2022-05-16 Scientists Grow Plants in Dirt from Moon
For the first time, scientists have grown plants in moon soil collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts. The scientists had no idea if anything would grow in the moon dirt. They…
2022-05-15 NASA Releases New Black Hole ‘Sounds’
The American space agency NASA has released sounds it created with data collected from black holes. The sound production process is called sonification. NASA says it used astronomical data recorded…
2022-05-15 Google Says New Eyeglasses Can Translate Languages in Real Time
Ten years after introducing “Google Glass,” Alphabet Inc. has created a new kind of smart eyeglasses. The company says the wearable computer device can translate different languages in real time.…
2022-05-15 Study: Shipping a Major Threat to World’s Biggest Fish
Marine biologists have noticed that whale shark numbers have been falling in recent years. But the scientists have not known exactly why. A new international study suggests that collisions with…
2022-05-15 US Cities, States Returning to Facial Recognition for Policing
From 2019 through 2021, many American state and city governments passed laws restricting the use of facial recognition software in crime prevention. Facial recognition is a way of using software…
2022-05-15 In Africa, Chinese Employers Accused of Abuse
A court in the central African country of Rwanda sentenced Chinese man Sun Shujun to 20 years in jail last month. Sun was found guilty after a video of him…
2022-05-14 Recent Deaths of Female College Athletes Bring Attention to Mental Health
In 2021, sports fans around the world learned about the issue of women’s mental health in sports from Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka. Osaka is a champion Japanese tennis player.…
2022-05-14 You ‘Hit the Jackpot!’
And now Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. And today we talk about being lucky or…
2022-05-14 Scientists Report New Coral Bleaching Event on Great Barrier Reef
Australian scientists say 91 percent of coral studied in the Great Barrier Reef this year suffered bleaching damage. Coral gets bleached when ocean temperatures reach unusually warm levels. The damage…
2022-05-14 Peruvian Beef Stir-Fry is Fusion Cooking at its Best
Fusion cooking combines elements of food traditions from two or more cultures. Food expert Christopher Kimball recently wrote about fusion cooking that combines tastes from Peru and China. One of…
2022-05-14 Nobel Prize Winner and Physicist Wilczek Wins Templeton Prize
Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Frank Wilczek has been honored with this year’s Templeton Prize. The award recognizes individuals whose life’s work brings together science and spirituality. Wilczek is known for…
2022-05-13 Never Mind and It Doesn’t Matter
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question from Jesús, from Spain, about the difference between “never mind” and “it doesn’t matter.” Question: Hello, My name…