2014-06-24 Chocolate – The Food of the Gods
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today on the program, we explore the history of chocolate — a favorite…
2014-06-17 Researchers Say Most Deaths of Newborns Preventable
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. This week, we report on research that shows most newborn baby deaths could…
2014-06-10 Digest – The Next Big Thing in Agriculture May Be Very Small
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today we tell how some extremely small organisms may help meet our food…
2014-06-03 Digest – Grassroots Activists Receive Goldman Environmental Prize
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today on the program, we tell about the winners of a major environmental…
2014-05-20 Southeastern US Recovering from Deadly Tornadoes
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. This week, we explore the science of tornadoes. Weather experts say tornadoes are…
2014-05-13 WHO – Millions Die Every Year from Air Pollution
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today on the program, we look at our natural world. We report on…
2014-05-06 Scientists Identify Remains of Bird-Like Dinosaur in North America
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today on the program, we tell about some of the many recent discoveries…
2014-04-01 Worldwide Fight Against Malaria Appears to Succeed
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today we will tell about malaria and efforts to defeat it. Scientists say…
2014-03-25 Digest – Do Long Periods in Space Affect the Body and Mind?
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I’m Anna Matteo. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today we report on recent developments in space science. We tell about the…
2014-03-11 Digest – Breast Cancer Drug Fights Infection in HIV/AIDS Patients
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I’m Faith Lapidus. And I’m Steve Ember. Today on the program, we tell about international efforts to fight a health…
2014-03-04 Digest – Scientists Plan to Make 3-D Map of the Milky Way
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I’m June Simms. And I’m Jim Tedder. Today on the program, we tell about developments in space exploration. We tell…
2014-02-25 Digest – Cameroon Launches Campaign against Illegal Hospitals
From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. I’m Christopher Cruise. And I’m Faith Lapidus. Today on the program we have three stories from the African nation of…
2014-02-11 Digest – New Brain-Image Database Could Assist Chronic Pain
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News. I’m Christopher Cruise. And I’m Faith Lapidus. Today we tell about a World Health Organization report on spinal cord injuries.…
2014-02-04 Digest – New Documentary Shows Danger of Fracking in Southern Africa
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News. I’m Bob Doughty. And I’m Katherine Cole. Today we go to Botswana, where an international gathering recently agreed on urgent…
2014-01-28 Digest – Increase Seen in Common Form of Malaria
From VOA Learning English, this is Science In The News. I’m Mario Ritter. And I’m Christopher Cruise. Today we tell about a warning from tropical disease experts. They are seeing…