2021-07-24 Bird Watchers Promise to Become a More Welcoming Group
In 1896, many birds were killed so women of high social standing in the United States could wear hats made with their feathers. Two women, Minna Hall and Harriet Hemenway…
2021-07-23 US Life Expectancy Saw Biggest Drop in 2020 Since World War II
The average life expectancy for people in the United States fell by one year and a half in 2020. The decrease marks the largest one-year drop since World War II,…
2021-07-23 Escapist Reading with a Murder Mystery
Books are a great way to escape everyday life. We get to experience new places, people, and situations outside of our own lives. Some readers escape with fantasy stories. Some…
2021-07-20 What Happens to Pets When Couples Break Up
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In the United States, the law views domestic animals, or pets, as property when married people legally separate.A cat…
2021-07-16 Cold-Weather Virus Surprises Doctors, Worries Parents
A virus that usually sickens children during cold weather months has surprised doctors and put many babies in the hospital in the United States. The virus is called RSV, or…
2021-07-15 US COVID-19 Cases Rising Again, Doubling over Three Weeks
The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States is increasing again after months of falling numbers. The number of new cases a day has increased by 100 percent over…
2021-07-13 Drug Use Deaths Increase Sharply Among Black Americans
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In the United States, deaths related to the use of the pain-killing drugs opioids have long been described as…
2021-07-10 Asian Countries Move to Stop Sharp Rise in Coronavirus Cases
Several countries around Asia and the Pacific Ocean have moved quickly to stop a new increase in coronavirus cases. The number of infections has risen quickly in recent months in…
2021-07-06 Measure Rain to Keep Your Garden Happy
Gardeners cannot always tell how much rain has fallen. Your garden area may seem completely wet after a strong, short period of rain. But if you put your finger a…
2021-07-06 Staying Safe in Hot Temperatures
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Hot weather kills hundreds of people every year. The World Health Organization estimates that from 1998 to 2017 more…
2021-07-05 Fearing COVID, Some Malawian Women Skip Prenatal Medical Care
The medical services for pregnant women at the health clinic closest to Monica Maxwell’s home in Malawi were free. The cost to get there, however, was more than Maxwell could…
2021-07-06 Nearly All US COVID-19 Deaths Are Among Unvaccinated People
Ross Bagne was a 68-year-old small-business owner in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He could have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine in early February but decided not to. He became infected. He died on…
2021-06-29 Poor Countries Struggle to Vaccinate Against COVID-19
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Health experts and world leaders have given this warning. It is not enough to vaccinate people in rich nations…
2021-06-26 What Do We Know About The Delta Variant?
The delta variant is a version of the coronavirus that has been found in 80 countries since it was first discovered in India. It got its name from the World…
2021-06-22 Nature’s Healing Power on Appalachian Trail
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. On a recent sunny day, hikers stood at an entry point on the Appalachian Trail near Hawk Mountain in…