2004-11-16 Homo Floresiensis / Arctic Warning / Polio Vaccination Days in Africa
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I’m Bob Doughty. On our program this week: a new effort…
2004-11-09 Pregnant Mothers and Depression / Anti-depression Drugs to Carry Stronger Warning / Kyoto Protocol To Become Law
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to Science in the News in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Sarah Long. This week: a plan for limiting climate change…
2004-11-02 Public Opinion Research / Deep Sea Exploration / Newton’s Laws of Motion
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to Science in the News in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Sarah Long. This week: a research vehicle that will carry…
2004-10-26 Earthquake Warning Systems / Earth’s Mystery Noise / Sharing Gene Research / The Big Bang
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to Science in the News in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Faith Lapidus. This week: a computer program that discovers an…
2004-10-19 WHY? WHY? WHY? – Commonly Asked Questions from Listeners
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to a special presentation of AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Phoebe Zimmermann. We’re here today to mark the…
2004-10-12 Nobel Prizes in Science / Americans face limited flu vaccine / Melting ice in Antarctica / How to build a supercomputer?
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Sarah Long. This week: the Nobel Prize winners for science…melting…
2004-10-05 Air Pollution Harms Young Lungs / A Legal Settlement Over a Chemical Used to Make Teflon
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And I’m Doug Johnson. This week: an award-winning supercomputer, and a new…
2004-09-28 Why So Many Hurricanes? / New Publication Policy Aims to Make All Drug Studies Public / Stronger Warnings Urged for Depression Drugs
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Phoebe Zimmermann. This week: the busy hurricane season in the…
2004-09-21 Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Sarah Long. This week: the life story of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, the…
2004-09-14 What is Science?
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Sarah Long. Our subject this week is the science of…
2004-08-31 Pressure Rises on Scientific Publishers to Offer ‘Open Access’ 2,400-Year-Old Gold Mask Found in Bulgaria Gene Team Creates ‘Marathon Mice’
(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And I’m Bob Doughty. On our program this week: more pressure on…
2004-08-24 T. Rex ‘Lived Fast and Died Young’ / Another Look at Earliest Bird Ever Found / Gene Scientists Create Harder-Working Monkeys
This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Sarah Long. And I’m Doug Johnson. This week: T. rex as a teen-ager, and new research about a small…
2004-08-17 Stephen Hawking and Black Holes / Quantum Theory
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I’m Sarah Long. When a world famous scientist admits being wrong about…
2004-08-10 The Endangered Species Act / Sonar Dangerous to Whales / World War Two Ships in the Gulf of Mexico
VOICE ONE: This is Science in the News in VOA Special English. I’m Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And I’m Bob Doughty. This week: a full program of environmental news, from…
2004-08-03 R.F.I.D. Technology and Privacy Concerns / Doctors Study Mental Health of U.S. Soldiers Back from War / Test Finds Young Children Remember Better than College Students
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And I’m Bob Doughty. Coming up this week: businesses signal their interest in…