Exhibit Showcases Delicate Beauty of US Botanical Art
Botanical artist Carol Malone-Brown is seated, bent forward, intently concentrating on a painting she is working on of a green apple with leaves. She carefully puts a small amount of
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Washington Exhibit Showcases Delicate Beauty of Botanical Art
Botanical art illustrates the delicate beauty of plant species, frequently in watercolor paintings. A series of botanical art exhibits featuring native plants is being showcased in 25 countries around the
Read More‘Insect Vision’ Hunts Down Asteroids
June 30 marks Asteroid Day, a U.N.-sanctioned campaign to promote awareness around the world of what’s up in the sky. In Milan, scientists are assembling a new telescope that uses
Read MoreStudy: HIV Drug Not Linked to Depression
A new study of a popular HIV drug could ease concerns about its link to depression. Researchers in Uganda found that efavirenz, once feared to lead to depression and suicide,
Read MoreAgony, Ecstasy Loom as Penalty Shootouts Come into Play at World Cup
Football’s cruel mistress — the penalty shootout — arrives at the World Cup on Saturday after a packed fortnight of group games, ready to dispense her characteristic doses of unbridled
Read More‘This Is Congo’ Explores Everyday Voices Amid Conflict
“To grow up as a child in Congo, according to God’s will, is to grow up in paradise,” Col. Mamadou Ndala says in the opening scenes of “This Is Congo,”
Read MoreBob Mackie Gowns Worn by Carol Burnett, Cher up for Auction
Gowns and ensembles worn by Carol Burnett, Cher and Raquel Welch are going up on the auction block. The clothing was created by 78-year-old fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie,
Read MoreБджоли гинуть в усіх областях України, крім однієї – Спілка пасічників
Бджоли гинуть в усіх областях України, окрім Закарпатської, повідомив у програмі «Свобода в деталях» (спільний проект Радіо Свобода та Радіо НВ) президент Спілки пасічників України Володимир Стретович. Всі отруєння пасічники
Read MoreУ Львові знищили меморіальну дошку Іванові Франку – міськрада
У Львові невідомі знищили меморіальну дошку українському письменникові й політичному діячу Іванові Франку на будинку № 25 на вулиці Соломії Крушельницької, повідомляє міська рада. Мерія закликає правоохоронні органи оперативно розслідувати справу і
Read MoreКількість переселенців, які отримують пенсії, зросла – Рева
За останній рік кількість переселенців з окупованих територій, які отримують пенсії, збільшилася на 80 тисяч, повідомив в ефірі Радіо Свобода міністр соціальної політики України Андрій Рева. «Говорити про те, що
Read MoreUS Suicide Rate is on the Rise
The suicide rate in the U.S. is rising. A new government report shows nearly 45,000 Americans killed themselves in 2016, more than twice the number of homicides. In fact, the
Read MoreFirst LP Record is Re-Released Amid Vinyl Revival
Seventy years ago this month, a major record company, Columbia Records, introduced the first LP, or long-playing record. The new format revolutionized music sound recording and was quickly adopted as
Read MoreSharks Return to New York Aquarium
Sharks are the stars of a splashy new exhibit at the New York Aquarium. The new exhibit is a major step in the beachfront facility’s recovery from the devastating impact
Read MoreAtlanta to Bring Human Rights Murals to City for Super Bowl
In the months leading up to the 2019 Super Bowl, some of Atlanta’s bare walls will get a makeover. The city of Atlanta and the Super Bowl Host Committee have
Read MoreGrowing Populations, Aging Societies Portend Global Care Crisis
The International Labor Organization (ILO) says urgent action is needed to avert a global crisis as the number of people, including children and elderly, needing care rises, The warning is
Read MoreНа конкурсі проектів музею Революції гідності перемогли архітектори з Німеччини
Архітектори з Берліна Ян Кляйхус та Йоханнес Креснер є авторами проекту музею Революції гідності, який переміг на конкурсі, організованому Міністерством культури України. «Ми з того покоління, яке застало Німеччину і
Read MoreFifth Graders Help Save the Monarch Butterfly
Many elementary schools around the United States have started gardens to give their young students hands-on experience with growing and eating vegetables, learning about nutrition and nature in the process.
Read MoreJackson Family Patriarch Dies at 89
Joseph Jackson, the strong, fearsome patriarch of the musical Jackson family, has died, according to a person close to the family. The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity
Read MoreExhibition Explores Michael Jackson as Artists’ Inspiration
A new art exhibition in London depicts Michael Jackson as a savior, a saint, an entertainer, an icon, a monarch, a mask and a mystery. The National Portrait Gallery show,
Read MoreВ Україні щоденно курить 7,2 мільйона дорослих – МОЗ
В Україні щоденними курцями є 35,9% чоловіків і 7% жінок, загалом щоденно курить 7,2 мільйона дорослих українців. Такі дані навели представники Центру громадського здоров’я Міністерства охорони здоров’я України 27 червня
Read MoreCarnivores are Best at Predicting World Cup Winners
When it comes to predicting the winners in World Cup matches, the carnivores are out for blood. Sadie Witkowski explains. …
Read MoreUsing Polio To Treat Brain Cancer
There’s an exciting new breakthrough in treating deadly brain tumors. Doctors have used a modified polio virus to treat people with brain cancer. VOA’s Carol Pearson reports the results, so
Read MoreВиробництво пальмової олії знищує дику природу – звіт
Виробництво пальмової олії негативно впливає на тваринне та рослинне життя в Малайзії та Індонезії та загрожує незайманим лісам у Центральній Африці та Південній Америці, попередив 26 червня Міжнародний союз охорони
Read MoreJapan Space Explorer Arrives at Asteroid to Collect Samples
A Japanese space explorer arrived at an asteroid Wednesday after a 3 1/2-year journey and now begins its real work of trying to blow a crater to collect samples to
Read MoreWarmer Waters Cut Alaska’s Prized Salmon Harvest
Warming waters have reduced the harvest of Alaska’s prized Copper River salmon to just a small fraction of last year’s harvest, Alaska biologists say. The runs of Copper River salmon
Read MoreField to Fingertips: Tech Divide Narrows for World Cup Teams
As gigabytes of data flow from field to fingertips, click by click, the technological divide has been closing between teams at the World Cup. While the focus has been on
Read MoreRobotics Engineer Barbie Joins Girls Who Code
Barbie, the world’s most iconic doll, is venturing into coding skills in her latest career as a robotics engineer. The new doll, launched Tuesday, aims to encourage girls as young
Read MoreTop 5 Songs for Week Ending June 29
We’re soaring with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending June 30, 2018. The musical deck gets shuffled this week
Read MoreUS Supreme Court Strikes Required Disclosure of Abortion Options
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a California law that required anti-abortion crisis clinics to let patients know about the availability of free state-provided abortions, ruling that it
Read MoreUN: Global Cocaine, Opium Production Hits Record High
A U.N. report warns the global production of cocaine and opium has reached record-breaking levels as the markets for those and other illicit drugs expand. In its World Drug Report
Read MoreМінприроди: в Україні зареєстровані вже понад сім тисяч електромобілів
Кількість електромобілів в Україні щорічно зростає і зараз їх зареєстровано 7439, повідомляє Міністерство екології та природних ресурсів у Twitter. У Мінприроди пояснили, що переваги електромобілів у тому, що це турбота
Read MoreМОЗ оприлюднив перелік пляжів, де не можна купатись
Вода на 96 українських пляжах є небезпечною для купання, повідомляє Міністерство охорони здоров’я України. Такі дані наведені з урахуванням результатів дослідження води, проведених 15-21 червня. За даними МОЗ, якість води
Read MoreCreators of Suicide Prevention App Say It’s Ok Not To Be OK
Suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Two teenagers have come up with a way to
Read MoreIn ‘Leave No Trace,’ Debra Granik Stays Off the Beaten Path
Born in Massachusetts, raised outside Washington D.C. and a resident of New York, director Debra Granik has lived a filmmaking life more intrepid than her own. Her films, fictional and
Read MoreMovie Academy Invites 928 New Members in Diversity Push
The group that hands out the Oscars said on Monday that it had invited 928 new members from 59 countries, in its biggest diversity drive after years of criticism of
Read MoreMalnutrition the ‘Challenge of Our Time,’ Say Award Winners
Malnutrition is the “challenge of our time,” with diet-related disease afflicting almost every country in the world, the winners of a $250,000 prize dubbed the Nobel for agriculture said Monday.
Read MoreMedical Milestone: US OKs Marijuana-Based Drug for Seizures
U.S. health regulators on Monday approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law, despite
Read MoreAnita Baker, H.E.R., Meek Mill Shine at BET Awards
The 2018 BET Awards barely handed out any trophies with big stars like Cardi B, Drake and Kendrick Lamar absent, but the show included superior performances by rising singer H.E.R.,
Read MoreДикі коти Австралії вбивають понад мільйон рептилій щодня – дослідження
Дикі коти вбивають в Австралії понад мільйон рептилій щодня, це загрожує існуванню багатьох видів, засвідчує нове дослідження науковців із університету Чарльза Дарвіна. Як повідомляє агентство France-Presse, кішки знищили цілі популяції
Read More‘Crazy’ or in Love, Russia Dances to Latin World Cup Beat
Latin American countries have sprung a World Cup surprise by filling Russia’s 11 host cities with tens of thousands of fans from Mexico and Colombia to Peru and Argentina. And
Read MoreProlific, Painfully Candid Ex-Poet Laureate Donald Hall Dies
Donald Hall, a prolific, award-winning poet and man of letters widely admired for his sharp humor and painful candor about nature, mortality, baseball and the distant past, has died at
Read MoreOxfam Field Testing Hand Washing Stands to Cut Risk of Disease
Hand washing is one of the easiest ways to prevent some diseases. But in refugee camps and temporary shelters, providing access to soap, clean water and sanitation can put increased
Read MoreУ Саудівській Аравії жінки отримали право кермувати авто
У Саудівській Аравії 24 червня набув чинності королівський указ, який дозволяє жінкам керувати автомобілем. Указ був підписаний королем Салманом бін Абдул-Азізом у вересні 2017 року. У січні 2018 року стало
Read MoreBloodless Test Detects Malaria With Light, Wins Prize
Languishing with fever and frustrated by delays in diagnosing his illness, Brian Gitta came up with a bright idea: a malaria test that would not need blood samples or specialized
Read MoreSwat Team Needed in Volgograd Where Insects Bug Fans & Players
Before it became one of the venues for the World Cup, the city of Volgograd in southwest Russia was famous for an overabundance of small, annoying flies called midges. While
Read MoreJehovah’s Witnesses: Christians Without the Cross
Jehovah’s Witnesses have a long history of being persecuted around the world. Their activities are banned or restricted in several countries. They are considered an extremist organization in Russia, while
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