:23 March 23, 2024
South Korean researchers have combined cow muscle cells with rice grains. They say the new rice is an important step towards a sustainable, less cost…
05:07 March 23, 2024
Historic covered bridges in the United States are under threat by the use of the modern technology GPS. GPS is short for Global Positioning System. T…
03:35 March 22, 2024
Theo works days, nights, and weekends in the tulip fields in the Netherlands and never complains of sore muscles. How is this possible? Theo is an ar…
03:27 March 22, 2024
Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may have little chance of winning Sunday’s election, but activists say her presence alone is important. …
05:08 March 21, 2024
The American college basketball tournaments known as “March Madness” begin this week. College basketball, or National Collegiate Athletic Association…
03:55 March 21, 2024
India will begin the world’s largest general election next month. The process is expected to stretch over 44 days before results are announced on Jun…
11:21 March 21, 2024
An area stretching across Argentina, Bolivia and Chile forms what is called the “Lithium Triangle.” The earth there is rich in lithium, a necessary m…
06:37 March 20, 2024
A growing number of American libraries are struggling to offer users digital versions of books because they cost a lot more than physical copies. Pub…
04:40 March 20, 2024
The number of marriages in South Korea rose in 2023 for the first time in more than ten years. The increase came after the pandemic which forced some…
07:41 March 20, 2024
Aid groups warn that famine, a widespread lack of food, will soon strike two troubled places: Gaza and Haiti. In Gaza The Integrated Food Security Ph…
05:52 March 20, 2024
An Afghan education official says the ruling Taliban group might permanently close girls' secondary schools. The official said the Taliban is instead…
05:16 March 19, 2024
Information from this year’s IQAir World Air Quality Report shows only seven countries met the World Health Organization’s (WHO) pollution recommenda…
05:51 March 19, 2024
A nonprofit group has identified more than 1,500 books that local schools in America have banned from their libraries and classrooms in 2022-2023. Th…
05:23 March 19, 2024
March 20 is the United Nations' International Day of Happiness. For many years, northern European countries, especially Finland, have been named amon…
05:54 March 18, 2024
One early morning in Washington, D.C., many years ago, the president of the United States took off his clothes and jumped into the Potomac river. Mom…
07:33 March 18, 2024
This year, the vernal equinox officially arrives on Tuesday, March 19 at 11:06 pm in Washington, D.C. That is 3:06 UTC on Wednesday, March 20. At tha…
05:01 March 18, 2024
A recently released report from European scientists says there are 16,000 chemicals in plastic materials around the world. The report said not enough…
07:40 March 18, 2024
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In 2021, the U.S. food and drug agency approved the drug Wegovy for weight loss. No…
04:09 March 17, 2024
Research in the growing field of space medicine has identified many ways in which zero-gravity and other conditions can affect the human body. Now, a…
06:04 March 17, 2024
A total solar eclipse will take place in North America on April 8. Millions of people will be able to fully experience the event, which is expected t…
06:50 March 17, 2024
The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus is spreading more aggressively than ever before since its arrival in South America in 2022. It is killing wild birds a…
06:30 March 16, 2024
A growing number of students from India are studying at foreign universities as a generation of young people prepare for jobs they cannot find at hom…
05:19 March 16, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is adding to the threat of election disinformation worldwide. The technology makes it easy for anyone with a smartphone …
04:47 March 16, 2024
India has put into effect a new law that makes it easier for non-Muslim minorities to seek Indian citizenship. The much-debated law was first approve…
04:42 March 15, 2024
What do you get when you cross the sports of rodeo with skiing? An extreme winter sport called skijoring. The competition involves riding horses that…
05:42 March 15, 2024
A new study examines possible harm caused by microscopic pieces of plastic that end up inside people’s bodies. These materials – known as microplasti…
06:21 March 14, 2024
European Union lawmakers gave final approval to the 27-nation group’s artificial intelligence law Wednesday. The rules are expected to take effect la…
05:13 March 14, 2024
Math lovers celebrate Pi Day on March 14, or 3/14. Around the world, many people even mark the day by eating a tasty piece of pie. For those who do n…
04:25 March 14, 2024
In the eastern state of Virginia, employees of the Richmond Wildlife Center are doing their best to act like mother foxes. They started feeding and c…
02:46 March 13, 2024
In her small home in the capital of Greece, Athens, 93-year-old Ioanna Matsouka has knit thousands of brightly colored scarves for children in need f…
03:29 March 13, 2024
"A good book is easy to find." That is the message on a sign at Hernando Guanlao's home in the Makati area of Manila, the capital of the Philippines.…
05:54 March 13, 2024
Researchers say they have identified stone tools that might represent the oldest-known evidence of humans in Europe. The recent research suggests tha…
06:37 March 13, 2024
An American insurance industry group has given most driver assistance systems “poor” ratings after a series of safety tests. The Insurance Institute …
05:47 March 12, 2024
Today’s English students have a lot of exposure to the language outside of the classroom. By using the internet, social media, and other digital tech…
04:33 March 12, 2024
The American agency that follows the risk of coral bleaching around the world says “the worst bleaching event in the history of the planet may come s…
05:13 March 12, 2024
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced early Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional council is created. The move followed internation…
05:59 March 11, 2024
American film Oppenheimer was the big winner at the Academy Awards Sunday in Los Angeles, California. The Academy honored the film about a creator of…
04:35 March 11, 2024
Scientists have confirmed the presence of a gray whale off New England in North America recently. The large sea animal disappeared from the Atlantic …
06:43 March 11, 2024
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. British researchers say they have grown small human organs using cells removed fr…
03:59 March 11, 2024
Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, apologized Monday for “any confusion” caused by a photo released over the weekend. The official photo was the firs…
04:50 March 10, 2024
When visitors come to Paris for the Olympic Games starting in July, they will be entering the territory of France’s most famous street artist: “Invad…
05:58 March 10, 2024
A new study suggests Jupiter’s icy moon Europa produces much less oxygen than previously thought. The study was based on data collected by the Americ…
05:26 March 10, 2024
Jessica Damiano says crops like tomatoes, garlic, chives, basil, parsley, thyme, and sage have been permanent plants in her garden for ages. Damiano,…
07:20 March 9, 2024
The Dartmouth College men’s basketball team voted to join a labor organization, called a union, this week. The move means that the student-athletes o…
06:50 March 9, 2024
Europeans can now choose what online services, including browsers and search engines, to use for their mobile phones and computers. They can also cho…
04:45 March 9, 2024
Researchers have used radar and other technologies to study a large “star” sand dune in eastern Morocco. The team said it was able to capture detaile…
03:43 March 8, 2024
In many movies, the clothing the actors wear is an important part of the story. In Rome, there is a workshop that has been a big part of Italian and …