Land Reform in South Africa Multi-Faceted

By Delia Robertson Changing the demographics of land ownership in South Africa is an ongoing and enormous challenge. Under apartheid, 87 percent of the land mass was earmarked for whites who comprised

Experts Urge NASA to Reconsider Using Astronauts to Repair H

By David McAlary A panel of scientists and engineers appointed by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences urges NASA to refurbish the observatory one final time, predicting that compelling scientific re

Hong Kong's Top Health Official Resigns Over SARS Criticism

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong's top health executive has resigned after strong criticism for his handling of the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome last year that killed nearly 300 people. Healt

Hepatitis Outbreak in West Darfur Camps

By Lisa Schlein The World Health Organization says Hepatitis E is sweeping camps for internally displaced people in the western Darfur province of Sudan. The agency says it has confirmed more than 620

Hollywood Stunt Pilots to Retrieve Pieces of the Sun

David McAlary For weeks, two helicopter crews have been practicing the mid-air capture of a parachute drifting down over the Utah desert. When the event acttually occurs Wednesday, the parachute will

Hormone Therapy Raises Blood Clot Risk in Menopausal Women　

By David McAlary A new U.S. study highlights more negative health effects women might suffer if they take hormone supplements to combat the symptoms of aging. We know that taking the female hormones e

VOA常速英语2017--刚果举办科技营应对健康危机

The United States is working with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of the Congo to better combat the outbreak of deadly disease. In October, the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa hosted a two-day TechCamp, The Congos: Ground Zero for the Preventi

Scientists Link Antarctic Ice Melt to Decline in Staple Food

By David McAlary Ocean animals in parts of Antarctica are facing a food shortage. A new British study finds that a staple of the marine wildlife diet, tiny shrimp-like creatures called krill, has dram

Scientists Find Remains of Extinct Tiny Human

By David McAlary Scientists have discovered fossils of an ancient, tiny species of human in an isolated part of Indonesia. They are bones from what they say is a smaller version of the now extinct imm

US to Test Its First Automated Space Rendezvous System

By David McAlary The U.S. space agency is planning to conduct its first completely automated rendezvous in space Tuesday. In a test of new technology, a spacecraft is scheduled to be launched to track

US Spacecraft to Probe Origin of Gamma Rays

By David McAlary The U.S. space agency, NASA, launched a satellite Saturday that scientists hope will help them locate the sources of mysterious gamma ray explosions, the brightest most energetic burs

US Astronomers Find 'Smaller' Planets Around Distant Suns

By David McAlary U.S. astronomers have made a finding they say increases the chance that distant stars may harbor planetary systems like our own. They have discovered two planets the size of Neptune e

WHO: Cholera in Chad Could Spread to Sudan's Darfur

By Carrie Giardino The government of Chad is calling for international assistance to fight a cholera outbreak in the country. The World Health Organization says it is concerned that the disease could

Nations Meet to Discuss Global Climate Change

By Brian Byrnes More than 6,000 delegates from 194 nations have gathered in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires for the 10th annual United Nations Convention on Climate Change. Monday's opening cere

Researchers Identify Drug That Might Block Sexual Transmissi

By David McAlary Researchers have shown that it may be possible to prevent sexual transmission of the AIDS virus HIV with a compound now in the experimental stage. Female monkeys who received it vagin

Atlas Shows Coral Reefs Shrinking Fast

By Rosanne Skirble Coral reefs are home to the greatest diversity of plant and animal life found in any habitat, anywhere on the earth. But, while they are found in 101 countries and territories, the

Iodine Deficiency Disorders Plague Europe and Central Asia

By Lisa Schlein The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, says Iodine Deficiency Disorders, which cause mental retardation, are a huge problem in Europe and Central Asia. UNICEF says this disorder can be solved

Japanese Watchmakers Strive for Perfect Timekeeping

By Steve Herman Man's quest to track time accurately dates back thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians devised the sundial and the water clock. The Babylonians divided the hour and minute into 60 p

Harare Residents Face Water Shortage

By Peta Thornycroft Water rationing has been imposed in Zimbabwe's capital, where water shortages have reached critical levels. Half the city's four-million residents are either short of water or have

Texas Scientists Work to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Air Pollution

By Greg Flakus Scientists in Texas are trying to find a way of reducing carbon dioxide air pollution by capturing the gas, compressing it and then putting it underground. This technique could also yie