2022-05-30 What Causes Mystery Liver Illnesses in Children?
Health officials are still looking for answers related to mysterious cases of severe liver damage in hundreds of young children around the world. The best available evidence points to a…
2022-05-30 Avoid These Five Gardening Mistakes
Much of gardening is learned by trial and error – that means, from mistakes. We have all been in that situation. The good news is we can learn from other…
2022-05-30 Climate, Hard Work Produce Unusual Wines in Chile’s Desert
Extreme temperatures, intense desert sun and the height of the land give grapes grown in Chile’s Atacama Desert a thick skin. Local farmers from the world’s driest desert say that…
2022-05-30 Study Shows Chimps Share Complex Communication System
Scientists who study the evolution of language say wild chimpanzees have a more complex communication system than past research has shown. The researchers say the animal uses more than ten…
2022-05-30 Underwater Drone Measures Ocean Carbon Levels
Researchers are using an underwater drone to measure carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the ocean. It is believed to be the first time such a vehicle has been used specifically…
2022-05-29 Scientists Discover Compound in Corals Shown to Fight Cancer
Researchers say they have discovered a chemical found in sea corals that could be effective in treating cancer. Scientists had been searching for the compound for more than 25 years…
2022-05-29 Americans Celebrate Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a national holiday observed in the United States on the last Monday in May. This year, Memorial Day falls on May 30. It is a day when…
2022-05-29 Pfizer to Sell Low-Cost Drugs to Poor Countries
The drug company Pfizer will make all of its patented medicines available at a not-for-profit price to 45 of the poorest countries. The company announced the effort at the recent…
2022-05-29 US Births Rose Last Year, Still Less than Before Pandemic
Births in the United States increased by one percent last year. However, the number of babies born in 2021 was still lower than before the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020, the…
2022-05-29 Rising Prices Threaten Fish and Chips, a Traditional British Food
Fish and chips have been popular among Britons since the food was invented some 160 years ago. Charles Dickens wrote about the dish in his well-known story of Oliver Twist.…
2022-05-28 Speakers to Class of 2022: Be ‘Bold’ and ‘Enthusiastic’
Thousands of college students around the United States finally came together in person to celebrate the completion of their studies without face coverings, virus tests or pandemic restrictions. Some graduates…
2022-05-28 Do Your Best with This Car Expression
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. This program explores words and phrases in the English language. And today we talk about an expression that comes from…
2022-05-28 Signs of War Are Everywhere in Ukraine
No matter where Ukrainians live, the 3-month-old war never seems to be far away. Those in towns and villages near the front lines hide in basements from constant shelling. They…
2022-05-28 Facebook to Provide More Details about Political Advertising
Facebook’s parent Meta says it will start providing more details about how advertisers target people with political advertisements. The company’s recent announcement follows years of criticism that social media companies…