Scientists Now Question Brain Imaging Methods Brain scans offer us a rare sight: A look into the mind and its mysteries. They promise answers to many questions. How do we feel pain? How do we know a face? How do we move our body? But can brain scans...
Millions of Americans Visit Food Banks for First Time The deadly COVID-19 virus struck the central United States just as Aaron Crawford's family was in crisis. The Minnesota man was unemployed and looking for work. His wife needed a medical operation...
Ethiopia has invested billions of dollars to build new dams, railways, roads and industrial centers for more than 10 years. The goal has been to change the mainly agricultural nation into a manufacturing power. 埃塞俄比亚十多年来已经投资了...
Internet security researchers say they have identified software weaknesses that put millions of smart devices at risk for attacks, or hacking. The security weaknesses, also known as vulnerabilities, could be used by hackers to attack business or home...
An internship is a way for many students to explore different careers and gain valuable skills during their education. It is a work position for a short period of time and could be paid or unpaid. More importantly, students who had work internships r...
Idioms About Sports Now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Sports are a great source of enjoyment and competition for people around the world. There are many expressions related to sports in English that we use in our daily lives. I...
Around the United States, arguments over mask requirements and other coronavirus-related restrictions have turned ugly. 美国各地对戴口罩要求和其它新冠病毒相关禁令的争吵已经愈演愈烈。 The deadly virus is spreading to sma...
American theaters are changing during the coronavirus crisis. Theater groups are finding new, creative ways to perform their art. But it is unclear if such performances should be called live theater or another term, theater experts say. Broadway is s...
Our story today is called The Cask of Amontillado. It was written by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is Larry West with the story. Storyteller: Fortunato and I both were members of very old and important Italian families. We used to play together when we were...
It is the stuff of childhood stories finding buried treasure! For one man, that is now a reality. 这是童话中的情节寻找埋藏的宝藏。对一个人来说，这已经成为了现实。 On December 7, the family of a man who buried a treasur...
Today, we answer a question from our reader Miguel. He writes: Question: Why is it wrong to answer a question like this: Yes, I'm or Yes, it's or Yes, he's ? Thank you. from Miguel Answer: Dear Miguel, Thank you for your question. Your examples use s...
Researchers Think They Found New Kind of Whales Researchers believe they have found a previously unknown kind of whale in waters off Mexico's western coast. If others confirm the finding, the new whale would be an important discovery among giant anim...
Six months ago, Apple and Google released a new tool for smartphone users. The program, or app, informs users of their possible exposure to someone infected with COVID-19. However, an Associated Press examination shows that few people in the United S...
A caption is a sentence or group of words written on or next to a picture to explain what is being shown. Similarly, subtitles are words that appear on the screen during a movie, video or television show that are translations of what people are sayin...
Hundreds of people visited a wet market on a recent weekday morning in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. They came to buy fresh vegetables and live animals like fish, frogs and turtles. 在中国中部城市武汉一个工作日的早晨，成百上千...
