A team of scientists plans to explore a little-known part of the ocean to search for new sea life and to investigate the effects of pollution and climate change. 一组科学家计划探索海洋中一个鲜为人知的区域，以寻找新的海洋生...
New research suggests that dogs might be able to help save diseased citrus trees. 新的研究表明，狗狗可能是拯救患病柑橘树的好帮手。 A group of scientists trained dogs to use their sense of smell to detect a crop disease called...
Girl Drowns Getting Drinking Water, Causing Riots in South Africa Eight-year-old Musa and her older sister Moleboheng walked slowly downhill to get water from a dirty waterway. The girls really wanted a drink and were tired of waiting for trucks to b...
The Amazon river dolphin faces new threats because its meat is used as bait to catch a popular catfish. 亚马逊河海豚面临新的威胁，因为它的肉被用来当作诱饵，捕捉一种受欢迎的鲶鱼。 The fish-like mammal is considered...
Ninety-Year-Old 'Chef of the Poor' Cooks for Rome's Homeless 90岁厨师为罗马流浪者做饭 Dino Impagliazzo cuts onions like a professional cook. The Italian man makes a great vegetable soup, but most of his longtime customers can't even pay fo...
Researchers have used very small electronic devices to make jellyfish stronger and faster. 研究人员使用非常小的电子设备使水母变得更强壮、更快。 The scientists say they developed these electronic jellyfish in the hopes of sen...
Online videos are important in Senegalese activist Fatou Warkha's campaign to document and end violence against women. The 30-year-old grew up in Pikine, one of the poorer neighborhoods near Dakar, Senegal's capital. Locally, cases of domestic violen...
As they wait for a food seller to cook their food, members of a family pour a small amount of their drinks on the ground. Then, they each take a taste. The family is on vacation at Lake Titicaca in La Paz, Bolivia. The pouring is a small offering to...
Is Jackfruit the Next Meat Substitute? By John Russel 08 February 2020 A large and unusual tropical fruit is becoming more popular in the United States. The jackfruit is native to India. The big, spiky fruit grows in parts of Asia, South America and...
Six Countries Added to Visa Restrictions List By Mario Ritter Jr. 07 February 2020 The United States will begin restricting visas to citizens from six other countries on February 21, although critics question the move. The six countries are Myanmar,...
The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation said this week it will provide up to $100 million to support action against the 2019 novel coronavirus. It says the money will help strengthen efforts to test people for the virus, separate healthy individuals from t...
Actors, directors, producers and other movie industry stars will gather Sunday in Los Angeles, California, for the yearly Academy Awards. Winning an Academy Award, or Oscar, can push forward a career like almost nothing else. Ahead of this year's Osc...
We present part one of the short story Hearts and Crosses, by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. Baldy woods reached for a drink and got it. When Baldy wanted something, he usually got it. He but...
Many people want to sound more like native English speakers. So they send questions about pronunciation to us here at VOA Learning English. We often get asked: Question: How Answer: Today we will look at two simple things you can do to improve your p...
The World Health Organization reports cancer is on the increase around the world. But it says preventive measures can save the lives of millions of cancer sufferers over the next 10 years. 世卫组织报告称，癌症在全球范围内正在增长。...
