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Scientists in Chile's Patagonia area have found the southernmost dinosaur fossils recorded outside Antarctica. The fossils include remains of megarap…
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Have you ever seen a tree covered in parts with green growth and wondered what it was? Were you concerned that the spreading green life might hurt th…
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04:32 January 23, 2023
Police in California are investigating the deadly mass shooting Saturday night in the city of Monterey Park, near Los Angeles. The gunman killed 10 p…
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04:51 January 22, 2023
Government science groups say that 2022 did not quite set a record for heat. But it was in the top five or six warmest years on record. The exact pla…
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03:40 January 22, 2023
Researchers in Norway say they have found what they believe is the world’s oldest runestone – a stone with ancient writing on it. Runes are the chara…
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06:48 January 22, 2023
Scientists increasingly are aiming to move animals threatened by rising temperatures to new areas where they never lived before in an effort to save …
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02:39 January 22, 2023
That is the sound of ducks. Are you picturing these birds fishing or floating on a nice lake somewhere? A normal reaction to be sure -- but these duc…
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04:22 January 21, 2023
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Red is nature’s color of warning. Animals and plants with bright red colors are sometime…
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06:12 January 21, 2023
Social media companies are facing legal action seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth. The lawsuits came recently …
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04:53 January 21, 2023
Asian families from the United States to China and Vietnam celebrate the Lunar New Year on Sunday, January 22. There are new clothes, big meals, and …
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03:59 January 21, 2023
Designers are increasingly using different kinds of materials to produce products that do not harm the environment. Reused plastic bottles, wood, pla…
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12:26 January 20, 2023
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04:10 January 20, 2023
Many people in Asia and around the world will celebrate the Lunar New Year starting on January 22. The new year is called the Year of the Rabbit in C…
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04:31 January 20, 2023
Scientists said this week that they used a high-powered laser to change the direction of lightning strikes for the first time. The laser was aimed at…
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04:52 January 20, 2023
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between “release” and “relief.” Question Hello VOA Learning English…
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04:14 January 19, 2023
Imagine a person asks you about your favorite piece of art. How do you answer? In today’s Everyday Grammar, we will explore how you can talk about ar…
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01:24 January 19, 2023
Sweden’s government has promised to remove the “red tape” that restricts dance in some public places. It recently considered a 10-year-old legal requ…
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05:35 January 19, 2023
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she plans to step down. Ardern was 37 years old when she became the head of the government of the sout…
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03:26 January 19, 2023
U.S. government lawyers announced Thursday that actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematog…
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03:48 January 18, 2023
Researchers have wanted to know for years why the buildings made by the ancient Romans held up so well. A new study finds that their concrete, a stro…
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04:29 January 18, 2023
A huge 3D printer is working to create what is believed to be the first two-story home built with the technology in the United States. The home is cu…
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02:37 January 18, 2023
The United Nations refugee agency has reported a big rise in the number of Rohingya refugees who died at sea in 2022. The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR)…
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02:49 January 18, 2023
China may soon receive Moderna’s mRNA vaccine for COVID-19. The drug company’s leader, Stephane Bancel, said Moderna is discussing supplying China wi…
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06:12 January 17, 2023
Ask the new artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT to write about the cause of the American Civil War and you can watch it produce a school report…
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06:32 January 17, 2023
A new study says scientists at the oil company Exxon Mobile made accurate predictions about global warming starting in the 1970s. The study, in the j…
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04:07 January 17, 2023
The President of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigned Tuesday as an anti-corruption campaign spreads in the national government. The state-controlled Vi…
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06:18 January 17, 2023
China's population dropped last year for the first time in 60 years. The turn is expected to start a long decrease in China’s population, placing pre…
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05:04 January 16, 2023
A new study has found that a lizard that once lived in forests has gone through genetic changes to survive in city environments. Researchers studied …
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06:30 January 16, 2023
A new recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics, says doctors should treat childhood obesity aggressively. Obesity is a word used to des…
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07:07 January 16, 2023
A British historian, an Italian archaeologist and an American teacher all have something in common. The three women are credited with describing and …
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03:51 January 16, 2023
A newly restored house in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii opened to the public on Tuesday. The House of Vettii, or Domus Vettiorum, as it is called…
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03:29 January 15, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the number of people in the United States who speak a language other than English at home increased by three time…
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06:33 January 15, 2023
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has made its first confirmation of an exoplanet. An exoplanet is a planet that orbits a star outside our solar syst…
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06:03 January 15, 2023
On December 24, the Taliban government of Afghanistan barred Afghan women from working in non-governmental organizations. The ban resulted in the sus…
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04:22 January 14, 2023
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give exampl…
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05:12 January 14, 2023
A new study has found that nearly 70 percent of the world’s glaciers could disappear by the end of 2100. A group of international scientists recently…
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05:33 January 14, 2023
For working parents with young children, it seems like the rest of the world has moved on from the pandemic. But COVID-19 and other illnesses continu…
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02:22 January 14, 2023
About 100 Ukrainian soldiers will arrive in the United States as soon as next week to begin training on the Patriot missile defense system. The syste…
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15:57 January 13, 2023
Today, we begin a series from a book by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. The book is called “A Princess of Mars.” It is the first book in a seri…
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03:31 January 13, 2023
A grilled cheese is a simple and well-loved sandwich. It is a favorite food of many American children. But food writer and professional cook Christop…
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04:54 January 13, 2023
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between “create” and “do.” Question Hello Learning English, I would…
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06:11 January 13, 2023
United States border agents made a record number of arrests in the South the past fiscal year, which ended in September. In an effort to deal with th…
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04:06 January 12, 2023
As electric vehicles become more popular in the United States, a government safety expert is expressing concern about the automobiles. Jennifer Homen…
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08:21 January 12, 2023
Have you ever read stories like Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, or the Frog Prince? These stories are called fairy tales. Although you might not …
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04:29 January 12, 2023
An American woman is suing several companies in connection with her husband’s COVID-19 infection and death. Patricia Woodward accused companies invol…
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04:25 January 12, 2023
A study published recently found that the number of children who accidentally ate foods containing the drug marijuana increased over five years. Many…
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05:52 January 12, 2023
Some Ukrainian soldiers are spending time at a recovery center designed to help them deal with the harmful effects of war. A Ukrainian military comma…
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05:19 January 11, 2023
A Chinese supplier of electronic equipment to both Apple and Samsung plans a big investment in two factories in Vietnam. Reuters news service spoke t…
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06:11 January 11, 2023
Messaging service WhatsApp has added support for a tool to help users stay online when governments block the internet. The company – owned by Faceboo…
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01:38 January 11, 2023
Inflation has caused Argentinian artist Sergio Guillermo Diaz to create an unusual kind of art. He paints on money and sells it. With yearly inflatio…