2024-05-11 Students Learn AI to Prepare for Hospitality Careers
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is making its way into many parts of our lives. It can choose a coffee blend, or clothing and even check fields of tulips for sick…
2024-05-10 Extreme Weather Seems Nearly Everywhere
In recent months, reports of extreme weather have reached new levels. Some climate scientists say they cannot remember when the world had so much extreme weather. In Brazil, for example,…
2024-05-10 Country Singer Randy Travis Releases AI Song after Stroke
An American country music star has used artificial intelligence to make music again, years after suffering a stroke. Randy Travis is 65 years old. He was a popular country music…
2024-05-10 ‘A Princess of Mars,’ by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Part Three
Editor’s note: This is the third in our series of programs called “A Princess of Mars.” The story is from a series of books by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Last week…
2024-05-10 ‘Call’
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Mohammad about the word “call.” Question Dear Teacher, Hi, my name is Mohammad. I hope this email finds…
2024-05-09 US Withholds Offensive Weapons as Israel Plans Rafah Attack
U.S. President Joe Biden said he would suspend a shipment of some weapons to Israel. U.S. officials are concerned about Israel’s plan to expand a military operation in the Gazan…
2024-05-09 Report: 2023 a Big Year for Renewable Energy
A recent report says that 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources. Ember, a research group based in London, reported that, for the first time, 30 percent of…
2024-05-09 Japanese Town Aims to Block View of Mount Fuji to Reduce Tourists
A Japanese town hopes to keep out crowds of visitors by building a large barrier to block views of the country’s tallest mountain, Mount Fuji. The town is called Fujikawaguchiko.…
2024-05-09 Prefixes in Reports about Student Protests
American college students have been protesting the war in Gaza between Hamas and Israel. In this week’s Everyday Grammar, we look at a few of the prefixes and words people…
2024-05-08 Orangutan Appears to Use Plant to Treat Wound
Researchers say a wild orangutan in Indonesia appeared to use a medicinal plant to treat a wound it had suffered. The observation represents the latest example of how some animals…
2024-05-08 New Research Shows How Early Humans Lived Before Agriculture
A recent study shows that people who lived in caves in North Africa had already started to add a lot of plants to their diet about 15,000 years ago. The…
2024-05-08 Report: US Military Falling Behind in Sea Drone Development
U.S. efforts to expand the use of sea drones to defend against possible military threats are reportedly falling behind because of other American defense goals. Reporters from Reuters said they…