In Thailand, taxicabs are giving new meaning to the term rooftop garden. 在泰国，出租车赋予了屋顶菜园一词新的含义。 People are using the rooftops of parked vehicles to grow vegetables. 人们正在利用停放的出租车的车顶种...
In the United States, more than 90 people died across six midwestern and southern states when strong winds known as tornadoes destroyed homes, work buildings and religious centers on Friday night. Such weather events do happen in December, but they d...
Footprints Show Some Two-Legged Dinosaurs Were Agile New research on dinosaur footprints unearthed in Spain adds to growing evidence that a dinosaur that was genetically similar to the Tyrannosaurus rex was extremely agile. The Tyrannosaurus rex was...
Scientists are examining available data to try to understand who might win the battle of the coronavirus variants. Right now, the Delta variant is the dominant variant in the world. But after looking at data from South Africa and Britain, some scient...
Deadly Tornado Causes Widespread Destruction in Kentucky Town A series of powerful tornadoes tore through six American states over the weekend, killing at least 90 people. Tornadoes are destructive storms in which powerful winds move around a central...
Vietnam Hotel Offers Less Costly Gold Steak Meal A hotel in Vietnam is offering people the chance to try gold leaf-covered steaks. The move comes after a government minister was caught on camera eating the food at a London restaurant. Such steaks can...
Vaccine makers are racing to make changes to their COVID-19 shots. They hope to make sure their vaccines are effective against the newest coronavirus threat even before it is clear a change is needed. Experts doubt that current COVID-19 vaccines will...
Scientists have reported new progress in creating pre-embryo models from stem cells in a laboratory. Stem cells are simple cells in the body that can develop into one of many specialized cells. Researchers say the models can provide an effective and...
Study Cannot Confirm Many Lab Results for Cancer Experiments Eight years ago, a team of researchers launched a project to carefully repeat early and influential lab experiments in cancer research. The Reproducibility Project as it is called recreated...
Grapes from the Napa area of California make some of the world's most famous wines. 来自加州纳帕地区的葡萄酿出了一些全球最著名的葡萄酒。 But what happens when nearby fires create smoke that destroys the taste of the grapes? 但...
Make the Most of Holidays Holidays are a wonderful time to spend with friends and family, eating and sharing stories. Whether you are celebrating at home, waiting at airports or spending time on trains, buses or cars, these situations can give you gr...
A study found on Tuesday that the share of household wealth owned by billionaires has risen by a record amount during the pandemic. Millionaires are also coming out of COVID-19 ahead. 周二发布的一项研究发现，在大流行期间，亿万富翁...
Expressions to Help You Stay Healthy And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we talk about expressions that remind us to be healthy and have a healthy lifestyle. Benjamin Franklin often gets credit for some very famous heal...
A Palestinian soccer team has been formed with players who have lost limbs as a result of fighting between Israeli and Palestinian forces. It is the first Palestinian national soccer team of its kind. The players say the organization helps them deal...
COVID-19 vaccine supplies are increasing in Africa. But administering the treatments to people across the continent is proving difficult. Health experts say successful vaccination campaigns in Africa are important to ending the pandemic worldwide. Af...
