Researchers say the love youngsters have for wildlife may be clouding the public’s mind about how endangered those creatures are. The study in the journal PLOS Biology lists what the
Read MoreOrganizers of the Cannes Film Festival say new films by Spike Lee and Jean-Luc Godard will be among the competitors for the Palme d’Or next month. Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” will
Read MoreЗа роки незалежності українські ракетоносії на замовлення 25 країн запустили понад 300 космічних апаратів. Як заявив прем’єр-міністр України Володимир Гройсман, нині країна постала перед необхідністю посилення ракетно-космічного виробництва. Керівник уряду
Read MoreТеатр драми і комедії у Дніпрі скасував показ вистави «Лісова пісня» російською мовою в квітні через загрозу зриву. Інформацію про це Радіо Свобода підтвердили в театрі. У закладі заявили, що
Read MoreThe World Health Organization (WHO) says breastfeeding all babies for the first two years would save the lives of more than 820,000 children under the age of five every year.
Read MoreThe opioid crisis leaves no community in the U.S. untouched. It’s nationwide, but it hits small towns and rural states particularly hard. In tiny Bellevue, Ohio, population 8,000, Koriann Evans
Read MoreУкраїнська команда виборола дві медалі – золоту і срібну – на Міжнародній олімпіаді з екології, яка проходила 4-11 квітня 2018 року в Кенії, повідомляє Міністерство освіти і науки України. Загалом
Read MoreAn Iranian state TV network’s unusual decision to censor the crest of Italian football club AS Roma has helped the club attract a big following of Iranian fans to its
Read MoreThe opioid crisis leaves no community in the U.S. untouched. It’s become a nationwide epidemic, but it’s hitting small towns and rural states especially hard. VOA’s Carol Pearson looks at
Read MoreThe first accuser to testify at Bill Cosby’s retrial described the comedian as “a serial rapist” Wednesday, stunning the courtroom as she parried with his lawyers. In her second
Read MoreЗакарпатська облдержадміністрація просить «Укрзалізницю» призначити додатковий потяг «Київ – Ужгород» через цвітіння сакури. Як повідомляє прес-служба адміністрації, пронується призначити додатковий потяг на наступні вихідні (13 – 15 і 20 –
Read MoreThousands of megawatts of wind and solar energy contracts in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia have been signed, seriously challenging the financial viability of major hydropower projects on the
Read MoreУ Києві активісти на знак протесту проти побудови на Андріївському узвозі багатоповерхівки з підземним паркінгом захопили кран на будівельному майданчику. Акцію оголосили безстроковою …
Read MoreУ Дніпрі 11 квітня відкрили пам’ятну дошку загиблому на Донбасі бійцеві-добровольцеві Андрію Широкову з позивним «Сім’янин». Меморіальний знак встановили на фасаді будівлі залізничного технікуму, який він закінчив. Як розповіла Радіо
Read MoreDoctors are increasingly optimistic that new advances in gene therapy will change the outlook for patients living with ALS and other Motor Neuron Diseases. Neurodegenerative disorders selectively affect cells that
Read MoreIsaac Asimov’s influential “Foundation” science fiction novels about the collapse and resurgence of a galactic empire are heading to Apple as a television drama series, a company spokeswoman said on
Read MoreThe world’s rivers and fresh water systems are full of pollution from prescription and over-the-counter drugs and it is taking a toll on the environment and wildlife, experts say. Scientists
Read MoreComedic actor Tracy Morgan, who rose to prominence on sketch comedy series “Saturday Night Live” after growing up in one of New York City’s toughest housing projects, said he felt
Read MoreYvonne Staples, whose voice and business acumen powered the success of the Staple Singers, has died at age 80. The Chicago funeral home Leak and Sons says she died
Read MoreУкраїнські науковці можуть отримати фінансування на патентування своїх винаходів, нагадують у Міністерстві освіти і науки. «В умовах обмеженого бюджетного фінансування наукової сфери ми працюємо над тим, щоб запропонувати нашим вченим
Read MoreThe art scene in the Democratic Republic of Congo is vibrant and flourishing, but talented local artists still struggle for international recognition. VOA’s Anita Powell takes us to the studios
Read MoreGovernment and other scientists are proposing a new way to define Alzheimer’s disease basing it on biological signs, such as brain changes, rather than memory loss and other symptoms of
Read MoreLandfills around the world are getting overloaded with waste, much of it hazardous and slow to decompose. As it becomes increasingly difficult to find new places for discarded unwanted items,
Read MoreAcross the globe—“the selfie” has become a social media phenomenon. While it’s considered bad manners in some places, there’s a venue in Los Angeles where it is welcomed at all
Read MoreA jawbone fossil found on a rocky English beach belongs to one of the biggest marine animals on record, a type of seagoing reptile called an ichthyosaur that scientists estimated
Read MoreA fossil finger bone dating back about 90,000 years that was unearthed in Saudi Arabia’s Nefud Desert is pointing to what scientists are calling a new understanding of how our
Read MoreLast October, Jason Aldean was in a Las Vegas hospital visiting some of the victims injured in a mass shooting at a country music festival a week earlier. On that
Read MoreThe fine print of YouTube’s terms of service has a warning that goes unheeded by millions of children who visit YouTube to watch cartoons, nursery rhymes, science experiments or videos
Read MoreA topless protester with “Women’s Lives Matter” written on her body jumped a barricade and got within a few feet of Bill Cosby on Monday as the comedian walked into
Read MoreObesity rates among children in Asia-Pacific are rising at a rapid rate, and more action is needed to encourage healthier lifestyles and ease pressure on fledgling healthcare systems, researchers said.
Read MoreУ білоруському Гомелі на 73-му році життя 8 квітня раптово помер Михайло Петрович Жизневський, батько Героя України Михайла Жизневського. Про це повідомила дружина Михайла Петровича, Ніна Жизневська, інформує білоруська служба
Read MoreSpanish researchers have developed a technique to quickly remedy acute psychosocial stress, described as a short-term intense stress that occurs during social or interpersonal relationships caused by a verbal argument.
Read MoreБоснійський фахівець Вахід Халілходжич звільнений з посади головного тренера збірної Японії з футболу за два місяці до початку чемпіонату світу в Росії. Про це 9 квітня повідомляє японська інформагенція «Кіодо»
Read MoreScientists in Antarctica have harvested their first crop of vegetables grown without earth, daylight or pesticides as part of a project designed to help astronauts cultivate fresh food on other
Read MoreУ Севастополі 8 квітня в еко-парку «Лукомор’є» провели традиційний День писанки, на якому діти й дорослі розписували яйця й малювали великодні листівки, повідомляє кореспондент сайту Радіо Свобода Крим.Реалії. У заході
Read MoreWhen Bill Cosby’s retrial on sexual assault charges begins on Monday, the man once known as “America’s Dad” will face the same judge and district attorney in the same Pennsylvania
Read MoreOutrage, compassion, a desire for justice: these are some of the motivations of 10 women honored by the U.S. State Department this year with the International Women of Courage Award.
Read MoreDespite a global abundance of food, a United Nations report says 815 million people, 11 percent of the world’s population, went hungry in 2016. That number seems to be rising.
Read MoreDespite a global abundance of food, a United Nations report says 815 million people, 11 percent of the world’s population, went hungry in 2016. Advances in technology and artificial intelligence
Read MoreComedy is a field dominated by men, but that’s changing. Among the trendsetters is Suzie Afridi, a Palestinian-American stand-up comedian. Afridi says she’s probably not living the life her parents
Read MoreFrom a refugee camp in Pakistan to an exhibit at the Smithsonian, Saeeda Etebari has had a remarkable journey, even more extraordinary because she is deaf in a region where
Read MoreThe 2018 World Cup of freestyle wrestling opened Saturday in the U.S. state of Iowa without Russia and Iran, two traditionally strong teams in the sport. Iran, the six-time defending
Read MoreAlmost half of the Australian military personnel who’ve left the defense force in the past five years have some sort of mental disorder, according to a new study. The Australian
Read MoreApril 7 marks the 70th anniversary of the World Health Organization. It also marks World Health Day. In the past seven decades much has been accomplished, but much still needs
Read MoreApril 7 marks the 70th anniversary of the World Health Organization. It also marks World Health Day. VOA’s Carol Pearson looks at what’s been accomplished over the past seven decades
Read MoreA bus carrying a group of Canadian junior hockey players collided Friday with a semi-trailer on a rural highway in Saskatchewan, killing 14 people, Canadian media reported citing police. Fourteen
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