2021-11-11 Environmentally Friendly Burial Choice: Body Composting
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Outside of the city of Denver, Colorado, a large industrial building sits between an auto repair business and a…
2021-11-08 Jewelweed in the Garden: Pretty, Possibly Useful
Lee Reich is an expert on gardening who writes about the subject for the Associated Press. Recently, he wrote a story about a plant that a gardening friend could not…
2021-11-05 Pfizer Says Its COVID Pill 90 Percent Effective
Pfizer said Friday that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut hospitalization and death rates by nearly 90 percent in high-risk adults. The American drug-maker said a group of independent…
2021-11-14 Do Electric Cars Help the Environment?
Electric vehicles (EVs) are a strong weapon in the world’s efforts against global warming. But the effects of EVs depend on what country you are in. In some nations, electric…
2021-11-14 Digital Project Brings Olympics Birthplace to Life
A new technology project in southern Greece is helping visitors experience the ancient birthplace of the Olympic Games. The project used augmented reality to recreate temples and competition areas in…
2021-11-12 Losing Glaciers Will Hurt Tourism and Power Supplies
As worldwide temperatures continue to rise, thick sheets of ice called glaciers are going away. Some are melting, while others are evaporating. This will hurt the people and nations that…
2021-11-11 Father and Son Aim to Stop Ice Melt in One of Earth’s Coldest Places
Scientist Sergey Zimov has long studied the frozen ground, or permafrost, in one of Earth’s coldest places, about 130 kilometers south of Russia’s Arctic coast. It has been melting fast…
2021-11-10 NASA Seeks Public’s Help to Train AI for Mars Rovers
The American space agency NASA is seeking help from the public to identify important images captured by Mars explorers. The project is designed to help teach an artificial intelligence, AI,…
2021-11-10 Scientists Find Whales Eat … A Lot!
The blue whale is the largest animal to ever live on our planet. You might wonder how much such a large creature eats. Well, you are not alone. Scientists recently…
2021-11-08 Robot Food Delivery Is Here and Growing
Hundreds of little robots are rolling around colleges and cities in the United States, Britain and elsewhere. The robots, about 50 centimeters tall, are bringing food like pizza to hungry…
2021-11-07 Which Technologies Could Help the World Reach its Climate Goals?
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, is continuing in Glasgow, Scotland. World leaders, climate experts and activists have gathered in an effort to negotiate new action plans…
2021-11-06 Researchers Study Ancient Kingdoms in Saudi Arabia
In northwest Saudi Arabia, archaeologists are working to dig up the remains of the ancient and long-forgotten kingdoms of Dadan and Lihyan. The remains of these kingdoms are in Al…
2021-11-06 North Korea Demonstrates Education Robots in the Classroom
North Korea has demonstrated the use of educational robots to help students in subjects like English, math and music. A report by the country’s state-run television station KRT showed several…
2021-11-14 US Congress Requires New Technology to Stop Drunken Driving
The United States Congress has created a new requirement for carmakers: they must find a way from keeping drunk people from driving cars. It is just one of the rules…
2021-11-14 Shortages Make Housing Harder to Find, Especially for Young Adults
In the United States, many people are deciding to rent instead of owning a home. As a result, young people face one of the most competitive rental markets in the…