Fewer Creatures in Future Oceans Could Provide Less Food 海洋生物大量减少在未来只能提供更少的食物 Warming oceans will cause big changes in the biodiversity of sea life. That is a finding from the largest study ever of marine plant

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(九)月

The Grand Canyon: A Sight Beyond Words EDITOR'S NOTE: This year, the U.S. National Park Service turns 100. Americans 28th President, Woodrow Wilson, formed the National Park Service in 1916 to protect the wild and wonderful landscapes in the United S

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More Surprises from the Deep Sea Researchers hired to study part of the deep sea floor of the Pacific Ocean found a surprising number of new animal species. Scientists at the University of Hawaii at Manoa studied a 900-square-kilometer area in the ea

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Whales Never Die on the Ocean Floor 鲸鱼不会死在海底 Their calls can be haunting. Their size can take your breath away. And their worlds are dark and quiet. Whales! There are many different species of these huge, warm-blooded, air breathing m

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保护夏威夷岛上的濒危鸟类 Of the world's nearly 9,900 bird species, 13 percent - one in eight - are threatened with extinction, according to BirdLife International. Among them are two Hawaiian honeycreepers - tiny birds that live in the fo

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And we're replacing that with the largest industrial project in the history of the world, 将它转变成史上最大的工业项目, which is producing the most high-carbon greenhouse gas emitting oil in the world. 生产温室气体排放量最大的

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A recently discovered species of frogfish(襞鱼科) has been dubbed(授予称号) the psychedelic(引起幻觉的) fish because of the swirl of beige(米黄色的)and peach(桃红色的) zebra stripes that run from its blue eyes to its tail. Histiop

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Human demands on natural resources have doubled in under 50 years and are now outstripping(超过) what the Earth can provide by more than half, a new report has warned. And humanity carries on(继续) as it is in use of resources, globally i

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Have you ever said, I know it like the back of my hand? Well, how well do you know the back of your hand? Or the back of your knee? Or behind your ears? Probably not as well as scientists at the National Institutes of Health who just completed a sur

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DNA Testing to Help Sharks Keep Fins In a study in the journal Endangered Species Research, shark fins on sale were shown to be from a specific region in which shark populations have collapsed, evidence that may help change fishing regulations. Cynth

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Science and technology 科学技术 Sociable spiders 社会性蜘蛛 Come into my parlour 欢迎来做客 A strange example of co-operative behaviour in arachnids 一种懂得合作的不寻常的蜘蛛 SPIDERS are known for many things. 蜘蛛为人熟

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Science and technology 科学技术 Genetically modified tree 转基因树木 Into the wildwood 进军森林 A GM species may soon be liberated deliberately 一种转基因树木不久或将大量种植,但很审慎 ONCE upon a time, according to f

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Science and technology 科学技术 Palaeontology 古生物学 Remember the tooth 牙齿的痕迹 A link is made in an ancient ecosystem 古代生态系统中的线索 WHO ate whom in the food chains of the past is rarely clear. 在古代谁以吃谁为

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A mysterious animal species which looks like a mix of a horse and a deer was recently spotted in rural China. 最近在中国的乡村地区,有一个看起来像马和鹿的混合体的神秘物种被发现了。 This was the first time Chinese fo

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Nearly half the species on the planet are failing to cope with global warming the world has already experienced, according to an alarming new study that suggests the sixth mass extinction of animal life in the Earth's history could take place in as l

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It may seem hard to believe that such an unusual looking animal has remained hidden for so long. 世界上存在如此相貌罕见而不为人知的动物,这似乎有点难以置信。 But scientists have only just discovered a new species of elep

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Scientists have discovered a new species of gibbon living in south-west Chinas rainforests. 科学家在中国西南地区的热带雨林里发现了新的长臂猿品种。 Although scientists had been studying the primate for some time new research

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Hawaiian monk seal births are on the rise, according to The Marine Mammal Center. 据海洋哺乳动物中心称,僧海豹出生率在上升。 The species is considered critically endangered, with fewer than 1,200 individuals left in the wild. Sci

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1. Why that two-timing! 为什么那么不专情。 2. Don't let it get you down. There are plenty of fish in the sea。 别让这件事影响你的情绪。天涯何处无芳草。 3. Are you cheating on me? Because I've been hearing some rumors。 你

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Forget Nessie: there's another insidious creature living in the waters of Scotland. The story starts in the streams and lakes of the northwestern United States, where North American signal crayfish are a familiar sight. Turn over a rock and you may w

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