Eva Chura lives in an old gold mining town high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. She works with women known locally as pallaqueras or gold-pickers. She searches through the rocks of the Andes looking for small pieces of gold. Twelve years ago, Chura m...
Musicians Invite Us to Their Living Rooms The spreading coronavirus has canceled several touring performances from top musical artists. But some of these musicians have found a new place to sing: their living rooms. John Legend, Bono, Pink and Keith...
Chef Zhang Xuesi lowered the fire on the stove where he was cooking his Cantonese meal. He added all the necessary foods, including the seafood, shrimp. He quickly lowered the fire and turned toward a phone camera as hundreds of people watched him on...
We present the second of four parts of the short story The Blue Hotel, by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio was recorded and produce by VOA Learning English. I think you are tongue-tied, said S...
This week, a group of environmental activist groups, including the World Wildlife Fund, called on European Union leaders to support re-wilding efforts. Re-wilding is a conservation effort aimed at returning land to its more natural, uncultivated stat...
This week we answer a question from Angus in China. Question: I'm Angus, a big fan of VOA English from China. Could you please tell me the difference among electric, electrical and electronic? Angus, China Answer: Dear Angus, Thanks for writing to us...
Red pandas are native to the high forests of Asia. They are only a little bigger than a house cat and considered to be endangered. Scientists reported last month that not all red pandas belong to the same species. There are two different species of t...
Our story is called The Diamond Lens. It was written by Fitz-James O'Brien. Today we will hear the second and final part of the story. Here is Maurice Joyce with part two of The Diamond Lens. When I was a child, someone gave me a microscope. I spent...
French Farmers Seek to Reconnect Consumers to Their World Farmer Jerome Regnault works on a windy day in his fields, just west of Paris. As he looks around the property, he can see it is very different than it was when his grandfather worked the same...
New Evidence Suggest Human Ancestor Buried Dead with Flowers Neanderthals may have buried and honored their dead, a new study suggests. The early human ancestors may have even used flowers in burials. Scientists recently announced their discovery in...
