2025-02-09 American Places – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The Gettysburg National Military Park is in the small town of Gettysburg in the eastern state of Pennsylvania. Much of the area around Gettysburg still looks like it did in…
2025-02-09 Researchers: Oldest Evidence of Lead Pollution Found in Greece
Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy – and, scientists now say, lead pollution. That is the finding of a study that recently appeared in Communications Earth and Environment.…
2025-02-09 Study: Asteroid Hit Created Two ‘Grand Canyons’ on Moon
A new study suggests an asteroid strike on the moon billions of years ago left two huge valleys about the size of Earth’s Grand Canyon. Researchers from the United States…
2025-02-08 Norway Nears Goal to Sell only Electric New Cars
Norway is very close to meeting its goal of selling only fully electric new vehicles starting this year. The Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), an automotive industry group, estimates that nearly…
2025-02-08 What Does It Take to Be a ‘Power Couple’?
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. In American English, we use many expressions to describe when two people have a lot of similarities or are very…
2025-02-07 What is the Super Bowl?
This Sunday, February 9, is not a holiday in the United States, but it might seem like one to Americans. Many will be attending parties to watch Super Bowl LIX.…
2025-02-07 ‘The Fall of the House of Usher,’ by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Two
We present the second of three parts of the short story “The Fall of the House of Usher,” by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by…
2025-02-07 Regarding and Regardless
This week on Ask a Teacher we answer a question from Ramatoulaye in Senegal. Here is Ramatoulaye’s question: Dear teacher, Thank you and all the VOA Learning English team for…
2025-02-06 Academic Writing: Common Sentence Patterns, Part Three
From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. English has many patterns. Basic grammatical patterns can explain the structure of around 95 percent of sentences in English, says Martha Kolln,…
2025-02-06 Study: Millions of Europeans Could Die from Heat by 2100
A new study warns that millions of Europeans could die from heat-related causes by the end of the century. The study was based on computer simulations of predicted climate activity…
2025-02-05 New US Jet Breaks Sound Barrier in First Flight Test
An experimental aircraft developed by a private American company broke the sound barrier during a recent flight test. California-based company Boom Supersonic built the plane, named XB-1. The company said…
2025-02-05 Japan Launches New Satellite to Improve Navigation System
Japan’s space agency says it successfully launched a navigation satellite on its new H3 rocket. The latest launch on February 2 took place as the country aims to develop a…
2025-02-05 Study Finds India’s Tiger Population Doubled in 12 Years
A recent study says India has doubled its tiger population in 12 years. Researchers said the gain came from efforts to protect the big cats from hunters, and to protect…