05:10 February 11, 2023
Over three thousand years ago, several important civilizations in the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean collapsed or decreased in power. This eve…
04:56 February 11, 2023
The British government is taking another step toward launching an official digital currency. British officials said this week they plan to gather pub…
16:17 February 10, 2023
We present the first of four parts of the short story "The Blue Hotel," by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of …
04:16 February 10, 2023
February 12 is not a holiday in the United States, but it may seem like one to many Americans because of one big game. Tens of millions of Americans …
04:23 February 10, 2023
A new museum in Mexico aims to educate the public about the critically endangered axolotl salamander. The museum recently opened at Chapultepec Zoo i…
04:00 February 10, 2023
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between reserve, preserve, and conserve. Question: Dear VOA Learnin…
09:23 February 9, 2023
Recently, we discussed traditional stories called fairy tales. These stories are passed down through the generations. We learned that these tales tak…
03:07 February 9, 2023
The national museum of the Netherlands is holding the largest show ever of paintings by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer. The Rijksmuseum is in the capi…
05:02 February 9, 2023
A company in California is working with another in Canada to collect carbon dioxide (C02) and put it into new concrete. Carbon dioxide is a major pol…
04:50 February 9, 2023
American officials said Thursday the Chinese balloon that the U.S. shot down recently was equipped to collect intelligence signals. And the airship w…
05:11 February 8, 2023
LeBron James is the new all-time scoring leader of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He set the record with a jump shot in the third quarter…
06:58 February 8, 2023
Fast developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools are set to start new competitive battles between Google and Microsoft. Google chief Sundar Pichai …
06:18 February 8, 2023
The United States has met with diplomats from 40 nations to share information about the Chinese spy balloon program. A top U.S. official and diplomat…
06:55 February 8, 2023
Monday’s powerful 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria has killed more than 11,000 people, officials say. Rescue teams from more than 20 count…
06:39 February 7, 2023
On February 1, the College Board released its official structure, or framework, for a new Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course. Li…
04:49 February 7, 2023
For thousands of years, ancient Egyptians preserved their dead in a process known as mummification. Now, researchers have used chemistry and an unusu…
04:23 February 7, 2023
The war in Ukraine has completely changed the eastern city of Bakhmut. The city used to be a popular tourist site, where visitors could explore the a…
06:20 February 7, 2023
More than 6,200 people have been reportedly killed in the earthquake and aftershocks that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. But officials warn that …
04:47 February 6, 2023
American music star Beyoncé broke the record for most career Grammy wins at the National Recording Academy’s awards ceremony Sunday in Los Angeles. T…
03:49 February 6, 2023
Indoor plants are a beautiful way to brighten up your home, especially in the gray months of winter. But there can be a dark side to houseplants if y…
06:28 February 6, 2023
A powerful 7.8 earthquake struck large areas of southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday. At least 2,300 people were killed. The number of dea…
08:09 February 6, 2023
Balloon traveled over sensitive areas Shooting down balloon Chinese reactions I’m Mario Ritter, Jr. Hai Do adapted this report for VOA Learning Engli…
05:21 February 5, 2023
More investors are supporting a biotechnology company working on ways to bring back animals that have died off. Some scientists, however, are doubtfu…
06:40 February 5, 2023
A small asteroid was discovered recently, just days before it passed close to Earth. The object was never considered a real threat to our planet. But…
05:51 February 5, 2023
As the river moves through Kenya’s capital Nairobi, the clear water turns black. And large birds feed on dead animals alongside. The Nairobi River cr…
05:41 February 5, 2023
Just because your family is native to an area, it does not mean you will be able to live there forever. Increasingly, many Native Hawaiians are leavi…
05:06 February 4, 2023
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. English has many idioms to express close connections. If two people are extremely close …
06:30 February 4, 2023
A new tool from the maker of ChatGPT aims to help deal with concerns about how artificial intelligence (or AI) can be used to cheat in school. The to…
05:00 February 4, 2023
A fishing community in southern Brazil has an unusual ally: wild dolphins. Stories of people and dolphins working together to catch fish go back thou…
02:12 February 4, 2023
An Italian ship in waters near Antarctica has sailed further south than any ship has done before. The ship was able to make it so far south because o…
03:35 February 4, 2023
Drilling has begun at a Chinese-operated oil field in Uganda. Officials in the East African nation say they expect oil production to begin by 2025. A…
12:33 February 3, 2023
Editor's note: This is the fourth in our series of programs called “A Princess of Mars.” The story is from a series of books by Edgar Rice Burroughs.…
03:29 February 3, 2023
The actor Ke Huy Quan has traveled an often-changing path on his way to America’s most important movie honors, the Academy Awards. The 51-year-old wa…
05:56 February 3, 2023
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between “projection” and “prediction.” Question: Hello, This is Moh…
04:41 February 3, 2023
An American rights group says Tanzania is seizing animals from herders because it wants to bring more foreign visitors to the northern part of the co…
04:20 February 3, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a planned weekend diplomatic trip to China. The decision followed the discovery of a Chinese bal…
03:58 February 2, 2023
After the winter holidays, some of us may feel the need to exercise and get healthy. We may have been eating richer foods than usual at meals shared …
04:45 February 2, 2023
A groundhog from the small town of Punxsutawney in the state of Pennsylvania again predicted that North America would have six more weeks of winter. …
02:33 February 2, 2023
Argentina recently launched a new national agency that aims to expand the country's cannabis industry. Ministers hope that the move will help create …
05:07 February 2, 2023
The United States and the Philippines on Thursday announced plans to expand America's military presence in the Southeast Asian nation. The U.S. now h…
03:30 February 1, 2023
At least three times a week, Mexico City bus driver Nicolás Cuatencos purchases a kind of tamale known as “guajolota,” or “turkey.” The food is made …
03:06 February 1, 2023
Andrea Riseborough is a respected actress from Britain, but she is not especially famous. She was recently nominated for an Academy Award, or Oscar, …
06:50 February 1, 2023
This week, Google researchers published a paper describing results from an artificial intelligence (AI) tool built to create music. The tool, called …
04:52 February 1, 2023
Australian officials on Wednesday recovered a powerfully radioactive container that was lost in the desert. Officials said a team found the small con…
06:15 January 31, 2023
Educators say children’s behavior reached crisis levels after the pandemic shutdowns. Now, many schools are facing pressure from critics to rethink t…
04:47 January 31, 2023
A green comet will appear again in Earth’s sky for the first time in 50,000 years. The American space agency NASA says the comet's last visit came du…
04:46 January 31, 2023
Pope Francis started a six-day trip to Africa on Tuesday. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church is visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo and So…
05:44 January 31, 2023
Boeing has manufactured its last 747 jet airplane. The move ends the long production history of one of the company’s most popular aircraft. The aeros…
03:15 January 30, 2023
A University of Michigan student is one of the world’s top “speedcubers,” a person able to quickly solve a Rubik’s Cube. He also is a talented violin…
05:26 January 30, 2023
International airline Emirates says it successfully flew a Boeing 777 on a test flight with one engine running on a mixture of “sustainable” fuel. Th…