Cambodia Villagers Stage 'Avatar' Themed Protest About Land Loss More than 100 villagers from rural Cambodia were detained briefly by the authorities in Phnom Penh after handing out leaflets detailing how government land concessions are affecting the...
Species Loss Compromises Earths Vital Systems Scientists have long thought that diverse ecosystems like forests, lakes and streams are especially good at removing pollutants that human activities put into the environment. A new study in the journal N...
Exploring the Long and Short of Hair Loss BARBARA KLEIN: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. Today we talk about hair. We will tell what hair is, how it grows, and some of the main re...
Ruth: Akane, I hope you don't think I'm being rude but you look amazing. Have you lost weight? Akane: Actually, I have. Ruth: Wow. How did you do it? Akane: Well, I've been really eating healthy and working out a bit as well. Ruth: Wow. I read recent...
Republicans face the prospect of significant losses in the House of Representatives during next month U.S. election. Most analysts see Republicans losing at least 20 House seats, but some predictions put potential losses at 30 or more in the 435-sea...
The hardest-hit state is Iowa, the leading corn state and last year's top soybean producer. Transcript of radio broadcast: 24 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers in parts of the American Midwest face a difficult rec...
By Melinda Smith Washington 12 March 2008 For some time now we have been telling you about the global trend toward obesity, even in low and middle-income countries. The World Health Organization says billions of people are getting fat. By 2015, the W...
By VOA News 15 January 2008 A group of climate researchers says there is evidence that global warming is causing the Antarctic ice cap to melt more quickly than it did 10 years ago. The scientists said Monday they used satellite data to monitor the A...
By Caty Weaver IN THE NEWS -January 19, 2002: Ford Motor Co. Re-organizes; Big Loss in 2001 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. Last week, the second-largest America...
By Caty Weaver Broadcast: September 12, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Environment Report. Scientists in the United States have reported some good news about the 1)ozone in the...