Old sponges from deep in the Caribbean Sea are causing some researchers to think human-caused climate change began sooner than scientists have thought.
Topic 2Teenage ‘Newton’ Builds Electric Device to Light Gaza Tent
A 15-year-old boy in Gaza was able to build a device to provide electricity to light the tent he is staying in with his family.
Topic 3Women to Take Center Stage at the Grammys
The American music industry holds its highest honors Sunday night in Los Angeles at the 67th Grammy Awards ceremony.
Topic 4Study Finds Small Plastic Pieces in Bottled Water
The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of very small plastic known as nanoplastics, a recent study says.
Topic 5Australian Filmmaker Shows Japanese Single Mothers, Children Face Poverty
In wealthy countries, like Japan, poverty is sometimes considered a taboo subject.
Topic 6The Moment that Changed Our Lives
This story is one of the winning entries from the "Teach Us about Ukraine" writing contest sponsored by VOA Learning English and GoGlobal.
Topic 7Cooking School Provides Hope for Future
When Clarissa Haglid completed culinary school at the Delaware Food Bank last summer, it was the first time she had graduated from anything in her life.
Topic 8Study: US Workers Would Take Pay Cuts for Improved Quality of Life
Just over half of U.S. workers would be willing to take a 20 percent pay cut in exchange for a better quality of life, a recent survey found.
Topic 9Scientists Map Largest Deep-Sea Coral Reef off US Atlantic Coast
Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef off America’s Atlantic coast.
Topic 10Arctic Vault Gets More Seeds
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is on an island halfway between Europe and the North Pole.
Topic 11South America Dengue Increase Brings Vaccination Drive
During the southern hemisphere summer, South America is experiencing a sharp increase in cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne disease common in much of Latin America.
Topic 12NASA Launches New Satellite to Study Oceans, Atmosphere
The American space agency NASA has launched a new satellite designed to closely study the world’s oceans and atmosphere.
Topic 13Wealth Inequality by Race Grew during Pandemic
A new government report says wealth inequality by race increased in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topic 14Costs, Performance Influence Decisions on Electric School Buses
The first electric school buses in the United States began operating about 10 years ago in California.
Topic 15Australia to Introduce ‘Right to Disconnect’ Law for Workers
Australia’s parliament seems likely to pass a new “right to disconnect” bill that the federal government has proposed.
Topic 16Locals Worried about Olympic Surfing Event in Tahiti
The Summer Olympic Games this year are in Paris, France.
Topic 17UN: Famine Is Certain in Gaza without Cease-fire
A United Nations official warned Tuesday that the Gaza Strip is at high risk of famine, an extreme lack of food, if the war there does not stop soon.
Topic 18Report: Harmful Waste Creation Set to Increase
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report on Wednesday that public waste creation will greatly increase by 2050.
Topic 19In Congo, Drilling Leads to Worry over Pollution
The Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.) is looking to expand operations to dig, or drill, for oil.
Topic 20Report Estimates 1 Billion People Worldwide Are Obese
A new study estimates more than 1 billion people worldwide are currently living with obesity.
