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A court hearing connected to the Boston marathon terror bombings. That is our lead story today. Hello, everyone, welcome to CNN STUDENT NEWS. My name is Carl Azuz. Back in April, two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston marathon. Three p
In the shadow of the Cerro Condor, a 600-meter-high limestone bluff in Patagonia, signs of life are few. But this wind-swept valley in Chubut province of Argentina is becoming one of the world's leading sites for paleontologists. Recent find showed t
Carefully examining this mass, 我认真地观察了这堆东西后, I could identify the swollen outlines of a ship shorn of its masts, which must have sunk bow first. 认为那是一艘船沉重的船壳,桅杆是折断的,船应该是从前部
Living Coral: 2019 Color of the Year Comes from the Sea A company known for shaping trends in color design has announced its color of the year for 2019. The winning color is called Living Coral. It is based on the look of healthy coral reefs in the w
By Mona Ghuneim New York 04 August 2007 Many U.S. restaurants are now taking steps to be more ecologically conscious in their business practices. From recycling to using nontoxic cleaning products to installing energy-efficient forms of lighting, din
THIS IS AMERICA - Another World, Underground: Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty along with Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we explore a UNESCO World H
Egyptian authorities say archeologists have found an ancient tomb that suggests another necropolis is yet to be discovered near the Great Pyramids of Giza. The burial chamber is that of a high priest from the Old Kingdom period, whose job it was to m
The birds have flown in from New Guinea and Japan to the north, Fiji to the east and even from the Asian mainland, thousands of kilometers away. In summer, Green Island is the most crowded destination on the Great Barrier Reef. It may look chaotic, b
New Museum Invites Visitors To 'Engage' With The Bible KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The newest museum in Washington D.C. is dedicated to a single book. The Museum of the Bible opens next week. It's a $500 million project privately funded. It puts interactive
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right. I'm going to fess up. I am not a cat person. But NPR's Susan Stamberg is, which is why she leapt at the opportunity to check out a new exhibition at the Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery of Asian art. The exhibition is cal
France considers itself the world's center of wine but there may be some red faces in Burgundy today-because a study provides more evidence that techniques for turning grapes into a glass of wine may have come over what today is Italy. The research i
Species Split When Mountains Rise生脉隆起导致生物多样化 The tropics are well known for their biodiversity. But another hotspot? Mountains. Like the Hengduan Mountains, in south-central China. 热带地区因为其生物多样性而为大家所
Here it is. Got it, I think. A spring. And whats actually coming out of this is fresh water. You can drink. You see this stuff bubbling out? This is what the traditional owners of this place call 'buiur bindi''fresh water in the ocean'. The locals ca
Hi, Im Patty Kim. We are taking off for Egypt, to one of the most extraordinary sights in the world. The Pyramids at Giza just outside Cario built to honor the ancient Egyptian rulers. These iconic pyramids attract thousands of people every day. Now
Following the Yangtze, who've taken me into the heart of a country once cut off from the outside world, but that's now been transformed.-Look, what we as a species are capable of! It's displayed here and I think like nowhere else I've seen on planet
By Aunshuman Apte and Niharika Acharya Washington 17 September 2007 TheHindu community in the southern U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia recently opened a new religious and cultural center. The $19 million facility is the largest temple of its kind in th
I was left to myself; I went to bed but slept pretty poorly. I kept hearing noises from the savages, who were stamping on the platform and letting out deafening yells. 我又是独自一人了,我睡下,但睡不着。我听到土人所作的声响
What an indescribable sight! Oh, if only we could share our feelings! Why were we imprisoned behind these masks of metal and glass! 实在是难以形容,难以描绘的景象!啊!为什么我们不能交换彼此所感到的印象!为什么我
The day I expounded this theory to Captain Nemo, he answered me coldly: 那天,我在尼摩船长面前谈我的新大陆构成的理论,他很冷淡地这样回答我: The earth doesn't need new continents, but new men! 地球上所需要的并不
On February 10, 1828, the new Astrolabe hove before Tikopia Island, took on a guide and interpreter in the person of a deserter who had settled there, 1828年2月10日,浑天仪号到了提科皮亚岛面前,请了一个落户在岛上的逃兵作向