A new study adds to growing evidence that dinosaurs may have developed from very small animals. Scientists have studied the fossil of a small animal, called Kongonaphon kely, which is believed to be an ancestor of the dinosaurs. The name given the re...
Study: New Kind of Seaweed Is Killing Coral in the Pacific Ocean Scientists say a recently discovered kind of seaweed plant is killing large numbers of very small but important ocean animals called corals. A new study from the University of Hawaii sa...
Staying Safe During a Lightning Storm From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle Report. Lightning is one of the most powerful weather forces to hit Earth. These huge bolts of electricity that strike during storms can cause destruction a...
A new study shows that there was mixing between ancient native peoples from Polynesia and South America. Researchers say they found a single episode of the two groups interbreeding around 800 years ago after a long trip across the Pacific Ocean. For...
The personal protective gear that was in dangerously limited supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the United States is running low again. 在美国新冠病毒危机最初几周供不应求的个人防护用品目前再次处于低...
The unusual substance known as antimatter may have appeared in many films about space and the future. But it is what real scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, work on almost every day. Their research is part of effor...
Debates on US School Reopening Turn Emotional As coronavirus infection rates rise sharply in the U.S., the White House is pressuring schools across the country to reopen for the autumn term. At a recent White House talk on school plans for the fall,...
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Lightning is one of the most powerful forces in nature. Scientists describe lightning as a huge burst of electricity between clouds, the air, or the ground. These bolts of electricity can h...
In Africa, Lack of Coronavirus Records Raises Fear of 'Silent Epidemic' When the novel coronavirus hit Tanzania in April, President John Magufuli called for three days of prayer to ask for God's protection. A month later, he declared victory over the...
The coronavirus health crisis has led to delays for thousands of people wanting to become citizens of the United States. The federal agency that processes citizenship requests, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, suspended its in-person...
A conservation group has captured the first images of rare Cross River gorillas with their babies. Scientists once feared that this rare kind of gorilla had disappeared from existence. But, the images show it is reproducing as efforts to protect the...
'Athenaise' by Kate Chopin Our story today is called Athenaise. It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Athenaise went away one morning to visit her parents, ten miles back on the Bon Dieu River in Louisiana. She did not...
Two of Walt Disney World's four theme parks in Florida are reopening Saturday. The other two are preparing to reopen four days from now. 佛罗里达州4家沃特迪士尼主题公园中的两家将于周六重新开放。另两家也在筹备四天之...
This week, we received a question from Agnaldo, a teacher in Brazil. He asks, Question: I've seen recently that we shouldn't call a teacher Teacher. We should call him or her by their name. Is that true? Why? Is it the same for professors? -- Agnaldo...
An audit on Facebook's civil rights record has found serious setbacks in its efforts to deal with issues such as hate speech and misinformation. The social media company ordered the investigation two years ago to measure Facebook's performance on maj...
