Today on Ask a Teacher, we answer an email from a reader.
Mieshui asks:
Question: Recently, I met three words that confused me: "enhance," "improve" and "increase." I hope you can hel...
Today we tell a traditional American story called a "tall tale." A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated � much gr...
By Bryan Lynn02 May, 2019 Researchers in Chile say they discovered a human footprint they believe is the oldest ever found in the Americas. Scientists involved in the fossil discovery said the footprint dates back at lea...
Nearly 100 years ago -- in 1920 -- the U.S. Constitution was changed to guarantee women the right to vote.
Today, at least six women are running for president � the highest numbe...
Art lovers around the world are remembering Leonardo da Vinci. He died in France 500 years ago, on May 2, 1519.
A British art expert announced on Thursday that Britain's royal family ha...
Facial recognition technology is increasingly being used today in many places in the United States and overseas. Such systems use machine learning tools to scan faces in an attempt to rec...
Hello! Do you have a minute?
...because I want to tell you something about yes/no questions.
As you may know, a yes/no question is a question in which the expected answer is either "yes" or "...
Girls in America show more mastery in technology and engineering subjects than their boy classmates, says a new report.
The information comes from national education data released...
By Jonathan Evans01 May, 2019 Two companies have announced plans to make a film about the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave last year. The team was trapped underground in northern Thailand for ...
Lisa Love of Twin Falls in the western American state of Idaho has not seen her doctor of 25 years since she started using a healthcare service called telemedicine.
With telemedicine, ...
By John Russell30 April, 2019 On Tuesday, the Indian Army found mysterious large footprints in the snow. The military group, on an outing in Nepal, took pictures and later put them on Twitter. Their conclusion: the footp...
By Pete Musto28 April, 2019 The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first ever guidance on how much time young children should spend using electronic devices with screens. On Wednesday, WHO announced that ch...
At about 9 o'clock on Saturday night, Noppadol "Long" Tirataradol walked quickly out of Alice's Jazz and Cultural Society, a jazz club in Washington, DC.
Tirataradol, a musician and ...
Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.
Each week on this program, we talk about common words and expressions in the English language.
Today, we tell about the word "...
We sometimes hear news reports warning of asteroids passing close to Earth, with the possibility for disastrous results if there was a direct hit.
But most experts agree there is only ...
The American space agency NASA says its Mars lander has noted what scientists believe was the first "marsquake" ever recorded.
The seismic signal was measured and recorded on April 6 ...
Higher education is an important step on the path towards a meaningful, well-paying career in almost every modern job field. But becoming a doctor or scientist, for example, requires much more...
By George Grow26 April, 2019 Today we tell a traditional American story called a "tall tale." A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated � much greater ...
By Jill Robbins26 April, 2019 Today on Ask a Teacher, we answer an email from Nathaniel in South Sudan. He asks: Question: What is the difference between phone, call and ring? Answer: Hi, Nathaniel! That is a great ques...
The World Health Organization announced this week that Malawi has become the first country to begin immunizing children against malaria. WHO officials say the country is using the ...
The ideal body is often presented as one with a stomach having no fat, or better yet, defined muscles.
Many have tried to reach that goal by spending time exercising and paying money ...
The 1972 film "The Godfather" is one of the most famous movies ever made. It tells the story of a make-believe organized crime family: the Corleone family. Its leader is Don Corleone,...
We have recently heard some interesting ways that 5G wireless technology might change our lives in the future.
5G promises internet speeds between 50 to 100 times faster than current 4...
By John Russell24 April, 2019 This is What's Trending Today. Babies have been a popular subject on social media in recent days. People are writing a lot on Twitter and other social media platforms about the impending bir...
Student loan debt in the United States is over $1.56 trillion, the highest it has ever been.
About 45 million Americans have debt from attending a college or university. Two-third...
