Scientists in Greece Find 20-Million-Year-Old Tree Greek scientists on the volcanic island of Lesbos say they have found a 20-million-year-old fossilized tree. The rare find was discovered during roadwork near an ancient forest on the eastern Mediter...
Photographs Lead Ethiopian Writer to Hidden Story of Women During War Before writing her most recent novel, Maaza Mengiste began researching the Ethiopian resistance in the 1935 invasion by Italian forces. She discovered photographs of women dressed...
A historic shoe company in Britain is feeling financial pressure because of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union. One hundred ninety-two-year-old Tricker's makes costly shoes and boots that can sell for more than $600. The company has sold pr...
Officials in California say criminals stole over $11 billion in unemployment benefits last year. But that amount could grow far larger as billions more in payments are investigated. 加州官员表示，犯罪分子去年窃取了超过110亿美元的失...
American drugmaker Johnson Johnson said Friday that its one-shot vaccine prevented COVID-19 in a large trial around the world. The vaccine, however, was less effective in South Africa where a worrisome variant is causing new infections. The Johnson J...
Many universities already request health information from new students. Most, especially those from the U.S., already receive vaccines as children. Schools like the University of Wisconsin, for example, do not require students to be vaccinated for ma...
Each year, the city of New Orleans in the State of Louisiana holds a celebration known as Mardi Gras. This year, traditional activities have been canceled because of the coronavirus health crisis. But, many houses around the city are now preparing fo...
And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. There are many ways to get people to do what you want. You can boss them around. Do this! Do that! You can also threaten them. You had better do what I say or else ... But these methods migh...
Italy reopened its famous Antiquarium this week. The museum was created to keep and show objects from the ancient city of Pompeii. Life in Pompeii ended almost 2,000 years ago, after a massive burst of the nearby Mount Vesuvius volcano. The city was...
Today's story is called The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It is about something strange that happened long ago in a valley called Sleepy Hollow. It was written by Washington Irving. The story is told by Doug Johnson. The valley known as Sleepy Hollow hide...
This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Jack who is in China. 本周的名师答疑节目，我们回复来自中国的杰克提出的一个问题。 Hello! We use the word strong to describe a person and a team. Can we use it to descri...
For the first time, scientists have found the remains of babies from the group of meat-eating dinosaurs that includes Tyrannosaurus rex. Researchers said recently that the jaw and claw bones show that the large babies looked a lot like adults and wer...
A Russian court on Thursday rejected opposition leader Alexei Navalny's appeal of his arrest. At the same time, Russian officials detained several of his allies and warned social media companies against posting in support of protests. Last weekend, t...
In the past, right-wing extremism incidents mostly took place in rural parts of the United States. They include when right-wing extremists occupied a federal bird sanctuary in Oregon in 2016. In 1992, there was a conflict between white separatists an...
Imagine that verbs, nouns, and other parts of language are competing with each other. One verb form or noun might beat a competing verb form or noun. Much like in the World Cup, the winners go to the next round and the losers no longer play. Keep tha...
