2024-07-29 A Shared Video Raises Concerns about AI and Politics
A video shared on the social media service X is raising concerns about the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to mislead voters, with American elections about three months away. The…
2024-07-29 US Research Farm Raises Pigs to Produce Organs for Humans
Scientists are raising pigs to produce human organs at a specialized research farm in the American state of Virginia. A medical company called Revivicor runs the farm in the rural…
2024-07-29 Heat Can Be Good or Bad for Your Garden
Summer brings very high temperatures to many parts of the United States. That can be both good news and bad news for gardens and gardeners. Jessica Damiano writes about gardening…
2024-07-28 Insect Hurts Tunisia’s Prickly Pear Industry
A small insect is hurting Tunisia’s prickly pears, an important source of money for the North African country’s economy. Bassem Sahnoun, a farmer struggling to deal with the insect problem,…
2024-07-28 In Tokyo, Brewer Uses Unusual Methods to Make Japan’s Sake
A small space in Tokyo houses a container of fermenting sake. The bacteria in the 670-litre container will take more than two weeks to turn the rice and water inside…
2024-07-28 Study: New Evidence Suggests Earth-like Exoplanet May Hold Liquid Ocean
Researchers say new telescope observations suggest an Earth-like planet outside our solar system may hold a large liquid ocean. The exoplanet is known as LHS 1140 b. Astronomers believe it…
2024-07-27 Let’s Talk about ‘Going South’
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today, we talk about those times when things do not go as planned. All the planning in the world does…
2024-07-26 New French Stamps Smell Like Baguettes
Visitors to Paris for the Olympics can now send a smell of France home with their picture postcards and letters. The smell comes from a special stamp showing the country’s…
2024-07-26 ‘Benito Cereno,’ by Herman Melville, Part One
We present the first of three parts of the short story “Benito Cereno.” It was written by Herman Melville. Here is Shep O’Neal with the story. Captain Benito Cereno hurried…
2024-07-26 Methodology, Strategy, Plan
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Bassam in Yemen about the usage of three words connected with project management. Question Dear Teacher, In project…