2024-04-27 ‘Pillbot’ Could Explore Inner Human Body
A new, small robotic camera designed to be swallowed for use in medical examinations was recently demonstrated at a conference in Canada. The device called PillBot can be guided through…
2024-04-27 Study: Nearly Half of Large Chinese Cities Are Sinking
A new study suggests that nearly half of major cities in China show signs of sinking. The study is based on recent satellite data. It estimated that 45 percent of…
2024-04-27 To Pull or Not to Pull Punches
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Sometimes in life we have to break bad or difficult news to friends, family members, work partners and sometimes even…
2024-04-27 US Universities Concerned about Protests During Graduation Ceremonies
New York City police recently arrested students at Columbia University who were protesting the war between Israel and Hamas. The University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles canceled a…
2024-04-26 WHO Clarifies What It Means for Disease to Spread ‘Through the Air’
International health experts have agreed on a new definition of what it means for a disease to spread “through the air.” The agreement came after the World Health Organization (WHO)…
2024-04-26 AI Tries Hand at Blending Coffee in Finland
Human experts spend years roasting and tasting coffee from many places to learn about the beans. They might then combine a coffee bean from Africa with another one from South…
2024-04-26 ‘A Princess of Mars,’ by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Part One
Today, we begin a series from a book by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. The book is called “A Princess of Mars.” It is the first book in a series…
2024-04-26 ‘Young’ or ‘Younger’
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from David in China. Question Hello, My name is David, and I am from China. Here comes a sentence…
2024-04-25 What Happened When India Banned TikTok
The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the United States. Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed into law a conditional ban of the video-sharing app. India banned…
2024-04-25 Indigenous Brazilians Push Back Against State Oil Drilling Plan
Brazil’s state-run oil company, Petrobras, wants to look for oil near the nation’s northeastern coast. Ibama is Brazil’s environmental agency. The agency denied Petrobras’ first proposal to do exploratory drilling…
2024-04-25 Lawmakers Aim to Bar Restrictions on Books at Public Libraries
Minnesota is one of several states where lawmakers are considering laws to make it harder for people to get books removed from public libraries. The Washington and Maryland state legislatures…
2024-04-25 Large Numbers, Count Nouns in the News
We have a question for you. What do countries, economies, mathematics, and the news have in common? There are several ways to answer the question. But today we are thinking…
2024-04-24 What to Do If Your Personal Data Has Been Exposed
As more of our lives move online, the risk of our personal data being stolen or misused is increasing. Personal data includes email addresses, phone numbers, birthdates, and even passwords.…