2014-09-22 Turning Cigarette Butts to Batteries
If you see a person carelessly throw a cigarette to the ground, what are you likely to think? That depends.…
2014-09-16 Earth’s Ozone Layer Shows Signs of Recovery
The new report says the Earth’s ozone layer is showing signs of recovery. Ozone is a form of oxygen. It…
2014-09-09 Scientists Discover Secrets for Tastier Tomatoes
Scientists have discovered the genetic secrets of two unpopular members of two favorite food families. They hope the discoveries will…
2014-09-04 Video Game Technology to Save Lives
The new imaging technology is called Plato’s CAVE. Dr. Brian Butler is a cancer specialist at Houston Methodist Hospital in…
2014-09-01 Brain Imaging Comes to Children in Poor Countries
Brain imaging was once thought to be too costly and difficult for widespread use in the developing world. But the…
2014-08-12 How Does One Find a Meteorite?
Space rocks often enter the Earth’s atmosphere. But they usually explode and burn before falling to the ground. About 70…
2014-08-11 Remember Your Chemistry Classes?
An international team of researchers recently reported creation of a new element that is 40 percent heavier than lead. The…
2014-08-05 Where Do We Come From?
Would you like to know where your ancestors came from? British and American scientists may have found answers for you.…
2014-07-29 Digest – From Birds to Bears, Animals Face Danger Around the World
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today on the…
2014-07-15 Digest – Senegal Threatened with Loss of Lions
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today on the…
2014-07-08 Digest – Will US, Russia Continue Space Cooperation?
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today, we report…
2014-06-24 Chocolate – The Food of the Gods
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today on the…
2014-06-17 Researchers Say Most Deaths of Newborns Preventable
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. This week, we…
2014-06-10 Digest – The Next Big Thing in Agriculture May Be Very Small
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today we tell…
2014-06-03 Digest – Grassroots Activists Receive Goldman Environmental Prize
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today on the…