2024-10-10 Han Kang, First South Korean Writer to Win Nobel in Literature
South Korean writer Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. The Swedish Academy’s Nobel Committee said…
2024-10-10 UN: Crime Groups in Southeast Asia Find Success on Telegram
Powerful crime groups in Southeast Asia use the messaging app Telegram widely, the United Nations said in a report on…
2024-10-10 Everyday Grammar: Introducing Phrasal Verbs
Welcome back to Everyday Grammar from VOA Learning English. Today we look at a very common verb form in English…
2024-10-09 Study: US Hurricanes Much Deadlier Than Government Estimates
A new study says hurricanes in the United States are hundreds of times deadlier than government estimates say. In fact,…
2024-10-09 Scientists Win Nobel in Chemistry for Predicting, Designing Proteins
Three scientists who developed methods to predict the structure of proteins and build new ones have won the Nobel Prize…
2024-10-09 Tech Tip: Instagram’s New Tools to Protect Young Users
Meta’s Instagram service recently introduced some built-in tools designed to protect young users. The changes also give parents more control…
2024-10-08 In Changing Climate, Scientists Develop Stronger Seeds for India
Unpredictable rains and increasing heat are making life more difficult for the people of Rayanpet, a village in southern India.…
2024-10-08 Developers of AI Methods Win Nobel Prize in Physics
Two early developers of artificial intelligence (AI) have won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. American John Hopfield is with…
2024-10-08 Do Students in American Schools Read Long Books Anymore?
Teachers in many English classes across America are having students read fewer full-length books. Recently, the Associated Press explored the…
2024-10-07 Japanese Theater Shares Cultural Similarities in Britain
A playhouse in London, Britain and a theater from Osaka, Japan, are working together to prove cultural differences between the…
2024-10-07 Two Americans Win Nobel Prize in Medicine for microRNA Discovery
Two Americans have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of genetic material called microRNA.…