VOA标准英语2010年-Nosing Your Way Around

Different combinations of sniffing in and out can be used to control a wheelchair. Reasearchers in Israel have developed an electronic controller that allows severely disabled people to control their wheelchairs or computers with a simple sniff of th

VOA标准英语2010年-Book Burning in Ukraine Stokes Controv

Russian nationalists in Crimea have burned Ukrainian history textbooks to protest what they say are distortions of the past by the administration of former President Viktor Yushchenko. The recent transfer of power in Kyiv has raised hope among Russia

VOA标准英语2010年-Study: Doctors Less Likely to Give Che

The World Health Organization (WHO) lists colon cancer among the deadliest diseases. In 2004, some 639,000 people around the world died from colon cancer. If caught in time, surgery and chemotherapy are effective treatments. But a new randomized tria

VOA标准英语2011--Sidestepping Newspapers, Comics Go Onlin

Sidestepping Newspapers, Comics Go Online When Randy K. Milholland was laid off 10 years ago, he used some of his idle time to create a Web comic called, Something Positive, featuring a lead character named Davan. When I started the comics off, he wa

VOA标准英语2011--New Drugs Promise Higher Cure Rates for

New Drugs Promise Higher Cure Rates for Hepatitis C The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two new drugs - boceprevir and telaprevir - to treat hepatitis C, a virus that can cause liver damage and cancer. The new drugs are expected to imp

VOA标准英语2011--Chernobyl Evacuees Re-Visit Former Home

Chernobyl Evacuees Re-Visit Former Home In Ukraine they call them Chernobylites'. People affected by the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in then-Soviet Ukraine. Residents evacuated after the April 26, 1986 disaster lost their homes as w

VOA标准英语2012--Congolese Displaced on the Move Again

Congolese Displaced on the Move Again Many civilians displaced by the fighting in the eastern DRC are on the move again. The U.N. refugee agency describes the situation as fluid and unstable, making it harder for humanitarian agencies to provide assi

VOA标准英语2012--After 50 Years, Muslim-Jewish Band Reunites

After 50 Years, Muslim-Jewish Band Reunites A new documentary from the Arab world focuses on Muslim and Jewish musicians who reunite thanks to their common passion, after being torn apart by war 50 years ago. The film El Gusto, showcases the group pe

VOA标准英语2011--Wolverines Stage a Comeback

One of the rarest mammals in North America is staging a comeback in the mainland United States. Wildlife biologists have tracked wolverines on mountainsides where they haven't been seen in many decades. But several new studies suggest the recovery co

VOA标准英语2011--Syrian Activists Call for 'Dignity Frida

The Syrian government is offering citizens greater freedoms and reforms, including possibly ending the emergency law that has been in place for more than four decades. Meanwhile, democracy activists have used social-networking sites to call for massi

VOA标准英语2011-Somali Man Tried for Muhammad Cartoon Att

A Somali man accused of trying to kill a Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad has gone on trial Wednesday in Denmark. Danish intelligence police say they believe he is close to the Islamist movement al-Shabaab. The prosecutor in the

VOA标准英语2011-Dementia Screening May be Possible with B

New research suggests a relatively simple blood test might make it possible to predict who is at a higher risk for developing dementia. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's Disease, and currently, it can only be definitively diagnosed in a

VOA标准英语2011-'Lady' Pays Tribute to Billie Holiday

More than 50 years after the death of Billie Holiday, singers and musicians continue to pay tribute to the singer known the world over as Lady Day. The latest Holiday celebration comes from jazz vocalist Lynne Fiddmont on her new album, Lady. In the

VOA标准英语2011--Tunisian Citizens Ready to Vote

Tunisian Citizens Ready to Vote Ten months after ousting longtime dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisians vote Sunday in their first democratic elections since independence. Tunisia's January revolution sparked the revolts now spreading across th

VOA标准英语2010年-Three-Year-Old Boy Survives Thanks to

Josh Dwonch was diagnosed with a rare liver disease when he was a baby. His parents, humanitarian workers, had faced their fair share of challenges, but nothing and no one could have prepared them for the fight of their life: saving their child. Josh

VOA标准英语2011--US Toddlers Get Jumpstart on Fitness

US Toddlers Get Jumpstart on Fitness As she throws a ball through a hoop in her weekly fitness class, Bridget might not know she is getting a workout. But her mother, Catherine Byrne, does. She wants her three-year-old to get an early start on stayin

VOA标准英语2013--Fighting Fire with Fire

Fighting Fire with Fire In African savannahs, or grasslands, wildfires can either be destructive or beneficial. It all depends on when those fires occur. Scientists at the World Agroforestry Center have developed a system to determine the best time t

VOA标准英语2013--Disabled Express Themselves with Filmmaking

Disabled Express Themselves with Filmmaking LAUREL, MARYLAND More than a dozen people with physical and intellectual disabilities go to a daycare facility outside Washington twice a week and turn into filmmakers. At The Creative Edge Filmmaking works

VOA标准英语2009年-Harnessing Waste Produces Gas for Cooking

By Cathy Majtenyi Kenya 07 November 2009 The scourge of so-called flying toilets - where human waste is put into a plastic bag and tossed into the air, landing on roads or in gutters - has plagued the slums of Kenya's capital Nairobi for decades. Bu

VOA标准英语2010-Kyrgyzstan Opposition Forms Interim Gover

Former foreign minister Roza Otunbayeva says Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov has resigned, parliament has been dissolved, and she will lead the new government. Jessica Golloher | Moscow 08 April 2010 Opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva gesture during a n