2024-11-03 Climate Extremes Continue, Bringing Floods to Spain
Even for a period of extreme weather, this autumn has had more than the usual weather disasters. The Spanish province Valencia has seen the latest incident of massive and deadly…
2024-11-03 At 2.4 Meters, Rioux Is World’s Tallest Teenager
Canadian Olivier Rioux is the world’s tallest teenager. At 2.4 meters tall, he has a place in the Guinness World Records as the world’s tallest living teenager. Soon, he will…
2024-11-03 NASA to Launch Instruments to Study Water on Moon
The American space agency NASA is preparing to launch a spacecraft to seek more detailed information on water sources on the moon. The spacecraft is an orbiter called Lunar Trailblazer.…
2024-11-02 For When You Do Something Wrong: Mea Culpa
And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. We all make mistakes. So, we have the expression to err is human. People who accept responsibility or blame will…
2024-11-01 In Burundi, Women Learn Old Way to Say Hello
The hug between the two women lasted a long time. An 85-year-old woman put her arms around a younger woman she had not seen for months. She asked her a…
2024-11-01 ‘The Boy on Graves-End Road,’ by Caty Weaver
Editor’s Note: This is a weekly multimedia series of American short stories for English language learners. Each story has video, audio, quizzes, and a lesson plan for teachers. Hope you…
2024-11-01 Near and Nearby
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Haruna in Japan about the usage of the words “near” and “nearby.” Question Dear Teacher, Today, I have…
2024-10-31 Large Fish Thought to Have Disappeared Found in Mekong River
Researchers say a large fish that was thought to have disappeared from Asia’s Mekong River has been seen in the waterway in recent years. The fish is called a giant…
2024-10-31 Brazilian Artist’s Mural Shows Climate Disasters
Brazilian artist and activist Mundano recently used some unusual substances to paint a picture on a building in Sao Paulo. The paint included materials, such as ash and mud, collected…
2024-10-31 In, On and At: Prepositions of Time and Place
When English speakers talk about time and place, there are three little words that often come up: in, on, and at. These common words are prepositions that show a relationship…