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第2452期:Atomic Bomb Survivors Group Wins Nobel Peace Prize
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ...
第2451期:First South Korean Writer to Win Nobel in Literature
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
South Korean writer Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday. The Swedish Academy’s Nobel Committee said her work “confronts hi...
第2450期:Weather Experts: We Cannot Control Hurricanes
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A series of powerful hurricanes have affected millions of people in the United States in recent weeks. 最近几周，一系列强大的飓风影...
第2449期:Severe Obesity Increases in US(2)
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cunningham, who was not involved in the new study, said it is not clear why rates of severe obesity are going up. Cunningham also said it is not clear...
第2448期:Severe Obesity Increases in US(1)
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Body weight continues to be a big public health issue in the United States. New government research suggests that the condition of having far too much...
第2447期:Moving Homeless People to Shelter Is Not Easy
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Edgar Tapia works on the Homeless Outreach Team of San Francisco, California. He goes to places where people are living in the streets and tells them ...
第2446期:Buyers Want Japanese Temples for Tax Breaks
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Benmou Suzuki is a religious worker at a 420-year-old temple that is not in very good condition. 铃木本谋 (Benmou Suzuki) 是一座...
第2445期:Scientist Uses Bacteria to Repair 18th-century Artworks
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spanish scientist Pilar Bosch has found a way to use bacteria to repair 18th-century paintings. 西班牙科学家皮拉尔·博斯 (Pilar Bosch)...
第2344期:Everest Growing Taller than Expected(2)
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"A classic example is in Scandinavia, where the land is still rising in response to the melting of thick ice sheets that covered the re...
Short Corn Is Growing Stronger in US Midwest
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fields of tall corn plants are a common thing to see in the Midwest United States in late summer. They are as much a part of rural America as big red&...
第2343期:Everest Growing Taller than Expected(1)
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mount Everest, standing 8.85 kilometers above sea level, is Earth's tallest mountain.珠穆朗玛峰海拔8.85公里，是地球上最高的山峰。A...
第2342期:Argentine Town Struggles with Parrot Invasion
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Argentine town of Hilario Ascasubi near the country’s Atlantic coast has a problem not many places have ever had. 阿根廷大西洋海岸附...
第2341期:Five new British seabird species at ris
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Britain's miles of coastline are home to globally important seabird colonies, with more than 20 different species breeding on cliff tops or foraging o...
第2340期:Easy ways to get more nutrients
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A can of soft drink and two large eggs may have a similar number of calories, but the eggs will provide us with protein, vitamins and other nutrients,...
第2339期: Water Sources on Moon More Widespread than Thought(2)
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They found that the sources of water and hydroxyl are believed to be contained in minerals on or just below the moon’s surface. 他们发现水...
第2338期:Water Sources on Moon More Widespread than Thought(1)
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new study suggests sources of water on the moon are more widespread than previously thought. 一项新的研究表明，月球上的水源比之...
第2337期:Video Game Maker Nintendo to Open a Museum
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Japanese video game company Nintendo is opening a museum that will teach visitors about its history. 日本视频游戏公司任天...
第2336期:South Africa’s ‘Health Train’ Travels to Patients in Need
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In South Africa, a former passenger train now serves as a traveling medical center to provide health services to people in need. 在南非，一列...
第2335期:Earth's biggest ever ice age: Secrets revealed
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Layers of rock can be thought of as pages of a history book – with each layer containing details of the Earth's condition in the distant p...
第2334期:What was on the menu 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia?
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine sitting down for dinner in ancient Babylon. What would be on the menu? Thanks to clay tablets discovered over a century ago, we're starting to...
第2333期:Employer Use Wearable Devices to Measure Temperature(2)
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another device from the Massachusetts company Epicore Biosystems uses sweat to find out if a worker is overheating.马萨诸塞州 Epicore Biosystems ...
第2332期:Employer Use Wearable Device to Measure Temperature
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On a hot summer day, workers recently worked to remove asbestos and hazardous waste at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. It is a former nucl...
第2331期:NASA Spacecraft to Look for Signs of Life on Jupiter(2)
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
These kinds of “gravity assists” are expected to provide the needed push to get the spacecraft to Jupiter by 2030. 这些“重力辅助”预...
第2330期:NASA Spacecraft to Look for Signs of Life on Jupiter(1)
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The American space agency NASA has cleared a spacecraft to launch next month to look for possible signs of life on Jupiter’s moon Europa. 美国...
第2329期:Black Women Mathematicians Receive Congressional Medals
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The United States Congress has honored four women known as the “hidden figures” of the space race with its highest civilian award. 美国国会...
第2328期:Poisonous Plants Look Like Safe Ones(2)
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
However, its common name is a dead giveaway that it is dangerous. It is called devil’s tomato. It is also known as devil’s potato to add to the co...
第2327期:Poisonous Plants Look Like Safe Ones(1)
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Actor Alicia Silverstone worried fans on social media recently. While on a trip to England, she posted a TikTok video of herself tasting a poisonous b...
第2326期:Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's so low-pitched it's difficult to hear, but this is the rumble of the wind on Mars. It was detected by sensors on the Insight ...
第2325期:Nature that glows
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Early in the morning in June 2024, photographer Lee McGrath captured electric blue shimmering in the waves of Dunraven Bay, Wales. ...
第2324期:James Earl Jones Darth Vader Voice Can Speak Anew with AI
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
During his more than 60-year acting career, James Earl Jones’ voice became a star of its own. Jones died this week at the age of 93. 在 60 多...
第2323期:In Greece, Village Appears when Lake Dries Up
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A sunken Greek village has begun to reappear after water levels dropped in the lake that covered it. Extreme hot, dry weather is blamed for the disapp...
第2322期:Complex life on Earth may be much older than thought
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This theory is a big departure from conventional thinking. Most experts agree that animal life emerged 635 million years ago. But ...
第2321期:Saved by cuteness
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Save the gorilla! Protect tigers! Help the giant kangaroo rats! You've probably heard the first two slogans but maybe not the last one. We're often ke...
第2318期:Japan Considers Four-day Work Weeks(2)
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Government reports expect that, at the current rate, the working age population will drop by 40 percent to 45 million by 2065. 政府报告预计...
第2317期:Japan Considers Four-day Work Weeks(1)
14 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Japan is a nation so hardworking that the Japanese language has a term for working oneself to death. Now, the government is trying to deal with a labo...
第2316期:Apostrophe campaign ends due to ignorance and laziness
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They linger above our letters, they wander around the endings of our words - but apostrophes, it seems, are an endangered spe...
第2315期:Rewilding: letting nature come back to life
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Humankind has developed so much that urban sprawl and intensive agriculture now dominate our landscapes. Unfortunately, with ...
第2314期:How to Make Your Smartphone Last Longer(2)
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Google created the Android operating system and makes Pixel smartphones. It warns that hot batteries lose power faster, even when not being used. ...
第2313期:How to Make Your Smartphone Last Longer(1)
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many people are now holding onto their smartphones longer than in the past. This is true for several reasons. The cost of phones has been rising for y...
第2312期:Employers Use Wearable Devices to Measure Temperature(2)
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another device from the Massachusetts company Epicore Biosystems uses sweat to find out if a worker is overheating. 马萨诸塞州 Epicore Biosy...
第2311期:Employers Use Wearable Devices to Measure Temperature(1)
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On a hot summer day, workers recently worked to remove asbestos and hazardous waste at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. It is a former nucl...
第2310期:Biggest Diamond in 100 Years Discovered in Botswana
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Miners in Botswana recently unearthed what officials say is the second largest diamond in mining history. The country’s president Mokgweetsi Masisi ...
第2309期: Florida's snake hunters(2)
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
That project is shared by the wildlife agency and the South Florida Water Management District. Through 2023, more than 18,000 pythons have been remove...
第2308期:Florida’s Snake Hunters(1)
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is after midnight when the windshield fogs up on Thomas Aycock’s pickup truck. He smiles as he slowly drives through the sawgrass and down dirt r...
第2307期:How to Prevent Jet Lag, Enjoy Travel
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many travelers face a common problem: jet lag.许多旅行者面临一个共同的问题：时差。It is the feeling of tiredness people get when tra...
第2306期:Earliest and most distant galaxy ever observed
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's just a faint red smudge, but the detectors on the James Webb Telescope are in no doubt that this galaxy, a large collection of sta...
第2305期:What happens to beached whales?
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In July 2024, a pod of 77 pilot whales washed up on a beach in Orkney, Scotland. It was the largest mass stranding of whales in Scotland for decades. ...
第2304期:X Changes AI tool after Pressure to Reduce Misinformation
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
**The secretaries of state requested that Grok instead direct users who enter search requests about election-related questions to an official governme...
第2303期:X Changes AI tool after Pressure to Reduce Misinformation(1)
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The social media service X has changed its artificial intelligence (AI) tool after several U.S. states warned that it was spreading election misinform...
第2302期:UN Chief Issues Urgent Warning of Danger from Rising Pacific Sea Levels
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
**United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that rising ocean temperatures present urgent risks for people living in the Pacific Islands....
第2301期:Harlem Celebrates Its Rebirth after 50 Years
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1970s, a lack of community investment resulted in a large number of people leaving Harlem, a well-known New York City neighborhood in northern ...
第2300期:Six Seconds of Daily Kissing May Help Relationship
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After 13 years of marriage, Bethany Meola admits that she and her husband can get caught up in their busy lives. They are raising three children and t...
第2299期:Astronomy Joins Effort to Establish Time Zone on the Moon
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An international group of astronomers has joined efforts seeking to establish a separate time zone for the moon.一个国际天文学家小组正在联...
第2298期: What Is Ketamine?
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An investigation into the death of American actor Matthew Perry has led to criminal charges against five people. Perry, a star of the popular televisi...
第2297期:Tiny fish as loud as a pneumatic drill
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This buzzing, chirping sound is the pulsing chatter of the tiny transparent Danionella cerebrum as heard by the human ear. Re...
第2296期:The popularity of dips
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Think about the crunch of celery, mixed with a smooth, creamy tzatziki or the tang of a spicy salsa piled on t...
第2295期:US Reporter Used AI to Create False Quotes for Stories(2)
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Baker wrote that when asked about suspicions surrounding his work, Pelczar answered, “Obviously I’ve never intentionally tried to misquote anybody...
第2294期:US Reporter Used AI to Create False Quotes for Stories(1)
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An American newspaper reporter has resigned from his job after it was discovered that he used an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to create false quo...
第2293期:Japan’s Megaquake Warning Leads to Worry, Preparation
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An agency of Japan’s government recently gave its first-ever "megaquake advisory," or warning message. 日本政府的一个机构最近首...
第2292期:Glow-worms under threat due to light pollution from streetlights
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Glow-worms are beetles that live in gardens, hedgerows, and heathlands. Emitting a bright green light at night, the...
第2291期:How we learn accents before we learn words
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
No! That's the only word we hear in the latest cute baby video to go viral. But it's not the words that baby Orla says that has made this video so pop...
第2290期:Scientists Propose Idea to Warm Mars
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of turning Mars into a livable world for humans is a common element of science fiction. But could such an action be done in real life? 将...
第2289期:In Warmer Weather, South Korean Farmers Growing Bananas
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ma Myung-sun had low expectations for the subtropical bananas he planted in a community farm in Seoul. He must use a greenhouse for part of the year t...
第2288期:In So Many Places, Cats Are the Stars
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the United States and Britain to Russia and South America, cats often appear in famous public places. 从美国和英国到俄罗斯和...
第2287期:Ospreys: First breeding pair in Ireland for centuries
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is not the first local sighting of ospreys – soaring birds of prey with long hazel-flecked wings, white feather c...
第2286期:What is our obsession with ugly pets?
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a world that favours beauty, from aesthetically pleasing interior design to an attractive physical appearance, why are we suddenly f...
第2285期:Are Microplastics Harmful?
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Extremely small pieces of plastic called microplastics are in the ocean and the air, as well as in our food and water. Scientific study has discovered...
第2284期:Researchers Discover Very Small Human Ancestors
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered ancient bone remains of an early human species that stood about one meter tall.二十年...
第2283期:Particles in Wildfire Smoke May Increase Dementia Risk
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new study suggests that particles found in wildfire smoke could increase the risk of getting dementia.一项新的研究表明，野火烟雾中的颗...
第2282期:New Blood Tests Help Doctors Identify Alzheimer’s Disease
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The findings suggest the blood tests may be more helpful for general care doctors. They see many more cases of people with memory problems than specia...
第2281期:New Blood Tests Help Doctors Identify Alzheimer’s Disease
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New blood tests could help to identify, or diagnose, Alzheimer’s disease faster and with more accuracy, researchers reported recently. However, some...
第2280期:UCAS to reform university personal statement
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 4,000-character personal statement has been a part of university application for 30 years. But there's been growing concern it's not&nbs...
第2279期:Is it OK to precrastinate
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You've heard of procrastination, putting off tasks you'd rather avoid doing until you have to, but what about precrastination...
第2278期:Indonesia's Nickel Mining Hurting Forests(2)
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The area of Weda Bay is now one of the world’s largest nickel production centers. Smelters and coal-fired power plants burn to process nickel ore in...
第2278a期:Italy’s Historic Trains Draw Visitors to Popular Areas
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As it moves across central Italy, an old train pulling carriages from the 1930s and 1950s crosses the forests of the Majella National Park and the Abr...
第2277期:Indonesia's Nickel Mining Hurting Forests
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Indonesia aims to be the world’s top nickel supplier. But its efforts to produce nickel have seriously harmed the country’s forests, nonprofit gro...
第2276期:New French Stamps Smell Like Baguettes
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Visitors to Paris for the Olympics can now send a smell of France home with their picture postcards and letters.参加奥运会的巴黎游客现在可...
第2275期:In Tokyo, Brewer Uses Unusual Methods to Make Japan’s Sake
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A small space in Tokyo houses a container of fermenting sake.东京的一个小空间里存放着一个发酵清酒的容器。The bacteria in the 670...
第2274期:Mission to map Titanic wreck site
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The expedition team is getting ready to leave Providence port in Rhode Island to spend twenty days exploring the Titanic. The wreck&nbs...
第2273期:Is watching sports good for your wellbeing?
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a sports fan, you may be familiar with the emotional rollercoaster that comes with sports spectatorship. Whether you're part ...
第2272期:Athletes Have High Hopes for Paris, Cultural Activities
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paris is a popular place for visitors because of its food, art, and history. The city itself is likely to be central to the experience of the Olympic ...
第2271期:Grow Your Own Tea Plants Year-round(2)
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Heat in an oven or toaster oven set to 148 degrees Celsius (300 degrees Fahrenheit) for 10 to 15 minutes or until the leaves are completely dry. Brew ...
第2270期:Grow Your Own Tea Plants Year-round(1)
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
People who grow their own food are familiar with planting tomatoes, peppers, squash, herbs, berries and other common fruits and vegetables.种植自己...
第2269期:Japanese Scientists Make Robot Face ‘Smile’ with Lab-Grown Skin
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Japanese scientists have found a way to attach living skin tissue to robotic faces and make them "smile." This breakthrough could be helpful not only ...
第2268期:World's oldest cave art found showing humans and pig
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The discovery is important because it pushes back the time that modern humans first showed the ability for creative thought.这幅壁画的发现...
第2267期:What happens to our brain when we sleep?
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm knackered - have you got any tips for a good night's sleep?" Not only is sleep a common feature of our small talk, we've also...
第2266期:Ivory Coast Launches First Malaria Vaccine Program
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Health workers in Ivory Coast have launched the country’s first child vaccination program against malaria.科特迪瓦的卫生工作者启动了该...
第2265期:NASA Researchers End One-year Mars Habitat Missio(2)
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Commander Haston, a biologist, was the first to speak during a ceremony to mark the mission's end. "Hello. It's actually so wonderful just to be ...
第2264期:NASA Researchers End One-year Mars Habitat Mission(1)
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Four scientists have left a model Mars environment where they lived in isolation for more than a year.四名科学家离开了一个模拟火星环境...
第2263期:Man Regains his Voice with the Help of a rare Medical Operation
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
But cancer is the biggest reason for voice loss. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 12,600 people will be found to have some form of...
第2262期:Man Regains his Voice with the Help of a rare Medical Operation
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A man in the Northeastern state of Massachusetts has regained his voice after a rare operation.美国东北部马萨诸塞州的一名男子在一次罕...
第2261期:Household chores
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Richard: Yes, not very nice. 理查德：是的，不太好。Jackie: Well, some are nicer than others but some are very unpleasant. Um… ...
第2260期:Plastic money
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emily: Hello艾米丽：你好Jackie: So Emily, tell me first of all um… how many credit cards do you have?杰姬：那么艾米丽，首先告诉我...
第2259期:Scientists Find World’s Oldest Cave Painting in Indonesia
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known cave painting. The researchers used a laser to date the pa...
第2259a期:US Farmers Use Tree from India to Produce Proteins, Biofuel
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
American farmers are using an ancient tree from India to produce beans for making protein-rich foods and biofuels.美国农民正在使用一种来自...
第2258期:Artwork now most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He was an unknown 23-year-old working at a Cambridge bookstore when Thomas Taylor got a commission for the cover of a children's book. The author JK R...
第2257期:Feeding your gu
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that in your gut you have a teeming colony of microorganisms? You have literally trillions of the...
第2256期:How to Deal Safely with Poison Ivy in the Garden
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Experienced gardeners have likely learned to look out for poison ivy, a common plant found across North America, Europe and East Asia.经验...
第2255期:Epilepsy device fitted in boy's skull in world first
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deep brain stimulation has been tried before to treat childhood epilepsy, but the device is usually placed in the chest with electrodes...
第2254期:Forever chemicals
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Almost all of us have them in our body, they accumulate throughout our lives and they may be causing serious health conditions. They've been...