2024-11-25 Doctors Give New Guidelines for Preventing Stroke
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. New guidelines have been issued in the United States for preventing stroke – the nation’s 4th biggest killer. The…
2024-11-24 Fossil Found in Brazil Shows Birds’ Brain Development
The brains of today’s birds show a level of intelligence and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But scientists do not fully understand how bird brains have changed over millions…
2024-11-24 American Companies Develop Unmanned Aircraft for Crops
American companies are developing unmanned aircraft systems that are larger than drones. The goal is for the aircraft to help agricultural producers and reduce risks to human safety. Rotor technologies…
2024-11-24 NASA Reconnects with Voyager, Longest Serving Mission in History
NASA has once again reconnected with its Voyager spacecraft, marking a continuation of the American space agency’s longest mission in history. The two spacecraft – Voyager 1 and Voyager 2…
2024-11-23 Learn ‘Rub Elbows,’ Other ‘Rub’ Expressions
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we are talking about the term “rub.” While this three-letter word is small, it should not be seen as…
2024-11-22 Baby Hippo in Thailand Gets Official Song for Worldwide Fans
A baby hippopotamus in Thailand became famous earlier this year when zoo workers published images and videos of her online. Now the pygmy hippo, named Moo Deng, has an official…
2024-11-22 ‘Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen,’ by O. Henry
We present the short story “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen,” by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. There is one day that…
2024-11-22 Learning Prepositions
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Kelvin in Ghana about the usage of prepositions in English. Question Dear teacher, Please, I would like to…
2024-11-21 ‘A Great Situation:’ Canadian Town Lives with Polar Bears
Churchill, Manitoba is a small, rural Canadian town that lives with neighboring predators and loves it. That is because the predators — a polar bear population — attract the visitors…
2024-11-21 Italian Artist’s Banana Artwork Sells for $6.2 Million
A much-publicized art piece made up of a single banana taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million. The sale happened Wednesday night during an auction in New York…
2024-11-21 What Are the Good Effects of Walking?
Many medical experts say that walking is an easy way to improve physical and mental health, support fitness and prevent disease. They advise that walking is a great first step…
2024-11-21 Thanksgiving and English Grammar
Every year around the Thanksgiving holiday, a strange ceremony happens in Washington, DC. The president stands outside the White House, gives a brief speech and then officially pardons a turkey.…
2024-11-20 Sake Makers Hope for UNESCO Listing
The Japanese rice wine called sake is made using ancient brewing methods. They date back more than a thousand years. Junichiro Ozawa, the 18th-generation leader of Ozawa Brewery, founded in…