American Workers Facing a ‘Skill Gap’
American workers are facing a paradox – many of them cannot find work while a lot of companies say they cannot find suitable candidates for job openings. Experts say the
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Наукові новини. Наука – сфера діяльності людини, спрямована на отримання (вироблення і систематизацію у вигляді теорій, гіпотез, законів природи або суспільства тощо) нових знань про навколишній світ. Основою науки є збирання, оновлення, систематизація, критичний аналіз фактів, синтез нових знань або узагальнень, що описують досліджувані природні або суспільні явища та (або) дозволяють будувати причинно-наслідкові зв’язки між явищами і прогнозувати їхній перебіг
World’s Only Bonobo Sanctuary Rehabilitating Orphan Primates
Bonobos are primates that are very closely related to chimpanzees, and humans. They are found exclusively in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s not completely clear how many of them
Read MoreNew Device and App Allows Patients to Conduct Self Checkups
A new device, developed by an Israeli start-up, could make routine visits to the doctor’s office a thing of the past. Faith Lapidus reports. …
Read MoreNanotechnology Asphalt Could Last Twice as Long
In spite of many attempts to replace it with a more suitable material, asphalt concrete remains the best and cheapest material for paving roads. Vulnerable to heat, ice, ultraviolet light
Read MoreThreatened Sea Turtles Make Massive Pilgrimage to Protected Mexican Beach
The Olive Ridley Sea Turtle is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the IUCN. Threats come on land and sea. Thousands of turtles die every
Read MoreHurricane Damage as Measured by Saffir-Simpson Scale
The Saffir-Simpson scale of a hurricane’s intensity is used to estimate potential property damage and coastal flooding caused by storm surge. The scale is determined by wind speed. Storm surge
Read MoreAmerican Women Step Up as Nuclear Energy Advocates
Kristin Zaitz is confident that her nuclear power plant is safe. Zaitz, an engineering manager, was at Diablo Canyon Power Plant during both her pregnancies and has scuba dived
Read MoreWomen Stepping Up As Nuclear Energy Advocates
Nuclear power in the U.S. is under threat: power plants are closing and new construction is being abandoned. At a recent conference in San Francisco, women working in the industry
Read MoreEgyptian Students Produce Fuel From Discarded Car Tires
A group of Egyptian students have built a machine they say can produce fuel from worn-out vehicle tires. The device heats the tires until they reach evaporation point. The vapor
Read MoreArctic Melting Is Speeding Up
The oceans are rising faster and faster, threatening coastal cities around the world. The quickening pace is due, in part, to changes happening in the Arctic that scientists are just
Read MoreEbola Survivors Found to Suffer Multiple After-effects
Patients who survive infection with the Ebola virus often continue to face numerous health problems. New research finds 80 percent of Ebola survivors suffer disabilities one year after being discharged
Read MoreBollywood Movie Highlights India’s Challenge in Ending Open Defecation
India’s glitzy Bollywood movies and toilets have little in common, but they came together in a recent film that turns the spotlight on one of the most unglamorous challenges the
Read MoreCommunity Groups, Scientists Work to Stem Tree Loss
On a recent morning, a handful of young people unloaded potted saplings to plant along the curbside in a program that brings greenery to Los Angeles neighborhoods. The LA Conservation
Read MoreSpaceX Unveils Sleek, White Spacesuit for Astronaut Travel
SpaceX has unveiled a sleek white spacesuit for astronauts on its crewed flights coming up next year. Chief executive Elon Musk made the big reveal via Instagram on Wednesday. He
Read MoreSynchronized Fireflies Light Up Mountain Skies
Fireflies can be found around the world. But only in a handful of places on earth will you find the species of fireflies that synchronize their light. VOA’s Masha Mason
Read MoreFlorida Lab Sets New Magnet Strength Record
Engineers at a lab in Florida have been working quietly for 2½ years on building one of the most powerful magnets in the world. And on Monday, they succeeded. The
Read MoreArctic Researchers to Study Wind Effects on Marine Life
A federal research vessel will launch on a cruise this week to study how Beaufort Sea wind affects plant and animal life in a changing Arctic Ocean. The Sikuliaq, owned
Read MoreJapan Mulls Release of Fukushima Tritium-Contaminated Water Into Ocean
Authorities in Japan are trying to decide what to do with the hundreds of thousands of metric tons of contaminated water being stored at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant,
Read MoreJapan Considers Release of Fukushima Tritium-Contaminated Water into Pacific
Authorities in Japan are trying to decide what to do with the hundreds of thousands of metric tons of contaminated water being stored at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant,
Read MoreDemand for Geothermal Heating Heats Up
Heat from deep within the earth is an underused source of renewable energy. The United States is the world’s largest producer of geothermal energy, but it makes up less than
Read MoreFarmland Can Sequester Carbon From the Atmosphere
California rancher John Wick says the Marin Carbon Project could help save the world from climate change. “How would you possibly know, looking out at this beautiful day in front
Read MoreMillions Across US Marvel at Total Solar Eclipse
A rare total solar eclipse began in the Western state of Oregon Monday, as millions of people across the U.S. are watching the phenomenon from the Pacific to the Atlantic
Read MoreMillions Across US Watch Total Solar Eclipse
Millions of people across the United States watched a rare total solar eclipse which darkened the skies from the Pacific to the Atlantic for the first time in 99 years.
Read MoreChasing Eclipses Across the Globe a Way of Life for Some
While Monday’s total solar eclipse in the U.S. will be a once-in-a-lifetime sky show for millions, there’s a small group of people who have experienced it all before and they
Read MoreWhat to Know About the Solar Eclipse
A total solar eclipse will march across the United States on Monday, casting a shadow from Oregon’s Pacific Coast, across the U.S. heartland, all the way to South Carolina’s Atlantic
Read MoreFormer Brazilian Seminary Offers Sanctuary for Threatened Wolves
Conservation efforts come in many forms – financial, political, personal… and even religious. A former Catholic seminary in Brazil has helped protect South America’s largest canid, the maned wolf. Faith
Read MoreBack to Bomb Shelters? North Korea Threats Revive Nuke Fears
After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the era of nuclear nightmares — of the atomic arms race, of backyard bomb shelters, of schoolchildren diving under desks to practice their
Read MoreSolar Eclipse Fuels Demand, Anxiety, for Viewing Lenses
On Monday, Aug. 21, for the first time in 99 years, a solar eclipse will march across the United States from west coast to east coast, and excitement is building
Read MoreResearchers Attempt to Develop Smarter Prosthetic Hand
A prosthetic hand is a critical tool that allows amputees to find normalcy in their lives, but some elements, such as complete freedom of movement and sensations of touch, are
Read MoreProposed US Budget Cuts Could Have Severe Impact on Health Security
When the ebola crisis erupted in 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent staff to help West African countries contain the pandemic. The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Read MoreResearchers Blame Saudi-Led Coalition for ‘Worst Cholera Outbreak in the World’ in Yemen
The majority of deaths from Yemen’s cholera outbreak have occurred in rebel-controlled areas cut off from supplies due to airstrikes and blockades by a Saudi-led military coalition, according to research
Read MoreNASA Launches Last of its Longtime Tracking Satellites
NASA launched the last of its longtime tracking and communication satellites Friday, a vital link to astronauts in orbit as well as the Hubble Space Telescope. The end of the
Read MoreVietnam Dengue Cases Soar 42 Percent
Vietnam has been battling raging dengue fever outbreaks, with more than 10,000 new infections reported in the past week stretching its medical system. The number of admitted patients represents a
Read MoreStudy Highlights Rise in Opioid Drug Cases
In what is being called the first study of its kind, medical researchers have attempted to quantify the rise in opioid-related admissions and deaths at U.S. hospitals. The team studied
Read MoreName, Shame Countries That Don’t Protect Doctors in War, Expert Tells UN
The United Nations should name and shame countries that fail to protect health workers in war zones and audit what steps they take to keep medics safe, an aid expert
Read MoreCitizen Scientists Gear Up for Eclipse
The August 21 solar eclipse, the first to travel coast to coast in the United States in nearly a century, has inspired dozens of citizen science projects involving solar physics,
Read MoreWonder Women of Bodybuilding: Getting Pumped Up About Weightlifting
They’re muscular, fit, and in much better physical shape than most people. They’re competitive body builders, and many of them in the U.S. are women, something that was evident at
Read MorePhysicist Writes Science Books for Toddlers and Babies
Reading to children is one of the best ways to prepare them for a lifetime of learning. It introduces babies to language and teaches youngsters about colors, shapes and letters.
Read MoreLandmark UN Mercury Treaty Takes Effect
A landmark global treaty aimed at keeping millions safe from the horrors of mercury poisoning took effect Wednesday. The 2013 Minamata Convention was named for the Japanese bay from which
Read MoreNational Air and Space Museum Ready for Thousands to View Eclipse
For the first time in a century all 50 states will get to witness at least a partial eclipse. VOA’s Ardita Dunellari visited the National Air and Space Museum in
Read MoreResearchers Developing New Test for Lyme Disease
Diagnosing if a tick bite caused Lyme or another disease can be difficult, but scientists are developing a new way to do it early — using a “signature” of molecules
Read MoreSpaceX Dragon Delivers Scientific Bounty to Space Station
A SpaceX shipment arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, delivering a bonanza of science experiments. The SpaceX Dragon capsule pulled up following a two-day flight from Cape Canaveral.
Read MoreNuclear Lab Helps Scientists Peer Into Life of T. Rex Relative
Researchers at a top U.S. laboratory announced Tuesday that they have produced the highest resolution scan ever done of the inner workings of a fossilized tyrannosaur skull using neutron beams
Read MoreResearchers to Study Chemical Contamination of US Waters
University of Rhode Island and Harvard University professors are collaborating through a new research center to study chemicals that have contaminated water at sites nationwide. The chemicals, called perfluorinated chemicals,
Read MoreArctic Losing Its Ice Sheet
Each summer, climatologists and ship captains, as well as Inuits living in the Arctic, have been reporting that the ice cover is getting smaller and smaller. This may be good
Read MoreScience Experiments, Ice Cream Head for Space Station
A SpaceX capsule rocketed to the International Space Station on Monday, carrying tons of science research, plus ice cream. As has become customary on these cargo flights, SpaceX landed its
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