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Hi there, I'm Sonali from the BBC World News for Children. Coming up: A train crash in India has killed 65 people. Brazil's footballers are set to play Tanzania and Zimbabwe. And frogs cause traffic chaos in Greece. First - at least 65 people have di
If you find yourself away from a city, spend an hour looking up on any clear, moonless night. You're bound to see a few brilliant shooting stars. These actually have nothing to do with stars: They're meteors, and if your viewing conditions are good,
Frost-free Freeze Physics 昇華是指一种物质从固态不经过液态直接转化为气态的过程,是物质在温度和气压低于三相点的时候发生的一种物态变化。与昇華相反的过程称做凝華,指物质从气态直接变
The Color of Lint 绒线的颜色 You go to the local laundromat to do your wash.In the spinning barrel full of sudsy water you load clothes of all colors: a bright red tee-shirt, blue jeans, a green bandanna. The original mix of clothing is as multi
Clouds in the Kitchen 厨房飘着的云朵 Fill a kettle with water, then turn on the burner. In a while, your kettle will start belching white billowy stuff into the air. What is this stuff? Steam? Actually, no. Steam is water thats heated to two h
南极地衣 南极地衣是地球上最古老的植物之一,是一类原始型的低等植物,它能适应南极洲那种沙漠般的干燥和极度寒冷的环境,所以它是分布最广、种类最多的南极土著植物。它主要分布于
Cant Sleep? Warm Your Hands! 睡不着?暖暖手吧! Ya?l: You okay, Don? Don: Sorry,Ya?l . I've been having trouble sleeping lately. Y: Have you tried thinking warm thoughts about your hands and feet? D: Uh,No. Why would I wanna do that? Y: Beca
The Most Successful Species on Earth 地球上最成功的物种 For many scientists, a species success is measured by sheer numbers. In that case, the most successful species known to man is a type of bacterium known as S-A-R-11, or SAR-11 for short
Whats That in the Sky? 不明飞行物 In his book Cosmos , the late scientist Carl Sagan talks about the way in which the earth is regularly struck by material from outer space. These collision s with space debris can be minoras in a shooting star o
Duct Tape and Wart s 管状胶带和疣 Have you ever used duct tape to tape a duct ? Do you even know what a duct is? Maybe not. But you definitely know what duct tape is, and youve probably used it to fix everything from glasses to flashlights. Now
Making Contact 为什么戴隐形眼镜看东西更清楚? Don:I get contact lenses to replace my glasses and its like Im seeing the world through new eyes. Its miraculous ! Yal: Acutlly, Don, there is nothing miraculous about it. D: Who tell? Y: W
A Scientist in the Locker Room How do you improve at any sport? You train, train, train. But how you train is just as important as how much. Armed with the science of exercise physiology, todays olympic-class coaches design sophisticated programs for
Camels 骆驼,被称做为沙漠之舟,它能够忍耐干燥酷热的环境,并且可以在水源极其缺乏的浩瀚沙漠里长途跋涉,是人们沙漠之旅中不可缺少的伙伴.那么,人们是不是真的了解骆驼呢?曾经有两位美国科
Havent We Met 面孔失认症是一种神经心理性疾病,表现为对熟悉面孔的识别能力降低或丧失。一般来讲,面孔失认症病人不能再认出以往熟悉的知名人士及亲朋好友的面孔 。虽然面孔失认症病人
What Makes Hybrid Cars So Efficient ? 最快的车是什么? Don : Hybrid cars are known as hybrid s because they use an electric motor to augment the performance of a small, efficient gasoline engine. But this isnt the only reason hybrid s are mor
Hi there, I'm Sonali from the BBC World News for Children Team. It's Friday the 4th of June. Coming up..... McDonald's has pulled Shrek glasses over health fears. There's been a massive fire in Bangladesh. And Stosur reaches the French Open final in
Some methods of preserving food are easy to understand. For example, it's easy to see that freezing your food, or packing it in salt, would make it inhospitable to the microbes which would otherwise cause it to spoil. You might wonder, however, about
It's a common enough sound in summer, after the wind finally picks up on a hot and humid afternoon, as the rain starts spattering down in big, fat drops--you're in for a full-blown thunderstorm. It's much less common in winter, even during a snow sto
Squirrel vs. Snake So lets say youre a common ground squirrel. Just for a moment, pretend youre minding your own business, searching for seeds, doing whatever it is that squirrels like to do. Then, suddenly, out from behind a bush slithers a huge, si
Y: I noticed that fish have holes that look like nostrils, does that mean they can smell? D: Smell, or olfaction, as scientists call it, is an important sense for many fish. Those little holes that look like nostrils are called nares. Nares dont lead