New Map of Mars Water Ice Can Help Identify Best Landing Spots Scientists have created a new map that aims to identify the best sources of water on Mars. Water is considered a critical resource to support future exploration activities on Mars. Scient...
When Joe Biden became president on January 20, Jill Biden, his wife, took on an important job in American society. She became first lady of the United States. The position comes with no pay, but it is influential. So, many people paid attention when...
The COVID-19 health crisis has made it harder for older Americans who are in assisted living homes to have physical contact with their families. The Juniper Village at Louisville is an assisted living home in a neighborhood near Denver, Colorado. It...
A British math expert says all the COVID-causing virus that currently exists in the world could easily fit inside a single can of soda. The finding shows just how much damage can be caused by very small virus particles. 一位英国数学专家表示，...
The Unique Invention of the American President VOA Learning English presents America's Presidents. Today we are not going to talk about any one president. We will instead talk about the presidency itself -- what some people call the office of the pre...
A large conch shell brought little attention in a French museum for many years, but it is now quickly gaining attention. The shell is thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument. And it still works, producing a deep sound, like a foghorn from...
The island nation of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa, may be home to the smallest kind of reptile in the world. The chameleon, at only 13-and-one-half millimeters long, could fit on the end of your finger. The new species was given the scien...
How Should the History of Race, Slavery Be Taught in America? How history should be taught in American schools is a subject forcefully argued by many different American groups. One example of the ongoing dispute was an effort by the administration of...
And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. February 14 is Valentine's Day in the United States! For many people, it is a romantic day. It's the day to show your love for that special someone in your life, usually a boyfriend, girlfri...
Israel's fast vaccination effort is providing important information about drug company Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Reporters with the Reuters news agency spoke to leading scientists in Israel and other places, Israeli health officials, hospital heads...
The sport of American football in the National Football League (NFL) is played by men. But more women are now teaching and training players how to do their jobs better as coaches. Last Sunday, two women coaches became Super Bowl champions when their...
Our story is called A Pair of Silk Stockings. It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Little Missus Sommers one day found herself the unexpected owner of fifteen dollars. It seemed to her a very large amount of money. The...
Books for Food Program Helps Fight Hunger in Guatemala A books-for-food program in Guatemala is helping feed needy children as hunger rates rise during the coronavirus crisis. The program began about a year ago in the city of Quetzaltenango. It is ru...
This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Tien, who is from Hanoi, Vietnam. Question: Dear VOA, I'm Tien. Nice to meet you. I read many ways to use verb work. For example: work at, work in, work for, work with,...etc. Please explain clear...
A French religious worker who survived COVID-19 celebrated her 117th birthday on Thursday. Sister Andre is a nun who lives in a retirement home in the southern city of Toulon. She also is believed to be the world's second-oldest person. A spokesman f...
