According to the study, rats have decimated seabird populations across 90 percent of the worlds island archipelagos. Professor Nick Graham of Lancaster University in Britain says at a recent visit at the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean, there

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British Columbia is the third largest Canadian provinces, both in area and population. It is nearly 1.5 times as large as Texas, and extends 800 miles(1,280km) north from the United States border. It

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The Chinese government is protesting a trip made by a group of Japanese activists to the Diaoyu islands. Su Yi has more. China's foreign ministry is calling the trip by the Japanese activists illegal and troublemaking. Foreign ministry spokesperson H

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Tuesday night, the Leeward Islands in the eastern Caribbean took another hit from an Atlantic Hurricane. This one is named Maria and it's powerful. And the 24 hours before it started lashing the islands of Martinique and Dominica, this hurricane had

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In his youth Charles Darwin enjoyed all the freedom to experiment and do whatever he liked. The study of physics, chemistry, and later botany, was his hobby. At the age of 22, Darwin was invited to join the scientific expedition on the Beagle. During

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Researchers have made some interesting discoveries near Antarctica. A team of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey and University of Hamburg have published the first comprehensive inventory of sea and land animals near the tip of the Antarct

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The financial problems in the US are a worry not just to the United States. Many countries throughout the world will be affected. How will New Zealand be affected? Both the Prime Minister, Helen Clark, and the leader of the National Party, John Key,

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Jack opened his eyes. A gentle wind brushedagainst his skin. It smelled sweet and fresh. Annie looked out the window. Nice! she said. Jack looked out, too. The tree house had landed ontop of a tall palm tree. The palm tree was at the edgeof a flowery

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Experts Meet to Understand Decrease in Humpback Whales Off Hawaii Every winter, thousands of humpback whales migrate from Alaska to the warmer waters near the Hawaiian Islands. There, they have sex and give birth before making their return trip north

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Katia: Hello Felipe, how are you? Felipe: Hello, I'm fine thank you and you? Katia: Good. Listen I was reading about the Galapagos and I think that you might know a lot more than what I can find in the books. Can you tell me a little bit more about G

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US President Barack Obama says that the countrys mutual security treaty with Japan applies to the Diaoyu islands, which are at the center of a territorial dispute between Japan and China. In a statement made ahead of his visit to Japan, Obama said th

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A NASA image shows Hurricane Earl - now a powerful Category 4 storm - as it passes over the Leeward Islands and barrels toward the US coast, 31 Aug 2010 U.S. officials say Hurricane Earl is expected to bring severe weather and possible flooding to so

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Ukrainian government has held talks on the potential decentralization of power in Kiev. The meeting is part of a peace plan crafted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. As part of the meeting, Ukraine's central authorities have

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The recent upsurge in tension between China and its neighbours has sparked concerns over stability in the region. And criticism from the U.S. is also raising tensions. Five trillion dollars of ship-borne trade passes through the South China Sea each

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By Joseph Popiolkowski Hong Kong 11 July 2007 An obscure and non-fatal disease has been spreading among some Western Pacific islands. Joseph Popiolkowski reports from Hong Kong warmer weather and heavy rains have led to an increase in mosquito-borne

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EXPLORATIONS - Dry Tortugas National Park Is Deep In History, Natural Beauty FAITH LAPIDUS: Im Faith Lapidus. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And Im Christopher Cruise with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we visit one of the most unusual nati

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A major earthquake 8.3 on the Richter scale followed by a tsunami, struck Samoa around 7am this morning. The tsunami hit the south coast of Samoa and destroyed holiday resorts and a new hospital as well as many homes. People ran to high hills but som

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The more than 50 volumes of photographed archives were made public on Thursday as the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences showcased its latest progress in the research about the history of the South China Sea. The documents were collected by Professor

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Captain Nemo didn't reply but signaled me to follow him to the main lounge. 尼摩船长并不答话,他对我做个手势,要我跟他到客厅中去。 The Nautilus sank a few meters beneath the waves, and the panels opened. 诺第留斯号潜入

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