05:09 April 4, 2023
The Tyrannosaurus rex, or T. rex, is a dinosaur that lived from the late Jurassic Period, about 150 million years ago, to the end of the Cretaceous P…
04:16 April 4, 2023
A migrant who survived a recent fire at a detention center in Mexico says his cries for help went ignored as officials kept his cell door locked. Edu…
05:00 April 3, 2023
A new study predicts continued warming will lead to more intense and deadlier storms hitting parts of the United States. Scientists say higher temper…
06:15 April 3, 2023
Drugs that fight obesity could for the first time be included on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) “essential medicines list.” The United Nations…
07:15 April 3, 2023
As spring progresses in the northern half of the world, stores are offering gardeners many choices for seeds. Starting a garden from seeds, rather th…
07:46 April 3, 2023
Former American President Donald Trump is expected to appear Tuesday before a New York State judge to answer his indictment. A grand jury voted last …
07:44 April 2, 2023
Along the streets of Malabon in the Philippines, Marilene Capentes pushes a cart every morning except Sundays. The city of Malabon is just north of t…
06:23 April 2, 2023
A recently launched satellite designed to study all water across the world has begun sending its first images back to Earth. The American space agenc…
06:46 April 2, 2023
In much of Africa, traditional radio sets are widely used. Radios are more popular than smartphones and computers because internet service is not alw…
04:28 April 2, 2023
In the early part of his life, Seiichi Sano was a busy business owner. Later in life, he took on other difficult activities. At the age of 80, he cli…
08:59 April 1, 2023
Gun violence can happen anywhere in the United States. It can happen at a school for children, a holiday parade or a food store. It can also happen o…
06:13 April 1, 2023
A new estimate suggests India would need to spend about $900 billion to transition from coal to cleaner forms of energy. The estimate was recently re…
06:53 April 1, 2023
The Webb Space Telescope has found no evidence of an atmosphere on one of the seven rocky, Earth-sized planets orbiting a nearby star. Scientists sai…
04:04 March 31, 2023
For many years, skateboarding was considered an activity for young rebels or drug users in city streets, schoolgrounds and public parks. Those days a…
04:29 March 31, 2023
An Australian company has made lab-grown meat using genetic information from a wooly mammoth, an extinct animal. The company launched the creation in…
08:36 March 31, 2023
A grand jury in New York State indicted Donald J. Trump Thursday night, making him the first former American president to be charged with a crime. An…
03:55 March 30, 2023
What does a small school in the American state of Florida have to do with the famous Italian statue of David in Florence, Italy? Well, the mayor of F…
05:45 March 30, 2023
Hundreds of artificial intelligence experts and industry leaders are urging for a suspension in development of some AI technology. They say that the …
06:40 March 30, 2023
A court in Russia ruled that an American reporter for the Wall Street Journal newspaper should be detained for nearly two months. The reporter was ac…
02:40 March 29, 2023
Scientists report they have discovered water in materials collected during a Chinese moon mission. The water is in extremely small glass beads that w…
06:13 March 29, 2023
Political support appears to be growing in the United States for a complete ban on the popular video sharing service TikTok. If such a ban does happe…
04:37 March 29, 2023
Thousands of Japanese cherry trees are blooming on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. When the trees reach peak bloom, the United States’ capital …
06:07 March 29, 2023
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created a struggle for control of a religious complex called the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The Lavra is commonly calle…
06:59 March 28, 2023
American high school students who slept less than seven hours each night during the pandemic were more likely to struggle in school. That finding com…
06:39 March 28, 2023
‘Oumuamua is the first object found visiting our solar system from another solar system. It is a comet that was first discovered in 2017. Scientists …
04:14 March 28, 2023
China’s government has given specific guidelines for citizens in an effort to increase the country’s birth rate. A series of proposals were made earl…
09:31 March 28, 2023
An attacker shot and killed six people, including three 9-year-olds, at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee Monday. Police killed the …
06:32 March 27, 2023
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. For half the world, spring has begun. Temperatures are warming and daylight lasts l…
04:20 March 27, 2023
Colombia is one of just eight countries where bullfights remain legal. Many places in those countries are establishing restrictions on the activity. …
04:09 March 27, 2023
In Israel, thousands of protesters demonstrated Sunday and Monday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to make changes to the nation’s t…
06:39 March 27, 2023
Living simply is at the heart of Alex Morisey’s Quaker religion. The 82-year-old graduated from a good college and spent years working in nonprofit o…
04:46 March 26, 2023
Less than two months ago the new South Korean girl group MAVE: released its first music video. It now has nearly 20 million views on YouTube. At firs…
03:40 March 26, 2023
Fossils of a large sea reptile that lived during the time of the dinosaurs were found recently on a Norwegian island. The reptile is the ichthyosaur.…
06:26 March 26, 2023
Scientists say examinations of old images provide new evidence that the planet Venus is volcanically active. The finding is based on radar images cap…
04:29 March 26, 2023
A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died during Somalia’s longest drought on record last year. Half of them were likely children under five …
04:35 March 25, 2023
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. A fort is a place of protection. It is a fortified structure with strong walls and doors…
06:14 March 25, 2023
For those attending classes at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) in Washington, D.C., retirement is not a time to slow down. And it surely…
04:27 March 25, 2023
The American Library Association (ALA) released a new report Thursday about book banning in the country. It found attempted book bans and information…
15:46 March 24, 2023
Our story today is called "The Diamond Lens. " It was written by Fitz-James O'Brien. We will tell the story in two parts. Now, here is Maurice Joyce …
04:44 March 24, 2023
Researchers who examined DNA from famous German composer Ludwig van Beethoven have learned new details about his health. The DNA – which came from Be…
04:37 March 24, 2023
A famous American circus has been reimagined and reborn without the use of animals in the show. The family event now centers on humans performing tri…
04:17 March 24, 2023
Two chemical compounds necessary to living organisms have been found in material from the asteroid Ryugu. The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 collected…
03:58 March 24, 2023
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about “start,” “begin,” and “commence.” Question: Dear VOA, Please let me know the diffe…
05:30 March 23, 2023
Imagine a teacher says the following to you during an English speaking test: Tell me about where you live. Can you describe your living space? Today…
02:33 March 23, 2023
A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts started its first flight late Wednesday but failed to reach orbit. The 33-meter-long rocket, called…
04:08 March 23, 2023
Vietnam has enjoyed a wave of investment from China since its northern neighbor ended its zero-COVID policy late last year. Chinese companies investe…
04:14 March 23, 2023
A rare tornado touched down near Los Angeles on Wednesday. It followed another major storm that hit the state of California on Tuesday. The violent w…
04:26 March 22, 2023
Microsoft announced its plan to add artificial intelligence (AI) into its line of office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook last…
06:31 March 22, 2023
Adobe has become the latest technology company to offer artificial intelligence (AI) tools among its products. The tools belong to a group of systems…
03:04 March 22, 2023
Japan’s national baseball team defeated the United States Tuesday night in Miami to win the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the third time. The fina…