Some of the species Miz Goodall discusses in the book have completely disappeared in the wild, and are only alive because they have been bred in captivity.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

"Because they have meaning, because these are gifts that help people, folks in America and beyond, when they buy our beads they feel a sense of generosity.

VOA: special.2010.06.28

That is because they have a cooling effect within buildings.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

So Arizona State University physicist and astrobiologist Paul Davies says we might not be hearing alien civilizations because they have transcended their broadcasting stage.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

"They are still afraid because they have heard on the radio that there are some aftershocks."

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

"They are not getting heart disease because of low blood pressure, they are not getting cancer because they have low risk factors for cancer,including smoking."

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

At least five countries, North Korea,Malta,Qatar, Palau and Saudi Arabia are facing sanctions because they have had no women delegates for three years in a row.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

"Moral is high because they have gone through a very unusual election where results were credible and quickly known, unlike in previous elections where it took more than a month to get results."

VOA: standard.2010.06.30

Political analyst and editor of Nepal's Samay magazine,Yuvraj Ghimre, says their efforts to form a government for the second time are not succeeding because they have been unable to work in cooperation with other parties.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

Adow says al-Shabab, listed as a terrorist organization by the United States for having links with al-Qaida, has identified certain government officials and supporters as enemies because they have been vocal critics of the militant group.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

"What we are saying is that we are enforcing that law,that under our amendment, any Guantanamo Bay detainee that is ordered released cannot be released within the United States because they have no legal status to be released.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

He said it would take longer to convince Afghans that the insurgency is going to fail, because they have been disappointed by the international military effort so far and because many view their government as inconsequential or corrupt.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

In other words, just because women cry more does not mean they are more likely to have a "good" cry.

VOA: special.2009.01.28

So what happens is that a lot of these programs have come to fruition because they are student-driven."

VOA: special.2011.06.03