B1 English News | A Giant Waterlily Hidden in Colombia Faces Extinction

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.

In this episode: An Instagram photo helps scientists identify a new giant waterlily species in Colombia, but it is already critically endangered. Also: NASA asks US space companies to propose private space stations that could replace the International Space Station as early as 2030.

Today’s English focus: did not plus a base verb = past simple negation. Vocabulary: Investigate (to examine something carefully to learn more), Funding (money given for a project or activity), Permit (an official document that gives permission to do something).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-10-10

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