Swimmer Michael Phelps Talks About Saving Water American Michael Phelps possess more Olympic medals than anyone else in history. Phelps won 28 medals over the years as a competitive swimmer. So he knows a thing or two about water. Retired from the sp...
Ancient Finger Bone Found in Saudi Arabia is 90,000 Years Old A finger bone is pointing to what scientists are calling a new understanding of how ancient human beings came out of Africa and began settling the rest of the world. The middle bone of an...
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this program we explore common expressions that we use in everyday life. Today we are talking about a simple verb -- to blow. Sometimes the word means to push air out of your mouth, li...
When it comes to reaching ones goals, there is a saying English speakers often use to explain the path to success. It goes like this: Its not what you know, but who you know... Those words suggest that being hard working or knowledgeable is not the o...
Black Men Arrested in Starbucks Call for Action, Not Anger Two black men arrested in an American Starbucks store say they are working with the company to bring about meaningful changes. They hope the changes will prevent other people from going throu...
Exiled Artist Uses Art to Save Memories of Syria Syrian-born artist Mohamad Hafez saves memories of his home country through dioramas. His models show life in Syria, both before and during the current conflict. Hafez uses little pieces of metal, wood...
A Mole Among Trolls: Inside the Internet Research Agency Vitaly Bespalov had no idea what to expect when he arrived at a business center in St. Petersburg, Russia, to ask for a job. Everything about the building seemed unusual to the 23-year-old repo...
Today we complete the story Paul's Case. It was written by Willa Cather. Donna de Sanctis? adapted it for VOA Learning English. Here is Kay Gallant with the story. Paul was a student with a lot of problems. He hated school. He didn't like living with...
Babies Now Permitted on US Senate Floor Lawmakers in the United States Senate may now bring their young babies with them to work. The Senate voted Wednesday to permit children under the age of one in the chamber while their parents cast votes. The Se...
Russia Urges Study-Abroad Students to Come Back Home Russia has launched a campaign to urge students studying abroad to return home to continue their education. 俄罗斯发起了一项运动，督促海外留学生回国继续学业。 The campaign...
US Space Agency Expands Search for Distant Planets Able to Support Life The search for worlds orbiting distant stars will intensify in the coming weeks when the American space agency NASA launches a spacecraft. Scientists hope the spacecraft will enl...
Researchers: Many Black Holes in Center of Milky Way Galaxy Astronomers say the center of our galaxy has plenty of strange, super gravity objects. For years, scientists believed that circling the center of galaxies, including our own Milky Way galaxy...
Daylight Turns Thin Plastic Barrier into Germ-Killing Material Daylight-powered germ-killing equipment may someday help protect health workers from deadly microorganisms like Ebola virus disease. That is a finding from a study published in the journa...
Lawmakers Raise Possibility of Regulating Facebook U.S. lawmakers have demanded that Facebook take more steps to protect the privacy of its users. Some even raised the possibility of regulating social media networks. The demands came during two days...
Southwest Airlines Pilot Praised for Her 'Nerves of Steel' This is Whats Trending Today An American pilot who made an emergency landing Tuesday after the plane lost an engine is being praised for her nerves of steel. The pilot, Tammie Jo Schults, was...
