Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Glaciers Melting Faster as Planet Warms
From ABC News in Science, this article discusses climate change research which suggests that the worldwide issue of melting glaciers is a clear sign of changing climate conditions.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Jellyfish See World Through Complex Eyes
From ABC News in Science, Jacquie van Santen's article explores research backing the complexity of the eyes in jellyfish, which, according to scientists, will place them higher on the evolutionary ladder.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Killer Asteroids Could Be Steered Away
From ABC News in Science, Irene Klotz's article examines the possibilities of steering an asteroid away from contact with the Earth as opposed to blowing up the asteroid.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Milky Way Is Many Tentacled Beast
From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article discusses research connected to the size of the Milky Way Galaxy. The article suggests that the galaxy, instead of being a neat spiral, stretches out through a series of arms.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Moon Over 4.5 Billion Years Old
From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article uses research connected to the element tungsten-182 found on the Moon to develop theories as to the age of the Moon and the formation of the Moon.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Neptune Nabbed Its Moon
From ABC News in Science, Irene Klotz's article discusses research related to the possibility of Neptune having "nabbed" its moon, Triton, from some passing sister planets.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Overfishing May Wipe Seafood Off Menu
From ABC News in Science, Deborah Zabarenko's article predicts, based on scientific research, the destruction of the fishing community by 2048 based on overfishing.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Pigeons Smell Their Way Home
From ABC News in Science, Rossella Lorenzi's article discusses the research of Italian scientists who may have discovered the secret to the pigeon's legendary "homing" capabilities.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Saturn's Day Lengthens by Minutes
From ABC News in Science, this article discusses research connected to Saturn's spinning and the resulting lengthening of Saturn's days.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Sea Urchins Are Part Human
From ABC News in Science, this article discusses research connected to the possibility that despite their qualities of brainless, limbless, and invertebrates, sea urchins are actually similar to humans.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Secrets of Spider Silk Unravelled
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article explores the various uses spiders employ for their silk. As a primary base, the article focuses on the Black Widow spider.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Mister Rogers Dies at Age 74
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, a daily news broadcast on PBS, offers an insightful look into the life and accomplishments of Fred Rogers.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Cardinal Bernardin: In Memoriam
A transcript of a newscast after Cardinal Bernardin's death. Includes facts about him and responses to his life from many prominent Catholics. Click over to the interview with him by Clarence Page.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Could We Live Without Water?
News article summarizes research on the disaccharide, trehalose, and its role in survival under extremely dry conditions.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Monsters of the Deep
This site from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation explains the uses and effects of an octopus's poison. The information that is presented is somewhat brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the subject.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: National Public Radio
National Public Radio's official site offers hourly news audio as well as streaming audio and transcripts of some shows.
Other
Sports News You Can Use: Moving From Competition to Sportscasting
This article gives a list of strategies for moving form the field of competition to a career in sportscasting.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Writers and Editors
If you want a career as a broadcast journalist, you may want to check out this career info. It covers everything you need to know about writing, editing, and reporting.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Leslie Dodson: Don't Misrepresent Africa
Broadcast journalist, Leslie Dodson, presents research that focuses on the intersection of micro-enterprise and digital technologies in developing communities in Africa. Dodson discusses how hard it is to be a journalist and the special...
Other
Elllo: English Language Listening Lab Online
This is an extremely useful place for the improving listening skills of English language learners. Contains numerous listening exercises, such as dialogues, games, interviews, songs, news broadcasts, and more. Each activity has a number...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Chile Earthquake: Christmas Day Quake Forces Evacuations
Southern Chile is rattled by a magnitude-7.6 earthquake, forcing thousands of people to evacuate coastal areas.
BBC
Bbc News: Son of a Peasant
The British Broadcasting Company (April 1, 1998)chronicles Yuri Gagarin's life and accomplishments.
Other
Voice of America: Korean Edition
Voice of America's site for Korean-speakers. Provides recent world news headlines in both Korean and English, and includes some English learning tips. You can also listen to broadcasts.