Tourism officials in Washington say the U.S. economic downturn is forcing many Americans to scale back and even cancel their traditional vacation plans. But in the nation's capital, tourist visits are up. International travelers are behind the surge...
While big Hollywood movies tend to dominate the entertainment scene, there are hundreds of smaller films done each year that are targeted to specific audiences, in specific categories. One of those is the so-called Urban Film category, popular with A...
London's transport agency has introduced a bicycle rental system throughout central London to encourage people to ride bikes rather than drive, take taxis or use other public transport. It's an effort to alleviate congestion on London's overcrowded r...
DOUG JOHNSON: Im Doug Johnson. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Mars Day at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington is a celebration of our solar systems most famous planet. The event, on July s...
DOUG JOHNSON: Im Doug Johnson. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Mars Day at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington is a celebration of our solar systems most famous planet. The event, on July s...
South Africa's public education system shows signs of serious decline. Reports of dismal graduation rates, bad teachers and crumbling buildings are commonplace. Our correspondent reports from Grahamstown that in Eastern Cape Province, one of the poor...
Researchers get same yields with fewer fertilizers, pesticides Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 18 May 2010 Fossil energy use was compared among different crop rotation systems in a field experiment conducted between 2003 and 2008 in Boone Co., Iowa R...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christie Nicholson . Got a minute? Altruism poses a problem for the theory of survival of the fittest. If we help others at a cost to ourselves, nice-guy behavior should die out, because we are giv...
Some say it will force more openness and customer dialogue Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 05 April 2010 Much has been written about the profoundly negative effect that the Internet has had on the newspaper business. So many readers have switched to t...
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. An eye care organization in India is being honored for its efforts. On Tuesday, Aravind Eye Care System will receive the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize. The award will be presented in Redwood C...
