2024-08-31 An Eye for an Eye
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we talk to you about expressions dealing with payback, getting even, and revenge. When a person wants to even…
2024-08-30 How to Prevent Jet Lag, Enjoy Travel
Many travelers face a common problem: jet lag. It is the feeling of tiredness people get when traveling a long distance, resulting in a difference in daylight hours. Nobody wants…
2024-08-30 ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue,’ by Edgar Allen Poe, Part Three
We present the third of five parts of the short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” by Edgar Allen Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by VOA…
2024-08-30 Learning English Expressions or Idioms
This week on Ask a Teacher, we consider expressions, or idioms, and offer some advice for learning them. An idiom is an expression formed from two or more words. But…
2024-08-29 UN Chief Issues Urgent Warning of Danger from Rising Pacific Sea Levels
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that rising ocean temperatures present urgent risks for people living in the Pacific Islands. Guterres made the comment while at the Pacific Islands Forum…
2024-08-29 Florida’s Snake Hunters
It is after midnight when the windshield fogs up on Thomas Aycock’s pickup truck. He smiles as he slowly drives through the sawgrass and down dirt roads deep in the…
2024-08-29 If You Learn Conditionals, You’ll Be Glad You Did!
In this week’s episode of Everyday Grammar, we are going to talk about conditionals. We use conditionals to show that something is true only when something else is true. Conditionals…
2024-08-28 Humans Show Birds How to Fly South for Winter
Humans hunted and killed almost all northern bald ibis birds by the 17th century. But breeding and rewilding efforts over the last 20 years helped grow the bird population. However,…
2024-08-28 Scientists Study Amazon Dolphins in Effort to Prevent Deaths
About 200 freshwater dolphins were found dead in Lake Tefé of the Amazon River in Brazil during a period of severe dry weather last year. That is why a team…
2024-08-28 X Changes AI tool after Pressure to Reduce Misinformation
The social media service X has changed its artificial intelligence (AI) tool after several U.S. states warned that it was spreading election misinformation. Earlier this month, secretaries of state in…