2023-04-02 89-year-old Japanese Man Has No Plans to Stop Surfing
In the early part of his life, Seiichi Sano was a busy business owner. Later in life, he took on other difficult activities. At the age of 80, he climbed…
2023-04-02 NASA’s Water-observing Satellite Sends First Images back to Earth
A recently launched satellite designed to study all water across the world has begun sending its first images back to Earth. The American space agency NASA says the satellite is…
2023-04-01 On-campus Violence Concerns Some International Students, Not Others
Gun violence can happen anywhere in the United States. It can happen at a school for children, a holiday parade or a food store. It can also happen on college…
2023-04-01 Estimate Shows India Could Quit Coal for $900 Billion
A new estimate suggests India would need to spend about $900 billion to transition from coal to cleaner forms of energy. The estimate was recently released by the New Delhi-based…
2023-04-01 Low-hanging Fruit
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Have you ever gone to a farm or an orchard to pick fruit? Was all of the fruit easy to…
2023-04-01 Study: No Atmosphere Found on Nearby Earth-sized World
The Webb Space Telescope has found no evidence of an atmosphere on one of the seven rocky, Earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby star. Scientists said Monday that could mean the…
2023-04-01 John Quincy Adams: Independent
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about John Quincy Adams. Does his name sound familiar? John Quincy Adams, the sixth president, was the son of John…
2023-03-31 Former US President Donald Trump Indicted
A grand jury in New York State indicted Donald J. Trump Thursday night, making him the first former American president to be charged with a crime. An indictment is a…
2023-03-31 Australian Company Uses Extinct Mammoth for Lab-grown Meat
An Australian company has made lab-grown meat using genetic information from a wooly mammoth, an extinct animal. The company launched the creation in a science museum in the Netherlands. It…
2023-03-31 A Stamp of Approval for Skateboarding in America
For many years, skateboarding was considered an activity for young rebels or drug users in city streets, schoolgrounds and public parks. Those days are long gone. Skateboarding, which has Indigenous…
2023-03-31 ‘The Diamond Lens’ by Fitz-James O’Brien, Part Two
Our story is called “The Diamond Lens. ” It was written by Fitz-James O’Brien. Today we will hear the second and final part of the story. Here is Maurice Joyce…
2023-03-31 As Well As
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about “as well as.” Question: Hi VOA Learning English, My name is Neethu, and I am from India.…