2021-11-15 Study Suggests Link Between Long Sleep Times, Cognitive Loss
Scientists have long said getting a good night’s sleep is important to your health. The U.S. National Institute of Health…
2021-11-12 All About ‘About’
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher we answer a question from Ygor in Brazil. Question: Hello guys! My name…
2021-11-05 Pill, Drug, and Medicine
Hello! Welcome to Ask a Teacher! This week we answer a question from Zafer in Turkey. Question: Would you please…
2021-11-12 Vatican Library Opens to Public with New Art Space
The Apostolic Library in Vatican City is home to ancient writings, rare books and reading rooms. Now, it is opening…
2021-11-05 Eden Center Is the Heart of Vietnamese Culture in Washington
A bright red, green and yellow arch rises over the entrance to the Eden Center marketplace. Lion statues sit to…
2021-11-13 Proposed Living Space at California University Causes Big Debate
Businessman Charles Munger recently gave $200 million to the University of California at Santa Barbara, known as UCSB, to help…
2021-11-09 Students Learning English Had a Difficult Time During the Pandemic
A research center has found that students learning English as a second language, or ESL, struggled during the coronavirus health…
2021-11-07 Ugandan Children Lose Hope in Long School Closure During Pandemic
Schools in Uganda have been fully or partly closed for more than 77 weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. The…
2021-11-06 How Second-Year Students Spend Their First Year on Campus
Jheannelle Johnson, a second-year student at Howard University in Washington, D.C., was nervous about taking tests known as “midterms.” The…
2021-11-11 Environmentally Friendly Burial Choice: Body Composting
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Outside of the city of Denver, Colorado, a large…
2021-11-08 Jewelweed in the Garden: Pretty, Possibly Useful
Lee Reich is an expert on gardening who writes about the subject for the Associated Press. Recently, he wrote a…
2021-11-05 Pfizer Says Its COVID Pill 90 Percent Effective
Pfizer said Friday that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut hospitalization and death rates by nearly 90 percent in…
2021-11-14 Do Electric Cars Help the Environment?
Electric vehicles (EVs) are a strong weapon in the world’s efforts against global warming. But the effects of EVs depend…
2021-11-14 Digital Project Brings Olympics Birthplace to Life
A new technology project in southern Greece is helping visitors experience the ancient birthplace of the Olympic Games. The project…