02:52 May 4, 2024
Chilean food company NotCo has been working on a popular meal for people in Latin America and Asia: turtle soup. The meal tastes like turtle soup but…
04:27 May 3, 2024
Ramen is a kind of Japanese noodle dish. It might be the world’s favorite Japanese food. Ramen has increased in popularity in the U.S., South Korea a…
05:47 May 3, 2024
China launched a spacecraft to the moon’s far side on Friday in a mission that aims to bring lunar soil and rocks to Earth. A Long March 5 rocket car…
07:07 May 2, 2024
Police have removed encampments, released tear gas and arrested protesters on college campuses around the United States. At Columbia University, New …
07:57 May 2, 2024
There is a place in Portland, Oregon where people like to spend time enjoying food and drinks and watching sports on television. Places like it are c…
04:57 May 2, 2024
Heavy rains and severe flooding have been hitting Kenya since March. They are among the most disastrous rainstorms to hit the East African country in…
04:52 May 1, 2024
American college officials in New York City and Los Angeles have asked police to remove protesters occupying college buildings and grounds over the p…
04:42 May 1, 2024
Flowering plants are very important to Earth’s ecosystems. They are necessary for life on Earth. Flowering plants are also called angiosperms. They a…
07:10 May 1, 2024
A recent American law requires TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the company’s U.S. operations within nine months or face a nationwide ban. …
05:51 May 1, 2024
A school for tourism and hotel management has opened its doors to students in Kabul, Afghanistan. The students are of different ages and their levels…
05:22 April 30, 2024
See if you know the answer to this riddle: “I have been around for a very long time. Longer than toys, dogs, or anyone you know. “My roots go back ma…
06:02 April 30, 2024
The United States plans new rules for the movement of dairy cows between states because of concerns about a bird flu outbreak. The virus is called Ty…
05:22 April 30, 2024
A Laotian immigrant who has battled cancer for eight years will share hundreds of millions of dollars with a friend after winning a game of chance. F…
05:07 April 29, 2024
American researchers have developed a new model of what they say is the largest 3D printer in the world. The device is designed to build full-sized h…
04:43 April 29, 2024
Do you spend too many nights trying to fall asleep? You are not alone. Nearly one-third of American adults say they do not get the suggested seven to…
05:09 April 29, 2024
Less than half of Americans say they are getting enough sleep, according to a recent opinion study by the Gallup organization. The poll found that 57…
05:18 April 29, 2024
Officials closed schools and issued health warnings as a deadly heat wave has spread across Southeast Asia. In the Philippines, the education ministr…
03:55 April 28, 2024
A new study suggests ancient corals found deep in the ocean were the first animals to glow in the dark. To glow means to shine a steady light. Many a…
06:28 April 28, 2024
Scientists are seeking to find out what is producing the slow release of methane gas on Mars. Methane often results from biological processes. On Ear…
06:42 April 28, 2024
Farmers in Vietnam are growing rice using a new method thought to reduce emissions of methane gas and labor costs. The method is called alternate wet…
07:25 April 27, 2024
New York City police recently arrested students at Columbia University who were protesting the war between Israel and Hamas. The University of Southe…
03:15 April 27, 2024
A new, small robotic camera designed to be swallowed for use in medical examinations was recently demonstrated at a conference in Canada. The device …
05:06 April 27, 2024
A new study suggests that nearly half of major cities in China show signs of sinking. The study is based on recent satellite data. It estimated that …
03:01 April 26, 2024
Human experts spend years roasting and tasting coffee from many places to learn about the beans. They might then combine a coffee bean from Africa wi…
04:20 April 26, 2024
International health experts have agreed on a new definition of what it means for a disease to spread “through the air.” The agreement came after the…
05:38 April 25, 2024
Minnesota is one of several states where lawmakers are considering laws to make it harder for people to get books removed from public libraries. The …
04:49 April 25, 2024
The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the United States. Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed into law a conditional ban of the…
07:59 April 25, 2024
Brazil’s state-run oil company, Petrobras, wants to look for oil near the nation’s northeastern coast. Ibama is Brazil’s environmental agency. The ag…
06:53 April 24, 2024
As more of our lives move online, the risk of our personal data being stolen or misused is increasing. Personal data includes email addresses, phone …
06:12 April 24, 2024
American President Joe Biden signed a law Wednesday that would ban the video sharing service TikTok if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, fails to sell it…
06:03 April 24, 2024
A new study from a German research group says climate change will reduce everyone’s income by about 19 percent over the next 25 years. That would be …
07:17 April 24, 2024
Studies show that military officials are increasingly deploying systems to interfere with aircraft navigation systems in conflict areas. But such too…
07:28 April 23, 2024
Mouhamed Sall and three other youths in Senegal are taking part in a new program to teach students with hearing loss. The currently small program joi…
07:37 April 23, 2024
International negotiators are meeting in Canada’s capital to discuss writing a treaty to control plastic and pollution linked to it. The meeting in O…
04:18 April 23, 2024
South Korea's Constitutional Court has begun hearing a case that accuses the government of failing to protect 200 people by not dealing with climate …
05:29 April 22, 2024
A new report from two international climate agencies has found that Europe is the fastest-warming major land mass in the world. The report for 2023 i…
04:40 April 22, 2024
A new report suggests that the world had its biggest year for new wind power projects in 2023. The Global Wind Report, published recently by the Glob…
09:25 April 22, 2024
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. For people who garden, April is an important month. Whether you live in the norther…
05:28 April 22, 2024
Tensions over strong opinions about Israel’s war in Gaza are spreading at some universities around the United States. On Monday, Columbia University …
03:09 April 21, 2024
An ancient giant snake in India may have been longer than a school bus and weighed up to a metric ton, researchers reported Thursday. Ancient remains…
06:24 April 21, 2024
The American space agency NASA says it is seeking a faster, less costly plan to transport Martian rock samples to Earth. The search for a new plan co…
03:50 April 21, 2024
Earth Day celebrates its 54th anniversary on Monday, April 22. On this date each year, millions of people around the world mark the importance of pro…
08:07 April 20, 2024
Activists say visa denial rates for African students seeking higher education in the United States are too high. Fanta Aw is executive director of NA…
05:13 April 20, 2024
An ancient fossil found by a girl and her father on a beach in England belongs to a creature that might have been among the largest animals ever on E…
05:15 April 20, 2024
Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that of our sun. It is the second biggest black hole known in the Mi…
08:34 April 19, 2024
Alexsandrah is a fashion model in London. She has a twin. But her twin is not her sister. The twin is a product of Artificial Intelligence, or AI. Wh…
04:47 April 19, 2024
Arab Americans have long been a part of life in the United States. A small museum in Dearborn, Michigan is trying to tell their stories. Called the A…
05:47 April 18, 2024
An American cement maker has developed a technology that it says cuts levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) during production. The International Energy Agen…
09:41 April 18, 2024
Economic experts and business owners in the United States say immigrant workers have helped keep the country from falling into a recession. Economist…
06:52 April 18, 2024
Half of the world’s 75 poorest countries are getting poorer compared to the richest economies. That finding comes from the World Bank. The developmen…