2001-11-15 New Genetic Test for Anthrax
This is the VOA Special English Science Report. Last week, medical researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota announced that they have developed a new test that can quickly…
2001-11-14 Tiny Transistor
This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. Scientists report they have created the smallest device to carry electrical current ever made. The device is called a transistor. It is…
2001-11-08 Rush Limbaugh’s Hearing Loss
This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. Rush Limbaugh has the most popular radio talk show in the United States. His talk show is broadcast on six-hundred radio stations.…
2001-11-01 Weakened Smallpox Vaccine
This is the VOA Special English Science Report. Researchers in the United States are beginning a study to see if a weaker version of an existing vaccine can protect people…
2001-10-31 Bats
This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. Many people fear the small flying animals called bats. There are stories about bats attacking people and drinking human blood. However, bats…
2001-10-25 New Birth Control Ring
This is the VOA Special English Science Report. The United States government has approved a new device that women can use to prevent pregnancy for a month at a time.…
2001-10-24 Evidence of Ancient Hunters
This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. Russian and Norwegian scientists have reported finding stone objects and animal bones in the far north of European Russia. The scientists say…
2001-10-18 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry
This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced the winners of the Nobel Prizes for physics and chemistry. The winners of each…
2001-10-17 Nobel Prize for Medicine
This is the VOA Special English Science Report. Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering how genes and molecules control cell division in living organisms. The…
2001-10-11 Satellite Radio
This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. A private company has launched a satellite radio service in the United States. X-M Satellite Radio is offering one-hundred radio channels, with…
2001-10-04 Robotic Surgery
This is the VOA Special English Science Report. French doctors and American scientists have reported performing a complete operation in which the doctor was outside the operating room. This kind…
2001-10-03 Bacteria and Stomach Cancer
This is the VOA Special English Science Report. Researchers say the bacterium that causes stomach wounds, or ulcers, is also the leading cause of stomach cancer. The bacterium is called…
2001-09-27 Planning for Safer Buildings
This is the VOA Special English Science Report. Experts are beginning to study ways to secure large buildings against terrorist attacks. They are reacting to the attacks that destroyed the…
2001-09-26 Sports Drugs
This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. A new study says many young people in the United States take substances that claim to make people perform sports better. The…
2001-09-20 Number of Human Genes Questioned
This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. Scientists are questioning a widely reported finding from the first detailed study of the human gene map. The scientists dispute the finding…