07:09 December 23, 2024
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. For a healthy diet, people should eat more beans, peas and lentils. They should eat…
04:51 December 22, 2024
Researchers in Australia are using a robot powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the way farmers raise cattle. The robot has four wheels…
07:34 December 22, 2024
The American space agency NASA says it has found the likely cause of a crash that grounded its Mars helicopter Ingenuity. The finding comes after NAS…
04:07 December 22, 2024
One by one, volunteers rescue and repair toys that show the marks of use. They sew clothing and brush fur and hair, add filling and dress the toys. T…
04:28 December 20, 2024
A Japanese artist who creates detailed designs on fallen leaves says the process gives the leaves new life and also helps keep him healthy. The artis…
05:29 December 19, 2024
A Chinese-run gold mine in eastern Congo’s Ituri province is slowing spreading into an area that many say it should not be operating in at all. The a…
05:53 December 19, 2024
In the eastern American state of New Jersey, a large statue of Buddha has become a gathering place for people of many religious faiths. The nine-mete…
06:25 December 18, 2024
For more than two years, Ebonie Vazquez searched to find a music teacher of color for her son, Giovanni. He is 11 years old and loves to play the vio…
06:45 December 18, 2024
U.S. cybersecurity officials are advising people to use encryption in their communications after a major hacking campaign. Federal officials released…
05:08 December 18, 2024
For people in parts of the world with seasons — especially cold ones — winter might seem like a time to rest and to take a break from garden work. Bu…
06:21 December 17, 2024
A New Zealand man recently won an international Spanish Scrabble competition although he does not speak Spanish. Scrabble is a board game in which pl…
06:33 December 17, 2024
Indonesia and the Philippines aim to increase their use of geothermal energy to move away from highly polluting fossil fuels. However, money issues, …
05:55 December 16, 2024
In the Mexican state of Yucatan, hundreds of underground lakes form a semicircular shape in the northwestern part of Yucatan state. They are called t…
07:13 December 16, 2024
Data collected by the James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed earlier information suggesting the universe is expanding at a faster rate than scienti…
07:18 December 16, 2024
A yearly two-shot treatment shown to be highly effective in preventing HIV infections is to be offered at low cost to people in 120 poor nations. Exp…
07:00 December 15, 2024
On most days, Mark Lindenberg either drives or walks over to visit with Boots, his beloved cat who died in 2020 at 17 years old. The New York man had…
05:01 December 15, 2024
Google recently said that it had solved a major problem in supercomputing with a new generation of processor called Willow. Along with other technolo…
05:40 December 15, 2024
Two European satellites were recently launched on a mission that will include a simulated total solar eclipse. The European Space Agency (ESA) launch…
06:19 December 12, 2024
A new study finds that the first humans to live in North America depended heavily on mammoths and other large animals for food. The finding is based …
05:39 December 12, 2024
The capital city of Kabul, Afghanistan, has seen big changes in its high-end housing market. Peace, it seems, is driving up property prices. Omidulla…
05:24 December 11, 2024
A recent report by the European climate service Copernicus says that November was the second-warmest November for which the agency has records. The f…
05:35 December 11, 2024
TikTok has asked a U.S. appeals court to temporarily block a law requiring its parent company, ByteDance, to divest itself of the popular video shari…
04:31 December 11, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and pop singer Chappell Roan were among the year's most talked-about people. Their names were also among those people sa…
05:37 December 10, 2024
In the Education Tips series, education experts in the United States give you tips about how to improve your English skills. This week, Suzanne Meyer…
04:32 December 10, 2024
Over the last 20 years, the number of stranded sea turtles has increased in the waters off the northeastern coast of the United States. As a result, …
05:05 December 10, 2024
In Ecuador, power outages threaten ice cream businesses in the small town of Salcedo in the country’s central highlands. Ice cream production in Salc…
07:35 December 9, 2024
Crime-solving methods might have provided an answer to an ancient mystery — the identity of a leading Byzantine painter. The artist Giotto who lived …
08:17 December 9, 2024
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. At Myosin Marketing in Austin, Texas, the group employee meeting begins with an unc…
04:43 December 9, 2024
The Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) Billionaire Ambitions Report for 2024 said the total number of billionaires worldwide had risen to 2,682 from 2,5…
03:15 December 8, 2024
Recently, a rare pudu was born in an Argentinian zoo. The birth has given scientists and conservationists a chance to study and collect data on the s…
06:38 December 8, 2024
A new study suggests that Venus likely never had water flowing on its surface. The research was based on data related to the chemical makeup of the p…
04:56 December 8, 2024
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a proposed plan to protect the state's famous Joshua trees. Environmentalists say the tre…
06:13 December 6, 2024
The 36-year-old Peruvian artist Sadith Silvano makes creations born of ancient songs. Brush in hand, eyes on the cloth, the Peruvian woman paints as …
04:43 December 5, 2024
A popular kind of sausage stand in Vienna, Austria has been recognized by the United Nations for its cultural value. The street stands – called “Würs…
06:44 December 5, 2024
A short boat ride from the wealthy city-state of Singapore is something rare – a small, quiet island. People living on Pulau Ubin still talk about th…
06:34 December 4, 2024
Notre Dame Cathedral in the French capital of Paris is set to reopen to the public Sunday after a five-year-long rebuilding project. The Cathedral ha…
05:41 December 4, 2024
As the amount of space traffic continues to grow, the United Nations is calling for increased international cooperation to improve safety. Continued …
04:25 December 4, 2024
South Korea's parliament moved to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law and sent troops into the streets on Tuesday night. Fo…
07:14 December 3, 2024
The Rohingya are an ethnic group from Myanmar. They have been displaced from that country and many now live in some of the world’s largest refugee ca…
03:56 December 3, 2024
A South Korean court has found a man guilty of purposefully gaining weight to avoid completing required service in the country’s military. Seoul’s Ea…
05:48 December 2, 2024
Microsoft is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) tool offerings to include “personal agents” which are designed to take over different human p…
04:34 December 2, 2024
Scientists say ancient footprints left in wet dirt on a Kenyan lakeside suggest that two early human ancestors were neighbors about 1.5 million years…
04:36 December 2, 2024
A new study reports that more than 800 million adults have diabetes worldwide. And more than half of those aged over 30 who have the condition are no…
04:53 December 1, 2024
Researchers have created an early version of a map of some of the human body’s cells. The human body has an estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type …
06:19 December 1, 2024
An international group of scientists has been studying how the structure of the universe has grown over the past 11 billion years. These researchers …
05:37 December 1, 2024
Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is known for its tall, modern buildings rising high above the desert. But an unusual animal from Argentina, the Pat…
03:55 November 29, 2024
Since its start in 2012, GivingTuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, has become one of the biggest money-raising days of the year for nonprofits i…
06:26 November 28, 2024
An asteroid that moved closer to Earth’s orbit in recent months is now moving away from our planet as gravity pulls it back toward the sun. The aster…
05:40 November 28, 2024
Astronomers have observed a newborn planet that formed in three million years, a relatively brief time. They say the discovery leads to questions abo…
05:39 November 27, 2024
The United States government has proposed a series of measures to limit Google from anti-competition business activities. The move comes after a fede…