Changing Gene in Plant Could Yield More Crops 改变植物基因或能增加产量 Plants have a biological clock that tells them when to produce leaves, seeds and other growth. A new study says understanding that clock may help scientists develop cr...
Motor-Free Device Reduces Stress from Walking 新型可穿戴附加设备有效减轻腿部肌肉的负荷 Devices that help people walk were once thought to be difficult, if not impossible, to design. Until recently, such a device required electrici...
Iran's President Dismisses US Congressional Part in Nuclear Deal 伊朗总统驳斥了美国国会参与核协议 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is seeking a final nuclear agreement with six world powers, not with U.S. lawmakers. Mr. Rouh...
Activists Aim Again To Pay Women and Men Equally Activists gathered in New York City this week to call attention to a problem that has existed for a long time: the pay difference between American men and women. The United States Congress took steps t...
How to Raise a Reader From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. For some people, the warmest memories from childhood come from being read a great story. But reading to children does more than create warm memories. It develops ch...
Obama, Iraqi Prime Minister Discuss Foreign Fighters, Aid 奥巴马与伊拉克总理讨论外国雇佣兵和援助 Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi met at the White House Tuesday for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama. It was his first visit...
AS IT IS 2015-04-15 India Seeks More Women on Corporate Boards 印度寻找更多的女性加入公司董事会 From VOA Learning English. This is the Economic Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 The goal appeared simple: require...
AS IT IS 2015-04-15 A Look Back at the Chibok Kidnapping 回顾Chibok绑架 One year ago, Boko Haram militants kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from their dormitory in the northeastern Nigerian town of Chibok. The kidnapping came as a shock to people around...
AS IT IS 2015-04-14 America Remembers Abraham Lincolns Assassination This week, Americans remember an important date in history: one hundred fifty years ago, President Abraham Lincoln was killed. Museums and historic organizations all around the coun...
Marco Rubio Announces Presidential Campaign 马可卢比奥宣布参加2016美国总统竞选 United States Senator Marco Rubio of Florida told his supporters Monday he is running for president in 2016. He said that he feels uniquely qualified to rep...
Seoul Demonstrates Environmental Investments at Climate Change Conference 首尔气候变化会议展示环境投资与受益 The South Korean capital Seoul demonstrated some of its investments in technology at a climate change conference earlier thi...
AS IT IS 2015-04-14 Turkey Rejects Popes Comments on Armenian Genocide 土耳其不满教皇称亚美尼亚人种族灭绝说法 Turkish officials have strongly criticized Pope Francis for his use of the word genocide to describe the mass killing of...
AS IT IS 2015-04-14 US Seeks to Influence Changes in Cuba 美国试图影响并改变古巴 Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States has launched what he calls a policy of transformation with Cuba. He says the government is urging Cuban l...
Scientists Use Sound Waves to Find Hidden Cracks in Bridges, Airplanes 科学家利用声波在桥梁和飞机寻找隐蔽的裂缝 On August 1, 2007, a steel bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed, sending people and vehicles into the Mississip...
Guide to the US Presidential Campaign, Part One 美国总统竞选指南Ⅰ Every four years Americans go to the polls in November to pick a president. Americans will elect the next president in November of 2016. Although the election is still more t...
