The website Dictionary.com has chosen the term misinformation as its word of the year. The announcement comes less than two weeks after Oxford Dictionaries chose toxic as its word of the year. Many people mix up the meaning of misinformation with the...
US Climate Report Says Weather Disasters Will Get Worse A new U.S. government report says climate change is affecting the United States. It warns that the danger of destructive weather events -- from powerful storms to extremely dry weather and wildf...
Chinese Scientist Claims First Gene Edited Babies A Chinese scientist claims he successfully created the worlds first genetically-edited babies. 中国一位科学家称，他成功创造出全球首例经过基因编辑的婴儿。 Chinese researche...
Old Medicines Preserved in US Apothecary Museum In earlier times, healers and health workers used strangely-named plants for medicinal purposes. Plants with names such as dragons blood, mandrake root and devils snare could be bought at a drugstore ca...
US Lawmakers Seek to Permit Religious Head Coverings in Congress For almost 200 years, the House of Representatives part of the United States Congress has barred lawmakers from wearing hats. But this year, voters in Minnesota elected Ilhan Omar to re...
Scientists Work to Save Puerto Rican Parrots Scientists are trying to save Puerto Rico's endangered Amazon parrots after Hurricane Maria destroyed the birds' habitats and food sources. El Yunque is a large national forest on the eastern part of Puert...
Built, Burned, Bakery: A Short History of the US Capitol Building The United States Capitol is one of the most famous buildings in Washington. The Capitol building is also one of the best-known symbols of the U.S. government. And it has been around f...
Farm Animals May Soon Get New Qualities With Gene-Editing This may seem impossible, but an American company is seeking to change farm animals by cutting or adding to their genes. By using a process called gene-editing, the company, Recombinetics, say...
Indian Women Turning to Apps to Report Harassment New software programs for wireless devices are helping women in India stay safe in public spaces. Developers say these apps, short for applications, make it easier for women to report harassment and g...
The American space agencys lander InSight is to arrive on Mars Monday. The event will mark the space agencys return to the planet. Unlike NASAs Curiosity rover, which arrived in 2012, InSight will not move across the planets surface. Instead it will...
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore the world of American English. We talk about common expressions, where they come from and, most importantly, how to use them. Today we talk about behavior and sel...
Website Helps College Students Deal with Mental Health Issues Mental health is no small issue at colleges or universities around the world, including the United States. The youngest students at U.S. colleges are just out of high school. Most first-ye...
Swiss to Vote on Cow Horn Removal Issue Swiss citizens will vote Sunday on an issue involving cows that has divided the country. 瑞士市民将于周日进行投票，投票内容关于牛，而全国对这个问题的意见很分化。 Voters will...
California Fire Victims Families Asked to Give DNA Officials in Northern California say a deadly wildfire that began two weeks ago is almost completely contained. 加州北部的工作人员表示，2周前烧起来的一场致命大火基本上已经全...
Movie: 'A Private War' Explores War Reporter's Inner Battle American reporter Marie Colvin told important stories about the suffering of civilians in war. Starting in the late 1980s, Colvin traveled to some of the most dangerous and horrifying confli...
