– Manuscript – Two chemical compounds necessary to living organisms have been found in material from the asteroid Ryugu. The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 collected the materials and sent them back to Earth. The findings from an international group of scientists support the idea that some elements of life arrived on Earth from asteroids billions of years … [Read more...] about Scientists Find Elements of Life on an Asteroid
Archives for April 2023
Japanese Company Turns Unused Rice into Plastic Products
– Manuscript – A Japanese company has found a way to turn unwanted rice into plastic goods. One company is working with farmers in the coastal town of Namie. Nearby is the Fukushima nuclear center, closed since a nuclear disaster there in March 2011. Jinichi Abe is a local rice farmer. He says people do not want to buy his rice because they worry it is radioactive. The … [Read more...] about Japanese Company Turns Unused Rice into Plastic Products
Sensitive (News Words)
– Manuscript – Welcome to the Voice of America's News Words. The United States military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the U.S. eastern coast in early February. Sensitive China claims the object was a weather balloon that blew off course. The U.S. said the balloon travelled over sensitive military sites in North America. In this example, … [Read more...] about Sensitive (News Words)
To Get Under Someone’s Skin (Idioms)
– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! Your skin protects your body. So, what happens when something gets under your skin? To Get Under Someone's Skin Speaker A: Anna, pickleball.Speaker B: Pickleball?Speaker A: Francis beats me every time. He has this crazy serve and he's so loud while he plays.Speaker B: Dan, don't let him get under your skin. You're … [Read more...] about To Get Under Someone’s Skin (Idioms)
Deeper Questions about the Start of COVID-19
– Manuscript – Governments and health agencies around the world have not yet been able to answer an important question: Where did the virus that causes COVID-19 come from? DOE report and Wray’s comments This week, two events have drawn attention to the question of COVID-19's beginnings. The first was a new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report, which has not been … [Read more...] about Deeper Questions about the Start of COVID-19
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