How to Find AI Deepfake Images Fake photos, videos, and audio are spreading online as a result of the rise and misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. And it is getting harder to tell what is real from what is not. Video and image creators like...
Creature Offers Clues on Amphibian Evolution Scientists recently studied the fossil of a creature that lived in what is now the U.S. state of Texas about 270 million years ago. They named it Kermitops gratus in honor of Kermit the Frog from the child...
UN Report: Electronic Waste Is Piling up 联合国报告称电子垃圾堆积如山 A United Nations report warns that no longer used electronics, called e-waste, is increasing worldwide. It adds that recycling rates of e-waste remain low. 联合国的...
'Dip Your Toes' or 'Take the Plunge'? And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we talk about trying something new or something you are unsure about. People can react differently to these kinds of situations. Some people may...
Read the Riot Act And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. In life, there are times when we must tell others about their bad behavior or unsafe actions. Sometimes that means giving them a strongly worded warning or scolding them....
Influence Others from a 'Bully Pulpit' And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we talk about a way to share ideas, thoughts, and opinions a bully pulpit. This common two-word noun sounds aggressive. But is it? Let's explore...
US Presidents Like to Make Up Words, Expressions And now Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. The third Monday of February is known as Presidents' Day in the United States. So, for today's Words and Their Stories, we look at some of th...
Why Do Married Couples 'Tie the Knot'? And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give you definitions, examples, notes on usage, and sometimes we even us...
Do You Have a 'Doppelgnger'? And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. English borrows from many other languages. And today we talk about a word that comes from German doppelganger. The word doppelganger comes from German folklore....
Snow Day? Don't Be 'Left Out in the Cold' And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give definitions, examples, notes on usage, and sometimes we use them...