2011-11-08 Digest – Mars Was Not Always Bitterly Cold
BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein. Today, we tell about temperature changes on the planet…
2011-10-18 Digest – Studies Link the Weather Event Known as La Nina to Lack of Rainfall in East Africa
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Shirley Griffith. BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty. Today, we examine the extremely dry conditions in parts…
2011-09-20 Digest – Space Junk Threatens Earth’s Orbital Environment
JIM TEDDER: This is SCENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Jim Tedder. KATHERINE COLE: And I’m Katherine Cole. Today, we tell about an ever increasing number of…
2011-08-30 Digest – All About Fireflies and Possible Liquid Water on Mars
CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Christopher Cruise. BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty. Today, we tell about evidence of liquid water on…
2011-08-16 Digest – Research Shows Thinning Snow Layers in the Rocky Mountains over Hundreds of Years
FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty. Today, we tell about evidence of what some scientists…
2011-07-26 Digest – Shipwreck Off North Carolina Offers Clues About Blackbeard the Pirate
JIM TEDDER: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I’m Jim Tedder. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And I’m Christopher Cruise. This week, we will tell about a shipwreck discovered…
2011-07-12 Digest – How Cooling the Brain May Help People Sleep
FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty. Today, we tell how cooling the brain may help…
2010-12-21 Digest – Scientists Find Many Animals, Like People, Are Getting Fatter
FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty. Today, we will tell about a possible biological test…
2010-12-07 Digest – Locusts, Cockroaches May Offer Help to Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria
BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. KATHERINE COLE: And I’m Katherine Cole. Today, we will tell how some insects might prove…
2010-11-23 Digest – Using Lasers to Treat Kidney and Liver Tumors
FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty. Today, we will tell about a new cancer treatment…
2010-11-09 Digest – Ten-Year Study of The World’s Oceans Makes Thousands of Discoveries
BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I’m Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about a ten-year study of…
2010-10-19 Digest – ‘Organ Printers’ Could Help Meet Demand for Transplants
BARBARA KLEIN: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I’m Barbara Klein. BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty. Today, we will tell how technology could help doctors…
2010-10-05 Digest – In Study, B Vitamins Lessen Brain Shrinkage in Some Older Patients
BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And, I’m Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about possible good news for…
2010-09-28 Digest – Athletes Warned About Dangers of Head Injuries
KATHERINE COLE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, a program in VOA Special English. I’m Katherine Cole. BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty. Today, we will tell about head injuries…
2010-08-03 Digest – Now We Know Just How Sharks Follow Their Nose to Their Next Meal
FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty. This week, we will tell how sharks use their…