What Is the US Senate? The Senate is one of the two parts of the United States Congress, the legislature that makes the countrys laws. The Congress has two parts because the men who wrote the U.S. Constitution could not agree on details of the new fo...
Mysterious Organism Threatens Huge, Mediterranean Clam A microscopic organism is causing a huge clam of the Mediterranean Sea to disappear and ocean scientists are worried. 一种微生物正在导致地中海的一种巨型蛤蜊消失，这令海洋科...
New Wave of African Migrants Take to Deadly Ocean A fisherman in Dakar, Senegal is getting ready to make a trip that may kill him and his passengers. Assane Diallo will travel more than 1,600 kilometers across the ocean to the Canary Islands. He expe...
US Army Looks to Exoskeletons to Build 'Super Soldiers' The United States Army is spending millions of dollars in experimental exoskeleton technology to make soldiers stronger. It is what experts say is part of a push into cutting-edge equipment for...
BMW Joins Project to Improve Mining Conditions in Congo German carmaker BMW is exploring ways to improve working conditions at cobalt mines in Congo. 德国车企宝马正在寻找方法以提升刚果钴矿的工作环境。 Cobalt is a hard, shiny...
Rising Sea Levels Threatening Historic Lighthouses The threat of rising sea levels and erosion have many people worried about the future of lighthouses in the United States and around the world. Lighthouses are built on or near the shore. Their power...
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this program we explore words and expressions in American English. Today, we take another trip to the exciting world of live theater. For many performers -- dancers, singers and actors...
For some time now, critics of higher education in the United States have claimed that many U.S. colleges and universities are centers of liberal thinking. Politically conservative observers argue that the information college professors present to stu...
Trump Announces New Attorney General and UN Ambassador Picks United States President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will nominate former attorney general William Barr to lead the Justice Department. Trump told reporters that Barr was my first...
How a Cats Sandpapery Tongue Deep Cleans Cat lovers know that the animals spend a lot of time cleaning themselves. Cats use their tongues to remove dirt from their fur and smooth out their hair. Scientists are now learning how the rough, sandpaper-li...
Living Coral: 2019 Color of the Year Comes from the Sea A company known for shaping trends in color design has announced its color of the year for 2019. The winning color is called Living Coral. It is based on the look of healthy coral reefs in the w...
Women Artists 'Step Up' in Grammy Nominations The music from the film Black Panther -- and its artist Kendrick Lamar -- received more 2019 Grammy Award nominations than anyone else. But the big news is the high number of women nominees, after being l...
Vice, the Movie, Leads Golden Globe Nominations The Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated the political comedy Vice for more Golden Globes on Thursday than any other film. It earned six nominations, including best comedy or musical, best acto...
It is not easy to excite New Yorkers. This is one reason why actors and other famous people move to the city. They can live quieter lives and escape the paparazzi photographers who would follow them in Hollywood. But New York has a new media star. An...
Cuba Announces Full Internet Access for Mobile Phones Cuban officials have announced that the countrys citizens will soon be able to fully use the internet on their mobile phones. Cuba is one of the last nations in the world to offer such service. Ma...
