Life expectancy limit, Growing corals, Untruths in ads

Ashley Thompson and Mario Ritter Jr. host today's Learning English show. First: Ashley and John Russell report about a new study on life expectancy --- the average number of years a baby born in a particular year might expect to live. The new research finds that humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy. (54:00) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a... Next: Scientists say they have successfully produced corals to improve their resistance to ocean temperatures that are higher than normal. The researchers used a method known as selective breeding to produce desirable characteristics in corals to better tolerate extreme environmental conditions. Bryan Lynn has the full story for the LE Science and Technology report. Then, Bryan joins Ashley for a chat about the report. She asks him about where this research work was centered. Bryan has that answer and info about an earlier study conducted by the same researchers. (06:49) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a... Finally: The LE Lesson of the Day. Andrew Smith and Jill Robbins base their instruction on the LE video series, Let's Learn English. Today they focus on episode 39. (16:40) https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a... Mario and Ashley close the show. --------- Learning English is Voice of America’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. We help you build vocabulary, strengthen your speaking skills and improve your ability to communicate for work, school and everyday life. We are not accepting comments here. You are welcome to comment on the stories at our website. EXPLORE OUR PLAYLISTS: » Learning English Podcast:    • Learning English Podcast   » Let's Learn English with Anna! (For children 8-12)    • Let's Learn English with Anna   » Let's Learn English Level 1    • Let's Learn English   » Let's Learn English Level 2    • Let's Learn English Level 2   » VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://learningenglish.voanews.com » LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE:   / voalearningenglish   » FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:   / voalearningenglish   » FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:   / voalearnenglish   » SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST ON ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/v... Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 326 million people.