FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we look at how people train to be medical doctors in the United ...

FAITH LAPIDUS: Kathleen Collins wrote "Watching What We Eat." Her book explores the history of cooking programs on television. She says cooking shows have fed much of today's interest in cooking.

Faith Lapidus has more. FAITH LAPIDUS:In nineteen seventy-three, Irene Pepperberg was studying at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was working to get a doctoral degree in chemistry.

I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Mulch is important to farmers. Mulch is a protective cover of material that is spread on top of soil. It is usually made out of ...

I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization says more effort is needed to stop the trade in counterfeit medicines. The United Nations health agency ...