Are Some Kinds of Sitting Worse than Others? Working at a desk all day may not be as bad for your health as sitting in front of a television after work. That is a finding of a new study done in the United States. It also suggests that not all forms o...
Children entering school now should finish secondary school by 2030. But if current trends continue one in six will not be in school in 2030 and only sixty percent will be finishing their secondary education. Leaders are meeting from July 9 through J...
Advising Others to Take Your Advice This week, we answer a question from Ali in Iran. He writes, Question: I want to know differences between the words 'advise' and 'advice'. Are they the same with different spellings? Ali, Iran Answer: Dear Ali, The...
Hello. Today we will start with a question for you: When you practice English more, do you remember more? If your answer is yes, one way you can say this is: The more I practice, the more I remember. But suppose your answer is no. Maybe you have been...
Should Coffee Bars Be in Schools? Americans are drinking less milk today than they did 40 years ago. In fact, Americans are drinking about 40 percent less than they did in 1975. 与40年前相比，现在的美国人喝牛奶少了。其实，美国人...
'Mammon and the Archer' by O. Henry Old Anthony Rockwall, who made millions of dollars by making and selling Rockwalls soap, stood at the window of his large Fifth Avenue house. He was looking out at his neighbor, G. Van Schuylight Suffolk-Jones. His...
Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. I am not going to lie to you: Not all bugs are created equal. We like some insects and hate others. For example, if you see a big cockroach run across the floor, you might run for the insecticid...
California Becomes First State to Ban Hairstyle Discrimination California has become the first state to ban discrimination against black people for wearing natural hairstyles to work and school. This includes styles such as afros, braids, twists and...
Life on Titan? New NASA Mission Will Find Out Titan, a moon around the planet Saturn, has the right materials for life, NASA research has shown. The US space agencys newly announced Dragonfly mission will explore the icy space object to learn if it e...
Study: Replacing Fossil Fuels in US Could Cost $4.7 Trillion A new study has found that replacing fossil fuel power systems in the United States could cost up to $4.7 trillion. The study was released by energy research company Wood Mackenzie. The com...
Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. Today our show is about control: Not self-control, but instead controlling others. We begin with a short story set in a candy factory in the city of Chicago, Illinois. T...
When a student arrives at a college or university, they are likely to face many difficulties as they work towards earning their degree. Being far from their home, working a job in addition to the demands of their study programs and making friends are...
Sudans Military, Pro-Democracy Movement Agree to Share Power Sudans ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups have welcomed a new power-sharing agreement. Both sides agreed Friday to share power for a period of three ye...
Californians Clean Up After Strongest Earthquake in 20 Years The strongest earthquake to hit California in 20 years caused minor injuries and damage in a town near the quakes epicenter. 美国加州遭遇20年来最强烈的一场地震，给震中附近...
Harriet Tubman Museum Benefits from Viral Photo Harriet Tubman was a slave, rebel and human rights leader from the early 1800s to 1913. The Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center in Cambridge, Maryland, near where Tubman lived and worked, cente...
