2023-05-29 Report: Poor Countries Face Crises Because of Too Much Debt
A study by the Associated Press (AP) found that 12 countries may face economic collapse if they fail to repay…
2023-05-29 Scientists: South African Fossils Tell of the Struggle to Survive
A recent study says fossil remains of a top meat-eating animal living 250 million years ago, which had only been…
2023-05-29 Tips for Growing Herbs, No Garden Necessary
Herbs are among the easiest plants you can grow. They only need sunlight, water, and well-draining soil with a neutral…
2023-05-29 How WHO Could Deal with Future Pandemics
Officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) are negotiating new rules for dealing with pandemics. The U.N. health agency’s 194…
2023-05-28 Scientists: Red Sea Corals Threatened by Mass Sea Urchin Die-off
Researchers said recently that sea urchins in Israel’s Gulf of Eilat have been dying off at a concerning rate. A…
2023-05-28 Study: About Half of World’s Lakes Are Shrinking
A new study has found that more than half of the world’s lakes have shrunk since the 1990s. The study…
2023-05-28 Americans Observe Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a national holiday observed in the United States on the last Monday in May. This year, Memorial…
2023-05-28 Picture Book Explains Bird-Dinosaur Connection
If you love to watch birds, you can call yourself a bird watcher, or you can call yourself something even…
2023-05-27 Message to 2023 Graduates: ‘Want Things to Change? Take Over’
Musicians, actors, politicians, business leaders, writers, and Nobel Prize winners were among the commencement speakers in 2023. At Howard University…
2023-05-27 Franklin Pierce: Ineffective
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States.…
2023-05-27 Swimmers Worry about Shark Attacks, Experts Say They Are Rare
Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have raised an age-old summer question…
2023-05-26 Farmers in Kansas Give Up on Wheat after Drought, Cold
The midwestern U.S. state of Kansas is one of the country’s top grain-producing states. But farmers there are having to…