2024-10-16 Fossil Discovery in Brazil Could Help Explain Rise of Dinosaurs
Scientists in Brazil recently announced the discovery of one of the world’s oldest reptile remains. They say the bones – dating back to around 237 million years ago – may…
2024-10-16 Scientists Recreate Head of Largest Ancient Bug
The largest bug to ever live was about 2.6 meters long and had many legs. However, the look and shape of its head remained a mystery until now. The fossils…
2024-10-16 SpaceX Calls New Starship Test a Success, Captures Rocket at Landing
SpaceX has successfully completed a fifth test of its Starship rocket system. The uncrewed test was carried out Sunday at the American space company’s launch center in Boca Chica, Texas.…
2024-10-15 Nobel Prize Brings Attention to Worldwide Inequality
The Nobel Committee has brought attention to worldwide inequalities by awarding its economic prize to three Americans: Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson. The Nobel committee of the…
2024-10-15 Blind Pianist Says Music Gives Him Energy, Hope
Takosangba Pongen could see until he was 14 years old. He has been blind for the 13 years since. But, nobody would know that by watching Pongen perform on the…
2024-10-15 Preschools Aim to Make Students ‘Better Citizens’
Early education expert Dan Gartrell says the most important civics lesson that preschools can teach is “social democracy.” Gartrell wrote a book about teaching democracy to preschoolers. It is called…
2024-10-14 Scientists Map Fruit Fly Brain to Learn Its Functions
A group of international scientists recently announced they had made a map of the whole “brain” of an adult fruit fly. They said the milestone would provide new knowledge about…
2024-10-14 Some US Cities Use Sheep, Goats to Control Plant Growth
Some American communities and universities have been experimenting with sheep and goats to keep plant growth under control. Along the Cumberland River near Nashville, Tennessee, visitors on boats watch the…
2024-10-14 Study: Pregnancy Changes the Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. When a brain scientist at the University of California, Irvine got pregnant at the age of 38, she saw…
2024-10-13 Italian Family Aims to Prove Its Painting Is a Picasso
A family in Italy hopes to prove that a painting found long ago on the island of Capri is the work of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. The family has been…