– Manuscript – The American state of Wyoming has created a tool to help citizens collect animals killed in road accidents. The tool permits people to legally claim the animals, known as roadkill, for food. The program also aims to collect data to help officials decide on measures to improve road safety. State wildlife and highway officials added the system to a … [Read more...] about App Helps People Collect Animals Killed on Roads
Archives for April 2022
Britain’s ‘Shark House’ Becomes Protected Landmark
– Manuscript – A famously strange statue in the city of Oxford, England recently received official protection as a historic landmark. But, Magnus Hanson-Heine, the son of the man who built the artwork, is not happy about the special recognition. But first, about that statue: It is a 7.6 meter tall model of a shark. The strange part is in the sculpture’s positioning up on … [Read more...] about Britain’s ‘Shark House’ Becomes Protected Landmark
Roll the dice (Idioms)
– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! Dice are used in lots of games. Are Anna and Jonathan talking about games or something else? Roll the Dice Speaker A: Anna, where are you going on vacation?Speaker B: Oh, I'm not sure yet.Speaker A: Don't you leave next week?Speaker B: Tomorrow, actually. My plan is to go to the train station and take whatever train … [Read more...] about Roll the dice (Idioms)
COVID Fight Moves to the Wild
– Manuscript – Researchers around the world are trying to find out how much and where COVID-19 is spreading in the wild. For researcher Todd Kautz and his team that means giving COVID tests to animals like bears, moose, deer and wolves. They are doing their research on a Native American reservation in the north woods of Grand Portage, Minnesota, close to … [Read more...] about COVID Fight Moves to the Wild
Staple (News Words)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America’s News Words. A little-known crop in Ethiopia could be the answer to food shortages resulting from climate change. Staple In Ethiopia, enset is a staple food. Scientists say it has the possibility to feed more than 100 million people if grown across Africa. It does not produce fruit but every part of it can be used … [Read more...] about Staple (News Words)
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