A hundred years ago, there are one and a half billion people on earth. Now, over six billion crowd our fragile planet. But even so, there are still places barely touched by humanity. This series will take you to the last wildernesses and show you the

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THE UNKNOWN SOUTHERN LAND The unknown southern land was an imaginary continent, appearing on European maps from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. It was first put there by a Greek map maker in the first century AD. He believed that south of t

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By Paul Sisco Washington 28 February 2007 watch International Polar Year Thursday, March 1st, is the official start of the International Polar Year. The international research and educational effort officially runs till March 2008. At least 50,000 s

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Plan to Create Worlds Largest Marine Reserve Off Antarctica Fails 建立世界最大的南极洲海洋保护区计划失败 Despite a decade of negotiations, talks to create the worlds largest marine reserve in waters off Antarctica broke down Friday

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The snowmobiles and the helicopter were bothparked on the slope. The scientists and journalistsstood talking with Nancy and Pete. Oh, no! Annie said, grabbing Jack. What aboutPenny? We're not supposed to have a penguin! They'lltake her away!Jack put

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PalaceJack was sitting at the computer in the living room. He was doing research on penguins for a schoolproject. His mom and dad were cooking in thekitchen. Jack could smell bread baking in the ovenand spaghetti sauce bubbling on top of the stove. J

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Well done, Teddy said softly. Indeed, said Kathleen, smiling at Jack and Annie. Morgan smiled at them, too. Thank you for yourfour secrets, she said. You're welcome, said Annie. But we're notexactly sure what the fourth secret is.I told Annie I don't

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Welcome to Antarctica, said Annie. Jack and Annie were bundled in cold-weather gear. They both wore snow pants, gloves, boots withspikes, and thick red parkas with hoods. Gogglescovered their eyes, and wool masks covered theirmouths and noses. A hike

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Muppets, Penguins and Vampires Take a Big Bite of Movie Sales DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today, we tell about some of the major Hollywood movies, showing in theaters now

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If you're heading to Oslo, be prepared to shell out lots of krone. It's now the most expensive city in the world. That according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's bi-annual Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, Oslo has dethroned Tokyo, which held the

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The Polar Bear's Dinner by Chris Rose So, Im a polar bear, right? Got that? A polar bear. Not one of those brown bears that live in forests and on mountains. One of those big white ones, you know, surely. Where do I live? On an iceberg of course, not

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 11 June 2007 A new animated family film dips into the high thrills world of 'big wave' surfing; but these athletes are not the usual tanned, muscular icons of the beach. They are penguins. Surfing penguins. Alan Silverman

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Across the country, hundreds of cities are making their pitch to Amazon. City officials have until Thursday to convince Amazon to open their second headquarters in their town. At stake - potentially 50,000 jobs and $5 billion wor

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: New York's Times Square has been called the crossroads of the world. A new tourist attraction there displays much of the world under one roof. Models of Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas populated by tiny model humans, moving

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Every summer over 40 million penguins take to the southern ocean to feed. They're joined by thousands of whales,minks are the most numerous. They all come here to harvest the richest ocean on earth. Carrying on south, we have our first glimpse of t

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