The oak wood for the oven comes from an organic farm in Pennsylvania that collects old wood from fallen trees.

VOA: special.2009.04.10

It probably comes from an expression used for many years by people who fix parts of cars and trucks.

VOA: special.2009.11.29

South Dakota takes its nickname, "The Coyote State," from an animal that thinks flickertails are good to eat!

VOA: special.2009.08.09

The summit was moved from an island to the area in central Italy where a powerful earthquake struck just three months ago.

VOA: special.2009.07.11

A new study in the journal Nature has shown some hopeful results from an experimental gel that might protect women from H.I.V.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

Camilla Rees from an American group called Electromagnetic Health praised the report but says wider research is needed.

VOA: special.2011.06.06

These flutes were cut from the naturally curved area of ivory from an animal -- the mammoth.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

From an early age, Aleck liked to make new things and find new ways of doing work.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

The electronics industry is hoping a new crop of products will help it recover from an eight percent decrease in sales last year.

VOA: special.2010.01.26

He brought in bass player Jack Lawrence from an earlier band that he created, the Raconteurs.

VOA: special.2009.08.07

The seats were built for the pilot to escape from an airplane in case of disaster.

VOA: special.2010.02.09

I'm asking you to take what you've learned here and embrace the full responsibilities that a degree from an institution like GW gives you.

VOA: special.2010.05.28

They also keep watch on the American state of Hawaii from an operations center near Honolulu.

VOA: special.2009.03.17

He worked with parts that he bought from an auto supply store and a Wal-Mart store.

VOA: special.2010.07.20