2018-12-27 Top Technology Stories of 2018
During 2018, we reported on many inventions and new technologies aimed at making machines smarter. We also covered stories on…
2018-12-26 Researchers Ask: What Makes Chickens Happy?
How do you measure a chicken’s happiness? Is it in the way it runs for food? Or by how much…
2018-12-24 Science 2018: Gene Editing, Private Space Travel Top List
Here are some of the most popular science stories on the VOA Learning English website in 2018. Gene-edited babies announced…
2018-12-20 Israeli Company Claims Invention of First ‘Lab Grown’ Steak
An Israeli company says it has produced the world’s first steak “grown” in a laboratory. Researchers from Tel Aviv-based Aleph…
2018-12-17 China Exploring the Many Benefits of Cockroaches
Every day, around 50 tons of food waste arrives at a factory outside of Jinan, China. That is equal to…
2018-12-16 Worrisome Warming of North, South Poles
Recently released studies on climate change paint one of the worst pictures yet of warming in the polar areas. Scientists…
2018-12-13 AI for Fun: Machine Learning Makes Caricature Faces
A team of machine learning developers has created a system for making caricatures of people’s faces. In a caricature, the…
2018-12-11 Can Artificial Intelligence Make Doctors Better?
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology may soon be a useful tool for doctors. It may help them better understand and treat…
2018-12-10 Mysterious Organism Threatens Huge, Mediterranean Clam
A microscopic organism is causing a huge clam of the Mediterranean Sea to disappear and ocean scientists are worried. The…
2018-12-06 First US Face Recognition Terminal Opens at Atlanta Airport
A United States airport has become the first in the nation to permit passengers to use facial recognition technology to…
2018-12-05 Portugal Mourns Fish’s Escape to Cooler Waters
The 24th United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place in Katowice, Poland. Delegates have gathered to work on a…
2018-12-03 Why Is Gene Editing in Dispute?
A Chinese researcher’s claim of creating the world’s first genetically edited babies is considered “irresponsible” by many scientists. The researcher’s…
2018-11-30 Experts Meet to Understand Decrease in Humpback Whales Off Hawaii
Every winter, thousands of humpback whales migrate from Alaska to the warmer waters near the Hawaiian Islands. There, they have…
2018-11-29 Are Brazil’s Rainforests in Danger?
The United Nations Climate Summit takes place next week in Poland. About 20,000 people from 190 countries are expected to…
2018-11-29 First Flight Completed of Plane with No Moving Parts
Engineers say they have carried out the first-ever flight of an electric airplane with no moving parts. Researchers at the…