VOA慢速英语2012 Science in the News - Music Classes in Childhood May Lead to Changes in the Brain

Science in the News - Music Classes in Childhood May Lead to Changes in the Brain This is Science in the News, in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. Today we tell about experiments at a major university in the central United States. Northwes

2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanon in 3 Days of Mourning for Pierre Gemaya

By Jim Bertel Washington, D.C. 23 November 2006 watch Lebanon update Lebanon is in the midst of three days of mourning for slain Lebanese politician Pierre Gemayel, whose assassination Tuesday could threaten the country's fragile democracy. The prom

2006年VOA标准英语-The Changing Face of New Orleans

By Kathie Scarrah Washington, DC 25 January 2006 watch New Orleans report Before Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana city of New Orleans last August, 60 percent of the city's nearly half a mi

2006年VOA标准英语-Judge Rejects Case Against Christian Conve

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 27 March 2006 Abdur Rahman Furious protests erupted in Afghanistan, after a local judge rejected the case against an Afghan Muslim who converted to Christianity. The move is

VOA标准英语2012--Study: Nature Creates Buffer Against Climate Change

Study: Nature Creates Buffer Against Climate Change The study focused on semi-arid ecosystems which cover 40 percent of the planet and support 40 percent of the human population. Co-author David Eldridge, with the School of Biological, Earth and Envi

VOA标准英语2012--African Rainforests Continue to Face Challenges

African Rainforests Continue to Face Challenges The African continent contains about 30 percent of the worlds global rainforests, second only to the Amazon. Scientists and conservationists met at Oxford University to discuss changes the forests are e

VOA标准英语2012--Olympic Construction Brings Big Changes to E. London

Olympic Construction Brings Big Changes to E. London Rebuilding East London was part of the 2012 Olympics plan from the very beginning, with an environmental cleanup, new housing, stores and parks, as well as the sports facilities. The goal was to ma

VOA标准英语2012--Syria Cease-fire Poses New International Challenges

Syria Cease-fire Poses New International Challenges The cease-fire in Syria largely took hold last Thursday, but only briefly. Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have resumed some shelling of opposition strongholds, and the governments tanks a

VOA标准英语2012--Endangered Primate Offers Clues to Climate Change

Endangered Primate Offers Clues to Climate Change Scientists are studying a rare African monkey thats endangered both from climate change and humans. They hope the primates past can give clues to the future effects of rising temperatures. Its called

VOA标准英语2012--Animal Welfare Drives Changes on US Farms

Animal Welfare Drives Changes on US Farms Battery cage battle Nearly all eggs in the United States come from large facilities where hens are kept in small pens called battery cages. The Humane Society of the United States and other animal-welfare gro

VOA标准英语2012--Attack on Reagan Changed US Protection Tactics, Agent Says

Attack on Reagan Changed US Protection Tactics, Agent Says Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy faced a decision the morning of March 30, 1981 - file paperwork in the office, or protect President Ronald Reagan on a local trip to give a speech. So the sh

VOA标准英语2012--Saudi Women Slowly Advance Cultural Change

Saudi Women Slowly Advance Cultural Change This year something new has appeared on the streets of Saudi cities, female shop assistants. For now, they're only found in lingerie stores. King Abdullah signed a decree to change the law after years of pro

VOA标准英语2011--Massive Russian Protest Poses Growing Challenge to Putin

Massive Russian Protest Poses Growing Challenge to Putin When Russias protest movement started three weeks ago, many in the Kremlin calculated that winter would kill it off. Saturday's rally to protest alleged fraud in the December 4 parliamentary el

VOA标准英语2011--The Science of Climate Change

The Science of Climate Change Climate negotiators are meeting in Durban, South Africa beginning from November 28-December 9 to discuss the planet's changing climate. The first decade of this century was the hottest on record. Polar ice is melting. Gl

VOA标准英语2011--AIDS Orphans Face Psychological Challeng

AIDS Orphans Face Psychological Challenges In many parts of Africa, AIDS has had a devastating effect. Now, 30 years into the epidemic, researchers are learning more about the impact on orphans and other children whose parents get AIDS. Oxford Univer

VOA标准英语2012--Scientists Recreate Ancient Mating Call from Dinosaur Age

Scientists Recreate Ancient Mating Call from Dinosaur Age It was probably a noisy world, with thousands of other animal sounds, rushing streams and the rustle of giant ferns and coniferous trees. Fernando Montealegre studies how insects sing and hear

VOA标准英语2012--Arab World Faces Serious Poverty, Food Security Challenges

Arab World Faces Serious Poverty, Food Security Challenges A new report says Arab countries face a serious food security challenge and that poverty rates are much higher than official numbers suggest. It blames the situation on vulnerability to volat

VOA标准英语2012--UN Chief Warns of Perils Ahead of Climate Change Conference

UN Chief Warns of Perils Ahead of Climate Change Conference The first decade of this century was the hottest on record, and the vast majority of scientists attribute the changes to greenhouse gases that trap heat in the lower atmosphere. Those gases

VOA标准英语2013--Kerry: Syrian Refugee Crisis Challenges International Community

Kerry: Syrian Refugee Crisis Challenges International Community Secretary Kerry and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh came to the Zaatari camp, where nearly 120,000 people are living in what has become a small city scraped out of a dry plain 12

VOA标准英语2013--Obama, Burmese President to Discuss Reform Progress, Challenges

Obama, Burmese President to Discuss Reform Progress, Challenges November 2012. Barack Obama becomes the first serving U.S. president to visit Burma. He meets with President Thein Sein, who has led a bold but cautious reform process since 2011 after d