2023-02-18 University Classes on Pseudoscience, Conspiracies
In November 2018, about 600 people gathered for a two-day convention in Denver, Colorado. They wore clothes saying the Earth is flat. They listened to speakers who rejected findings from…
2023-02-18 The Unique Invention of the American President
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are not going to talk about any one president. We will instead talk about the presidency itself — what some people call…
2023-02-18 Bird Flu Spreads to More Countries
Avian flu has reached new areas of the world and has become a year-round problem, animal and disease experts warn. More than 20 experts and farmers on four continents spoke…
2023-02-17 First All-female Samba School to Compete in Brazil’s Carnival
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Carnival is back. The Carnival is a week-long celebration marking the beginning of the Easter season in the Catholic church. Brazil’s federal government expects…
2023-02-17 The Great Backyard Bird Count Makes Everyone a Scientist
The Great Backyard Bird Count begins today. About 385,000 people from 192 countries take part in the yearly project to count birds. The event was first held 25 years ago.…
2023-02-17 ‘The Blue Hotel,’ by Stephen Crane, Part Two
We present the second of four parts of the short story “The Blue Hotel,” by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio…
2023-02-17 Made and Prepositions
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the verb “made” when used with prepositions. Question: Hello, VOA Learning English, I hope that you are…
2023-02-16 Turkish Children Learn to Deal with Deadly Quake
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks that struck Turkey and Syria last week killed more than 40,000 people. They also injured at least 100,000 others. Millions now need humanitarian aid after…
2023-02-16 New Video of the Wreck of the Titanic Released
The size of the ship and the shoes seized Robert Ballard’s attention when he saw the wreckage of the Titanic from a submarine deep below the sea. “The first thing…
2023-02-16 Stone Age Tool Discovery Raises Questions about Who Used Them
Scientists have discovered some of the oldest stone tools ever found at a research site in Kenya. But the find created a mystery about which group of early humans made…
2023-02-15 Students Told to ‘Run. Hide. Fight’ in Shooting Situation
As a gunman opened fire inside school buildings at Michigan State University on Monday night, students received an alert on their phones. It read: “Run. Hide. Fight.” The students broke…
2023-02-15 UN Chief: Rising Seas a ‘Death Sentence’ for Some Nations
The United Nations chief is warning that, since 1900, sea levels around the world have risen at a faster rate than before that time. The increase puts some countries like…