Eyes in the Sky Map Amazon on the Ground

Looking at a rainforest from high in the sky, you might think all the trees look about the same. But they are not. Take, for example, the Amazon rainforest in South America. Research shows that the Amazon’s biological diversity—the huge number of plants and animals living there—is more of a mix than experts believed. It turns out the rainforest has many species of trees and even different kinds of forests. The Amazon covers an area of about...

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How Free Is 'Free College?'

Some people say the United States higher education system is the best in the world. But the cost of a college education in the U.S. can be very high -- about 70 percent of students graduate with some debt. In 2014, the total amount of that debt in the U.S. reached about $1.2 trillion. Norway, Finland, Germany, Mexico and Brazil are very different countries. But they all have one thing in common: citizens can attend public universities for little to no cost. That is why some American lawmakers are looking to other countries as models...

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Undocumented US Immigrants Fear Deportation

Cindy lives with her three children in a small bedroom in an apartment near a major American city. Two other adults also live in the apartment. Cindy asked VOA to use just her first name for this story. She is not in the United States legally. She was born in Guatemala and brought to the United States when she was five years old. So, Cindy considers the U.S. home. “Even though I don’t have papers, I feel that I’m from here. Of course,...

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Using 5,000-Year-Old Chinese Recipe to create ancient Beer

Most college students would love to get an assignment like the one Madeline Ota recently received at Stanford University. She and her classmates were asked to make beer in their dorm rooms. But before you get too excited, you need to know that it was for a class called The Archaeology of Food. And the assignment was to make beer according to a 5,000-year-old Chinese recipe. “I think it was a bit different than...

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Singles were deceited by Stolen Pictures throung Dating wedsites

Millions of single people turn to the Internet to meet other singles. Many use dating websites in hopes of finding that special someone. But there are some people who want nothing more than to trick singles, using their desire for a loving relationship to get their money. VOA recently investigated one such effort. Criminals used pictures of United States armed forces members to steal money from women around the world. One of those women is Lilo Schuster. She began looking online to try to find a boyfriend or a husband. Then...

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