A large study suggests that genes are connected to homosexual behavior, but also found there is no gene that makes people gay. The study is said to be the largest of its kind. Researchers examined genetic material and information about sexual experie...
Zimbabwean Woman Honored with Statue in New York City Zimbabwes Tererai Trent became famous in the United States after appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2009. On the television program, she explained how she overcame great difficulties to get an...
Paul Hildreth looked at images from security cameras set up at schools in Fulton County, Georgia. He began watching a video of a woman walking inside one of the school buildings. The top of her clothing was bright yellow. Hildreth used his computers...
Deadly Hurricane Dorian Hits Bahamas and Stays The destructive ocean storm, Hurricane Dorian, has moved little since striking the Bahamas Islands on Monday. 自周一袭击巴哈马群岛后，破坏性的海洋风暴飓风多里安几乎还是原地不...
For many children in the United States, going back to school means more than returning to classes and homework. It means getting back to school groups and student organizations interested in environmental sustainability. Sustainability can involve ev...
Palestinian Student at Harvard After Approval of US Visa A Palestinian student who was at first denied entry to the United States has been admitted to the country. 一名最初被拒绝入境的巴勒斯坦学生已经获准进入美国。 Ismail Ajj...
UN: Half of Refugee Children Do Not Go to School The United Nations refugee agency says that more than half of the worlds 3.7 million refugee children do not go to school. 联合国难民署报告，全世界370万难民儿童中有一半以上没有上...
If you live in a place where most people speak the language you are learning, you may use the language for several hours each day. So, it may become part of your inner speech. In other words, you start thinking in that language. Your mind stops tryin...
Doctors: Give Babies Crushed Peanuts to Reduce Allergy Risk Doctors are advising parents to feed babies peanut products before their first birthday to reduce the childs risk of developing a peanut allergy. 医生建议父母在婴儿一岁生日之前喂...
Researchers Study Spiders Silks to Make New Materials Cheryl Hayashi began examining the body of a silver garden spider under her microscope. 谢丽尔林开始在显微镜下研究一只银色园蛛的身体。 Using two sets of tweezers, she soon f...
Rescue Team in Chile Saves Last Known Surviving Water Frog Species Wildlife activists say they have rescued what may be the worlds last surviving members of a highly endangered species of water frog. A team of conservationists captured 14 Loa water f...
Can Modern Science Stop Hurricanes? An American website reported last month that President Donald Trump asked U.S. government officials to explore using nuclear bombs to stop hurricanes. It claimed that Trump had suggested the targeted use of nuclear...
Ethiopian Fossil Face Could Be Ancestor of Famed Lucy A fossil from Ethiopia is letting scientists look deep into the past -- and they see a face looking back. The fossil is estimated to be 3.8 million years old. It helps complete the face for what s...
Should You Exercise While Sick? From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康和生活报道节目。 Exercise helps to keep us in good health. Doctors at the American Heart Association sugges...
Eating More Plant Protein May Help You Live Longer People who eat more plant-based protein may live longer than those who get more protein from meat, a Japanese study suggests. 日本一项研究表明，相较于多吃肉类蛋白质的人，那些多...
