2023-05-22 For Healthy Plants, Test Your Garden’s Soil
Healthy plants are the most important part of a growing garden. And one of the best ways to keep plants healthy is to make sure the soil’s chemical pH level…
2023-05-21 ‘Harden Off’ Plants Before Placing Them Outside
The month of May is the best planting time in many areas in the northern half of the world. Many gardeners are visiting garden centers now to buy plants. Those…
2023-05-21 Tesla Wants to Reduce Costs with New Manufacturing Process
At a recent event for investors, Tesla presented an idea that may change the way cars are made around the world. The manufacturing idea is called the unboxed process. If…
2023-05-21 Solar Energy Helps Indonesian Villagers Do More
On Indonesia’s eastern island of Sumba, solar power is providing people with electricity. Having electric lights can mean many things. It can mean being able to work later in the…
2023-05-21 NASA Tests Snake-Like Robot to Search for Life in the Solar System
The American space agency NASA is testing a snake-like explorer designed to search for signs of life in hard-to-reach places. The robot is known as the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor,…
2023-05-20 Ultimate Frisbee Connects International, American Students
On an April evening in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, members of the Carolina Flyers are playing a fast-paced practice game. The Flyers are a men’s professional Ultimate frisbee team. Their…
2023-05-20 Does a Good Luck Charm ‘Work Like a Charm’?
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On today’s program we talk about the word “charm.” “Charm” has several meanings. It can be a word, action, or…
2023-05-20 Millard Fillmore: Forgotten
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Millard Fillmore, the 13th president of the United States. Fillmore is also likely the least remembered president. He has…
2023-05-20 Study Finds YouTube’s System Sends Gun Videos to 9-year-olds
A new study has found that YouTube’s tool to suggest videos can direct young users to content about guns and violence. The study was based on an experiment carried out…
2023-05-19 Hiroshima Bomb Survivor Learned English to Tell Her Story
Teruko Yahata is 85 years old. But she could have died as a girl. She was in Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945, when the United States dropped an atomic…
2023-05-19 Doctors Report Success Using Radiation to Treat Irregular Heartbeat
American researchers have reported some success using radiation to treat patients experiencing irregular heartbeats. The highly experimental treatment has only been tried on a small number of patients. But doctors…
2023-05-19 Kehinde Wiley, Obama Painter, Is Taking His Art Everywhere
Kehinde Wiley is a well-known and influential American artist. His paintings and sculptures are the subject of art shows around the United States. The 46-year-old Wiley seems especially busy right…