High Tech Sensing Device Finds Ancient Structures in Mexico A careful study of a large area in Mexico has found hundreds of ancient ceremonial centers. The new findings include a large center at an important place for the ancient Olmec culture that i...
The Guilford school system in the northeastern American state of Connecticut is seeing organized opposition from local and national groups. The opposition comes after efforts to look at issues of race and fairness in schools and teaching materials. S...
As many American businesses struggle to fill jobs, some have started negotiating demands that used to be non-negotiable for most hourly employees. 随着众多美国企业难以填补工作岗位，一些企业开始就过去大多数小时工无法谈...
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. In the United States, October 31 is Halloween the night when magical, frightening creatures and ghosts, the spirits of those no longer with us, walk the land! Okay, not really. But it is fu...
Turkeys Lake Tuz Dries up Because of Climate Change, Farming Policies Lake Tuz, Turkey's second-largest lake and home to several kinds of birds, has entirely dried up this year. Water has also gone down at several other lakes across Turkey. Experts s...
Several world leaders have said that humanity's future depends on efforts to fight climate change. They say the risk of failure could be high for countries attending the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference, known as COP26. 一些世界领导人曾表示...
Here is a question for our listeners: What do witches, rabbits and dinosaurs have in common? The answer? They are the top three most popular Halloween costumes this year in the United States. That information comes from data gathered by the Google Ne...
Elephants in a protected community in Kenya are being fed goat's milk as a less costly form of food. Workers at the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in northern Kenya say the elephants enjoy drinking the goat's milk. They say the milk may be healthier for t...
Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher we answer a question from Phu in Vietnam. Question: When do we use Sometimes, Sometime and Some time? What is the difference between them? Phu, Vietnam. Answer: Dear Phu, Thank you for writing to us. These words may...
The United States has issued its first passport with an X sex, or gender, designation. 美国签发了该国第一本性别标注为X的护照。 The State Department said Wednesday that it expects to be able to offer the choice more widely next year...
A new study has found that a low-cost antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk COVID-19 patients. The drug, called fluvoxamine, is normally used to treat mental health conditions such as depression and obsessive-compulsive...
African Scientists Try to Reverse Engineer COVID Vaccines Young scientists in Cape Town, South Africa are working to reverse engineer the Moderna coronavirus vaccine. That means they will carefully study all the vaccine parts to see how it was made s...
Greenland Hopes to Change Economy with Moon Rock The mineral-rich island of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, has a large amount of an ancient rock known as anorthosite. Anorthosite is similar to the rock that astronauts collected fr...
Halloween is this weekend. A holiday with ancient beginnings, the yearly celebration now looks much different than it did in the distant past. For example, many Americans now celebrate the holiday by watching scary movies or scary shows at home. In t...
Blue Origin is the latest American company to announce plans to develop a private space station. The company and its partners said this week that the station, called Orbital Reef, will be operated as a mixed use business park in space. Blue Origin's...
