2023-05-21 NASA Tests Snake-Like Robot to Search for Life in the Solar System
The American space agency NASA is testing a snake-like explorer designed to search for signs of life in hard-to-reach places.…
2023-05-20 Ultimate Frisbee Connects International, American Students
On an April evening in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, members of the Carolina Flyers are playing a fast-paced practice game.…
2023-05-20 Millard Fillmore: Forgotten
VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents. Today we are talking about Millard Fillmore, the 13th president of the United States.…
2023-05-20 Study Finds YouTube’s System Sends Gun Videos to 9-year-olds
A new study has found that YouTube’s tool to suggest videos can direct young users to content about guns and…
2023-05-19 Hiroshima Bomb Survivor Learned English to Tell Her Story
Teruko Yahata is 85 years old. But she could have died as a girl. She was in Hiroshima, Japan on…
2023-05-19 Doctors Report Success Using Radiation to Treat Irregular Heartbeat
American researchers have reported some success using radiation to treat patients experiencing irregular heartbeats. The highly experimental treatment has only…
2023-05-19 Kehinde Wiley, Obama Painter, Is Taking His Art Everywhere
Kehinde Wiley is a well-known and influential American artist. His paintings and sculptures are the subject of art shows around…
2023-05-19 Woods, Forests and Jungles
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question about the difference between “woods,” “forests,” and “jungles.” Question:…
2023-05-18 As Fewer Women Wear Head Coverings, Iran’s Leaders React
More Iranian women are choosing not to wear the head covering called the hijab. Since the early years of Iran’s…
2023-05-18 US EPA Proposes First New Limits on Carbon from Power Centers
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new carbon pollution limits for coal and gas-fired power plants. Energy…
2023-05-18 Report: 71 Million People Displaced Around the World in 2022
A new report says the war in Ukraine helped push the worldwide number of people left internally displaced by conflict…