04:44 May 15, 2024
Conflicts and natural disasters caused nearly 76 million people to be displaced within their countries a migration research group says. The Internal …
06:23 May 14, 2024
When teachers at one of the top public schools in Florida are asked how they succeed, one answer is universal: They have autonomy in the classroom. T…
07:05 May 14, 2024
In ancient India, the term “Buddha” was used to describe someone who has awakened from ignorance and gained freedom from suffering. Buddha means the …
05:59 May 14, 2024
About 20 years ago, Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin wanted to prevent hunger and protect the world’s food supply. The two men imagined a so-called “d…
04:49 May 14, 2024
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans Tuesday to increase tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports. Among the goods f…
05:08 May 13, 2024
Protests over the Israel-Hamas war across U.S. college campuses have led to nearly 2,900 arrests at more than 50 schools in recent weeks. However, mo…
07:31 May 13, 2024
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Alcohol is often consumed in social gatherings from happy hours after work to birth…
05:51 May 13, 2024
China’s economic expansion has been driven partly by millions of people who left their rural homes to work in cities and factories. But many of these…
02:59 May 12, 2024
One of Australia’s top officials said the government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is concerned about “a completely broken” migration system. Mi…
05:43 May 12, 2024
The Biden administration plans to put limits on American-made artificial intelligence (AI) models, the Reuters news agency reports. The aim is to res…
05:48 May 12, 2024
The American space agency NASA is providing details about a railway system it plans to build on the surface of the moon. The system aims to provide a…
08:22 May 11, 2024
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is making its way into many parts of our lives. It can choose a coffee blend, or clothing and even check fields of tu…
06:11 May 11, 2024
Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets outside our solar system. They have finally found one with an atmosphere. Scientists believe th…
04:43 May 11, 2024
Researchers say they can explain how sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica might be communicating. Like many whales and dolp…
04:34 May 10, 2024
An American country music star has used artificial intelligence to make music again, years after suffering a stroke. Randy Travis is 65 years old. He…
05:17 May 10, 2024
In recent months, reports of extreme weather have reached new levels. Some climate scientists say they cannot remember when the world had so much ext…
04:37 May 9, 2024
A recent report says that 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources. Ember, a research group based in London, reported that, for t…
05:18 May 9, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden said he would suspend a shipment of some weapons to Israel. U.S. officials are concerned about Israel’s plan to expand a mil…
04:53 May 9, 2024
A Japanese town hopes to keep out crowds of visitors by building a large barrier to block views of the country’s tallest mountain, Mount Fuji. The to…
04:16 May 8, 2024
Researchers say a wild orangutan in Indonesia appeared to use a medicinal plant to treat a wound it had suffered. The observation represents the late…
03:38 May 8, 2024
A recent study shows that people who lived in caves in North Africa had already started to add a lot of plants to their diet about 15,000 years ago. …
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…