Archive for December, 2008
Continents and Ocean Floors Are Always Moving
VOICE ONE:
This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember.
VOICE TWO:
A massive earthquake in China’s Sichuan province earlier this year was the country’s worst in more than 30 years.
And I’m Barbara Klein. Scientists who study the Earth tell us that the continents and ocean floors are always moving. Sometimes, this movement [...]
Almost Half of All Deaths Are in People Under 60
This is the VOA Special English Health Report.
A new study from the World Health Organization says fifty-nine million people died from all causes in two thousand four. Ten million of them were children.
The report says almost half of all the people who died were under the age of sixty. About twenty percent of them were [...]
Christo, Jeanne-Claude’s Art Helps People See Their Surroundings in New Ways
VOICE ONE:
I’m Bob Doughty.
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude talking about their ”Over the River” project
And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we learn about the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. This husband and wife team has been making large temporary outdoor art projects in city and rural environments for over forty years.
The artists [...]
