2013-04-30 Digest – American Researchers End Drug-Seeking Behavior in Rats
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News. I’m Mario Ritter. And I’m Jeri Watson. Today we tell about an experimental way to cure drug dependency in rats.…
2013-04-16 Digest – Scientists Use Satellites to Identify Groundwater Losses in the Middle East
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News. I’m Avi Arditti. And I’m Faith Lapidus. Today we tell about a study of groundwater losses in the Middle East.…
2013-03-12 Digest – New Vaccine Shrinks Head and Neck Cancers
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News, in Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. And I’m June Simms. Today, we tell about a new vaccine for fighting cancers…
2013-02-26 Digest – How Do You Like Your Caffeine — In Tea or Coffee?
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News in Special English. I’m Avi Arditti. And I’m Faith Lapidus. Today, we report on caffeine and two popular drinks: tea…
2013-02-12 Digest – Traditional Test for Cervix Cancer Being Used to Test for Other Cancers
This is Science In The News, in Special English. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. And I’m Avi Arditti. Today, we tell about a new way to test for cancers of the…
2013-01-22 Digest – Major Progress in Health Through Technology
From VOA Learning English, this is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in Special English. I’m Bob Doughty. And I’m Faith Lapidus. Today, we tell about a woman who can use signals…
2013-01-08 Orchids Look Weak, But Many Are Stronger Than They Appear
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News in Special English. I’m Christopher Cruise. And I’m June Simms. Today we tell about the beauty and science of orchids,…
2012-12-11 Digest – Health Officials in Uganda Watching for New Cases of Ebola
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News, in Special English. I’m Christopher Cruise. And I’m Faith Lapidus. Today, we tell about renewed concerns in central Africa about…
2012-11-13 Digest – Is Eating Like Our Ancestors Good For Us?
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News in Special English. I’m Christopher Cruise. And I’m June Simms. Today we tell about evidence that early humans were meat-eaters…
2012-12-04 Should Whales Be Hunted or Watched
This is Science In The News in VOA Special English. I’m Shirley Griffith. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today, we tell about whales. Some people want to hunt the animals, while…
2012-11-06 Digest – Condition of Oceans Affects Human Health
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News in Special English. I’m Shirley Griffith. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today, we tell about a new way to measure the…
2012-10-30 Medical Experts Debate Value of Alcohol Use
This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I’m Barbara Klein. And I’m Bob Doughty. Drinking alcohol is socially acceptable behavior in many parts of the world. Some…
2012-10-23 Digest – Scientists Search for New Ways to Treat Infection
This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Christopher Cruise. And I’m Jim Tedder. Today, we report on the search for new ways to treat infections. We…
2012-10-16 Digest – Was Jesus Married?
This is Science In The News, in VOA Special English. I’m Mario Ritter. And I’m Faith Lapidus. Today, we tell about a debate over words written on an ancient piece…
2012-10-09 Music Classes in Childhood May Lead to Changes in the Brain
This is Science In The News, in VOA Special English. I’m Christopher Cruise. Today we tell about experiments at a major university in the central United States. Northwestern University researchers…