03:07 March 2, 2023
Vietnam's National Assembly on Thursday elected Vo Van Thuong as the country’s new president. The country is changing its top leadership as it contin…
07:01 March 2, 2023
A new tool called Take It Down promises to remove explicit pictures that young people have put on the internet before they were 18 years old. The Nat…
04:39 March 1, 2023
An Italian project on the social media service Instagram is aiming to bring attention to women who do not look like usual fashion models. Carlotta Gi…
05:57 March 1, 2023
TikTok has added new tools designed to give parents more control over their children's use of the popular video sharing app. The new tools were annou…
05:35 March 1, 2023
Governments and health agencies around the world have not yet been able to answer an important question: Where did the virus that causes COVID-19 com…
04:00 March 1, 2023
At least 36 people died and many others were hurt when two trains crashed into each other late Tuesday in northern Greece. One train was carrying peo…
06:01 February 28, 2023
The United States Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Tuesday about President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan. The court’s decision will af…
05:14 February 28, 2023
The earthquakes that destroyed large parts of southern Turkey and northwest Syria in February have affected countless children in both countries. For…
03:31 February 28, 2023
The man who made the first call from a wireless phone is now 94 years old. The year was 1973. Martin Cooper operated a large, heavy new communication…
05:07 February 28, 2023
The United States has ordered federal agencies to remove the popular video sharing service TikTok from all government devices within 30 days. The ban…
04:43 February 27, 2023
The Screen Actors Guild Awards, or SAG Awards, are known as an important predictor for the Academy Awards, or Oscars. On Sunday night in Los Angeles,…
03:11 February 27, 2023
The U.S. Copyright Office said that book images created using the artificial intelligence (AI) program Midjourney should not have been given copyrigh…
04:35 February 27, 2023
Gardeners in the Northern Hemisphere are starting to plan their summer gardens. Most are thinking about how their plants and flowers will look in the…
04:49 February 27, 2023
North Korea has held a major agriculture conference as experts warn about worsening food shortages in the country. State media reported North Korean …
04:02 February 26, 2023
The famous children’s book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, by the writer known as Dr. Seuss, will get a follow-up story, or sequel, later this year.…
03:18 February 26, 2023
A team of Russian scientists recently examined something extremely unusual: the frozen body of a brown bear that lived thousands of years ago. The co…
07:11 February 26, 2023
A new study suggests that current tools used by scientists to look for signs of life on Mars may not be effective enough to make new discoveries. A g…
06:27 February 26, 2023
The administration of President Joe Biden recently proposed changes to U.S. immigration laws for asylum seekers. The proposal comes as the U.S. prepa…
05:06 February 25, 2023
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Birds bring so many wonderful things to our lives. They have beautiful songs for our ear…
04:36 February 25, 2023
Teachers often use videos to give students a break from the usual classroom activities. Learners use videos, too, to improve their listening and spea…
04:29 February 25, 2023
Astronomers have discovered what appear to be huge galaxies dating back to within 600 million years of the Big Bang. The findings suggest the early u…
10:32 February 24, 2023
We present the third of four parts of the short story "The Blue Hotel," by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of …
05:15 February 24, 2023
Ludwig van Beethoven has long been considered one of the greatest composers of classical music. Critics say that his final complete musical work, the…
05:06 February 24, 2023
A new study suggests the singing noises made by humpback whales might be a sign of loneliness. Scientists who recorded humpback whale behavior in Aus…
03:58 February 24, 2023
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between “disturbing” and “irritating.” Question: Hi VOA Learning En…
05:29 February 23, 2023
Imagine that you want to talk about money or personal finance. What kinds of terms and structures should you use? In today’s Everyday Grammar, we wil…
02:53 February 23, 2023
A sea creature known as the sunflower sea star was once plentiful in the Pacific Ocean along the coast of North America. They used to be found in the…
04:25 February 23, 2023
An 11-year-old girl has died in Cambodia of bird flu. Health officials say it was the country’s first known human infection of bird flu since 2014. T…
04:31 February 22, 2023
Space scientists say they have identified what might be the "perfect explosion," but much work remains to fully explain the observation. The explosio…
07:31 February 22, 2023
Some users of Microsoft’s new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search tool have said it produced hostile and insulting results. Microsoft recentl…
04:57 February 22, 2023
Jill Biden arrived in Namibia Wednesday for her first visit to Africa as first lady, the wife of U.S. President Joe Biden. Biden’s trip will bring at…
07:22 February 22, 2023
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. One year into its war with Ukraine, thousands of soldiers on both sides are dead. Many civilians have be…
06:36 February 21, 2023
Last year, the agency responsible for airport security in the United States, the Transportation Security Administration, took away 6,542 guns from pa…
04:29 February 21, 2023
Many educators fear students will use the artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT to write their reports or cheat on homework. But other teachers a…
05:32 February 21, 2023
Twenty-six words were included in what is known as Section 230 of the 1996 law setting telecommunication policies in the United States. Those words h…
04:50 February 21, 2023
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s family recently announced that he is receiving special care and is preparing for the end of his life. Carter is …
05:54 February 21, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine on Monday took weeks of preparation and careful planning. U.S. officials say Biden took unusual …
03:46 February 20, 2023
In two recent studies, researchers say warm water is melting weak areas on Antarctica’s huge Thwaites Glacier. Two research papers describing melting…
06:04 February 20, 2023
And now the Health & Lifestyle report from VOA Learning English. Working from home has its benefits, but it also has its problems. One of them involv…
04:54 February 20, 2023
One year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the worldwide economy is still feeling the effects. There are fewer supplies of grain, fertilizer and energy. …
05:37 February 20, 2023
U.S. Army officials say recent drops in the number of people signing up for military service appear to be linked to traditional fears and concerns. G…
05:15 February 19, 2023
College student Rhapsody Stiggers is one of 38 students at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee taking a dance class that is the first of its kind. He…
10:29 February 19, 2023
New, very small nuclear reactors are changing the way people think about the complex form of renewable energy. Such reactors produce one hundredth of…
06:28 February 19, 2023
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered new details about a huge grouping of galaxies known as Pandora’s Cluster. The American space agency …
06:20 February 19, 2023
Indonesia is one of the world's largest coal-producing countries. But it has agreed to reduce its use of fossil fuels in the coming years. Indonesia …
04:46 February 18, 2023
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore idioms, or expressions, in the English language. We give exa…
08:21 February 18, 2023
In November 2018, about 600 people gathered for a two-day convention in Denver, Colorado. They wore clothes saying the Earth is flat. They listened t…
04:16 February 18, 2023
Avian flu has reached new areas of the world and has become a year-round problem, animal and disease experts warn. More than 20 experts and farmers o…
17:51 February 17, 2023
We present the second of four parts of the short story "The Blue Hotel," by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of…
04:07 February 17, 2023
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Carnival is back. The Carnival is a week-long celebration marking the beginning of the Easter season in the Catholic c…