VOA标准英语2011--Visionary Ideas Could Transform Future N

Visionary Ideas Could Transform Future NASA Missions NASA, the U.S. space agency, has awarded $3 million in grants for 30 proposals which explore new ideas for Americas next generation space program. The proposals reflect wide-ranging visions of new

VOA标准英语2011--Superhero Thwarts Evil Nazi Plot in 'Cap

Superhero Thwarts Evil Nazi Plot in 'Captain America: The First Avenger' Acomic book super hero whose exploits began in the 1940's is back as one of this year's big action movies. Here's a look at Captain America: The First Avenger. General Patton ha

VOA标准英语2011--Outdated Laws Still on Books in US State

Outdated Laws Still on Books in US States If youre planning a trip to the United States, be very careful. You could easily break one of our laws and not know it. Were not talking about obvious illegal behavior, like throwing a chair through your hote

VOA标准英语2011--Role of Islam in New Libya Uncertain

Role of Islam in New Libya Uncertain Libyan rebels are still hunting for Moammar Gadhafi, but many of their countrymen are taking time marking the end of the first holy month of Ramadan without their longtime secular leader. Islam in Libya is undergo

VOA标准英语2011--Tripoli Neighborhood Checkpoints Help Ke

Tripoli Neighborhood Checkpoints Help Keep the Peace The Moammar Gadhafi government in Libya has collapsed after 42 years, and many people question whether Tripoli will descend into the chaos that plagued Baghdad after the fall of Iraq's Saddam Husse

VOA标准英语2011--Artist Pieces Life Back Together After K

Artist Pieces Life Back Together After Katrina Six years ago, on August 29, Hurricane Katrina devastated communities along the Gulf of Mexico. Images of New Orleans spread around the world, but east of the Louisiana border, much of the Mississippi co

VOA标准英语2011--Health Crisis Grips Tripoli as Fighting

Health Crisis Grips Tripoli as Fighting Drags On Gun battles are only part of the health crisis emerging in Libyas capital, a city of one-and-a-half million people without running water. Central Tripolis Zawiya Hospital has modern equipment. It lacks

VOA标准英语2011--Elephant Study Reveals Social Bonds, Com

Elephant Study Reveals Social Bonds, Communication Skills Those who think of elephants as solitary, gentle giants lumbering quietly in their zoo enclosures might be surprised by the range and force of their distinctive calls to each other in the wild

VOA标准英语2011--Despite Hard Times, Volunteering Spikes

Despite Hard Times, Volunteering Spikes in US The number of Americans volunteering in their communities jumped by 1.6 million last year, the largest increase in six years, according to a recent government report. According to Volunteering in America,

VOA标准英语2011--Study: Neglected Tropical Diseases Surfa

Study: Neglected Tropical Diseases Surfacing in Central Asia Many of the bacterial and parasitic worm infections commonly associated with the tropics are becoming rampant in some Central Asian countries in the former Soviet Union. That's the finding

VOA标准英语2011--Study: Female Coffee Drinkers Are Less D

Study: Female Coffee Drinkers Are Less Depressed Women who drink coffee may have a lower risk of depression, according to a study from the Harvard School of Public Health. Several recent studies have looked at a possible link between coffee and suici

VOA标准英语2011--Art Show Explores African American Ident

Art Show Explores African American Identity A new exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington is showcasing the work of African-American artists working over the past three decades. The exhibit of paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptu

VOA标准英语2011--Survey Shows Americans Still Rely on New

Survey Shows Americans Still Rely on Newspapers Everywhere you turn, there are stories about the rapid ascent of the Internet as Americans information medium of choice. The trend line is clearly pointing in that direction, but according to a new nati

VOA标准英语2011--US Port Security Technology Evolving

US Port Security Technology Evolving Millions of containers from around the world enter ports throughout the United States every year. The threat to U.S. national security at these ports have grown in the last decade and so has security. At a recent

VOA标准英语2011--Al-Awlaki Was Prominent Al-Qaida Voice A

Al-Awlaki Was Prominent Al-Qaida Voice Aimed at West Radical cleric and wanted terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki was killed Friday in Yemen in what news reports say was a coordinated air strike by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Al-Awlaki was an Americ

VOA标准英语2011--Small Businesses in New Jersey Town Adap

Small Businesses in New Jersey Town Adapt to Survive Many small businesses in the United States are struggling these days because of the economic downturn, changes in technology, and competition from large national chains. In the small town of Teanec

VOA标准英语2011--Al-Awlaki's Death Leaves Gap in al-Qaida

Al-Awlaki's Death Leaves Gap in al-Qaida The death of a senior al-Qaida figure by a U.S. air strike in Yemen leaves a gap in the senior ranks of what counterterrorism officials say is the most lethal of the group's franchises, Al-Qaida in the Arabian

VOA标准英语2011--River Basins Could Help Ensure Food Secu

River Basins Could Help Ensure Food Security The worlds major river basins may hold the key to doubling food production in the coming years. The idea was discussed at the 14th World Water Congress in Brazil. A new report says while water shortages do

VOA标准英语2011--Occupy Protests Look Toward Future

Occupy Protests Look Toward Future As Occupy protests around the country continue after starting more than a month ago, some involved with the movement are beginning to look toward the future. The protests have succeeded in bringing their concerns ab

VOA标准英语2011--Calfornia Foundation Announces $10 Million Genetics Prize

Calfornia Foundation Announces $10 Million Genetics Prize The X Prize Foundation is offering a $10 million prize to the reseach team that excels at fast, accurate and cheap genetic sequencing. On Wednesday, the California-based organization, which us