2024-09-15 The Debate: Will AI Take Away Many Human Jobs?
ChatGPT and other generative AI tools have raised concerns that chatbots will replace many kinds of workers. Writers, editors, and…
2024-09-15 NASA Rocket Confirms Existence of Earth’s Hidden Electric Field
The American space agency NASA says it has confirmed the long-suspected existence of an electric field that surrounds Earth. A…
2024-09-14 In Greece, Village Appears when Lake Dries Up
A sunken Greek village has begun to reappear after water levels dropped in the lake that covered it. Extreme hot,…
2024-09-13 James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader Voice Can Speak Anew with AI
During his more than 60-year acting career, James Earl Jones’ voice became a star of its own. Jones died this…
2024-09-13 Perhaps and Maybe
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Renata in Brazil about the usage of the…
2024-09-12 Why Is Helium Causing Problems with Spacecraft?
Helium leaks have been a major problem for spacecraft and rockets. Recent reports about Boeing’s Starliner and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn…
2024-09-12 US School Shooting Raises Questions about Classroom Phone Bans
A mass shooting at an American high school has raised questions about policies restricting cellphone use in classrooms. The shooting…
2024-09-12 You Really Should Learn Modals!
For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week we are going to show you how to give advice…
2024-09-11 Turkey’s Homeless Dogs Find Families in Other Countries
A law that recently passed in Turkey requires the country’s four million stray dogs to be impounded, or put in…
2024-09-11 World Produces 52 Million Metric Tons of Plastic Pollution Yearly
The world creates about 52 million metric tons of plastic pollution every year, a new study says. More than two-thirds…