Scientists Estimate Age of Worlds Largest Fish Scientists have recently discovered how to compute the age of whale sharks, Earths largest fish. 科学家们最近发现了如何计算地球上最大的鱼类鲸鲨的年龄。 Researchers used informa...
Drop in Tourism Makes Space for Rare Sea Creatures in Thailand It is rare to see a dugong, a threatened sea mammal, in southern Thailands shallow waters. But thanks to travel restrictions that have left popular travel spots empty,a large group of the...
COVID-19 Brings Attention to Pangolins 新冠肺炎引发人们对穿山甲的关注 The new coronavirus outbreak has brought attention to a little-known creature the pangolin. 新冠病毒的爆发让人们开始关注穿山甲这种鲜为人知的生...
Brussels Love Bus Broadcasts Personal Messages of Hope The streets of Brussels are mostly quiet as people stay home to guard against the new coronavirus. But one bus traveling through the Belgian capital can be heard loud and clear. It is bringing me...
Stay-at-home Order Does Not Bring Down Mexico Citys Pollution Government orders for people to stay home to halt the spread of the coronavirus have resulted in a sharp decrease of vehicle traffic around the world. 政府下令要求人们居家防止冠...
Study Finds Remdesivir Works Against Coronavirus 研究发现瑞德西韦对新冠病毒有效 A major study shows the experimental drug remdesivir to be effective in fighting the new coronavirus, American health officials say. 美国卫生官员表示...
Now, Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. On this program, we take English expressions and explain where they came from and how to use them. In all languages, animals often find themselves in the center of many common express...
Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in December of nineteen forty-one was one of the most successful surprise attacks in the history of modern warfare. Japanese wa...
Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore common expressions in American English. Every year in the United States, we celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May. So, in honor o...
Coronavirus Blamed for Historic US Unemployment Rate in April The United States economy lost 20.5 million jobs last month. That represents the sharpest increase in the number of jobless Americans since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It is the str...
When Route 66 travelers cross the Colorado River into the state of California, it is easy to begin to feel like the journey is almost over. After all, California is the eighth and final state you visit. But, the end of the road in Los Angeles is stil...
Theaters Face Difficulties, As Businesses Open Up Theaters are expecting difficulties in coming back from coronavirus-related restrictions and closures. As businesses begin to open around the world, the path forward for theater is unclear. This is es...
Study Suggests Sun Less Active than Similar Stars A new study suggests the sun appears to experience far fewer changes in brightness and intensity than other stars like it. Researchers reported last week on their examination of 369 stars. They compar...
Japan Considers Changes to Time-Honored Traditions Exchanging business cards face-to-face is a time-honored tradition in Japanese culture. Business leaders, government officials and others almost always give the cards to individuals they meet in pers...
After Early Praise, Virus Cases Rise in Singapore Singapore has been praised for limiting the spread of the coronavirus. But infections have risen recently among migrant workers. The city-state now has the most infections in Southeast Asia. As a resu...
