2024-05-31 Italy Celebrates Return of Stolen Arts
Italy celebrated the return of hundreds of its antiquities from the United States this week. The property included ancient bronze statues, gold coins, mosaics and documents valued at $65 million.…
2024-05-31 The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Our story today is called “The Birthmark.” It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. A long time ago, there lived a skillful scientist who…
2024-05-31 Improve Your Vocabulary: Part 3
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we finish our answer about the best way to expand your vocabulary. Question Many VOA Learning English fans write to us with this…
2024-05-30 World’s Largest Tree Passes Health Check
In the American state of California, researchers recently climbed the world’s largest tree to check on its health. The tree is a giant sequoia named General Sherman. The climbers had…
2024-05-30 In Sierra Leone, There Is Little Help for Drug Users
A low-cost drug mixture is harming young people in the West African country of Sierra Leone. The mixture is called “kush.” Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio declared a state…
2024-05-30 Grammar for Science, Technology: Prefixes, Measurements
What do news stories about space travel, technology, or energy production have in common? Well, one way to answer this question is to look at special prefixes that are often…
2024-05-30 The Story of a Hong Kong Democracy Activist
A court in Hong Kong found 14 pro-democracy activists guilty of crimes linked to an unofficial vote in 2020. Some could face life in prison. Hong Kong officials said the…
2024-05-29 North Korea Flies Trash Balloons over South
North Korea has flown hundreds of balloons carrying trash and manure toward South Korea. The strange action led the South’s military to organize chemical and explosive response teams to recover…
2024-05-29 Climbers Will Have to Pay to Climb Mount Fuji
The local officials protecting Mount Fuji are making changes to protect its natural beauty and the safety of people climbing it. Those who want to hike one of the most…
2024-05-29 Sun’s Magnetic Field Forms Close to Surface
New research suggests that the sun’s magnetic field forms much closer to the surface than scientists had thought. The finding could help predict periods of extreme solar storms like the…
2024-05-29 Airbus Truck Fitted with Airplane Controls to Test Self-taxiing
European aerospace company Airbus has fitted a special truck with airplane controls in an effort to test self-taxiing abilities. Airbus officials recently introduced the truck in Paris at Europe’s largest…