The Magic Powers of Indoor Plants Common indoor plants may prove to be a valuable weapon in the fight against rising levels of indoor air pollution. Those plants in your office or home are not only de

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A Vietnamese blogger, honored by the United States for her activism, has been officially charged by the government of Vietnam. Me Nam, or Mother Mushroom, faces three charges related to conducting propaganda against the government, VOA Vietnamese rep

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Why Are Americans so Angry? Americans are angry and growing more frustrated, but the reasons are mixed. At shopping day sales, they fight over who gets the biggest television. At their childrens soccer games, they attack the coach if their team is no

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You want an example of something toxic? Take a look over my shoulder here. That red sludge spilled out of a reservoir at an aluminum plant on Monday. This happened in the European nation of Hungary. This stuff is toxic. Around 250 people had to leave

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? In the insect world, bright reds, oranges and yellows can be a warning: Eat me at your own risk, pal. Because colorful bugs can be toxic, they often get their

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Algae seem harmless enough. These precursors to plants thrive throughout the world's waters. But these single-celled plants have global consequences. We can thank them for oxygen in the atmosphere, oil in the lithosphere as well as dead zones in the

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. They say you should take the bitter with the sweet. But if you're not a big fan of bitter, chemists have just the loophole for you. Oh, you'll still have

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[全屏观看] 点击右键- 另存为 可保存这个Flash影片 Description: Theres a runaway train headed your way and its loaded with a cargo of toxic chemicals! Can you build track fast enough to guide it through towns and avoid massive destruct

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Whale Deaths On the Rise in Alaska 阿拉斯加鲸鱼死亡数量有所上升 American scientists have reported a sharp increase in the number of dead whales found in the Gulf of Alaska. From May through August, 30 whales washed up along the coast of

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AS IT IS 2016-01-19 Sierra Leone Investigates Foreign Waste Agreement 塞拉利昂调查接收外国垃圾协议 The government of Sierra Leone is investigating an agreement to import waste from Lebanon. The agreement permits the import of non-hazard

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From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Garlic is one of the most common cooking ingredients around the world. Many dishes in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas use this strong-flavored vegetable. Garlic is similar to other

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AS IT IS 2016-04-26 Chernobyl, Risky Still, Thirty Years Later 切尔诺贝利三十年后风险仍在 Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the worlds worst nuclear accident. The effects of the disaster are still felt today.

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AS IT IS 2016-09-06 Water Pollution Puts Over 300 Million at Risk 超过3亿人面临水污染风险 More than 300 million people in Africa, Asia and Latin America are at risk of life-threatening diseases such as cholera and typhoid. The reason: Poll

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Standing in the near darkness, I remember feeling this quick, hot fear, 记得当时站在几乎是一片黑暗当中我刹那间感到一阵强烈的恐惧, and in that instant, I could only imagine what it must be like to be trapped in that hell.

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文本: I can't believe everybody else is gone, and we're stuck here doing this. Eew, this has a really toxic plastic smell. Give me that. Max, are you huffing a ketchup bottle? Mmhmm. I'm hoping it kills the brain cells that'll remember I'm stuck

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From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Nicole Lapin. Thanks so much for checking in with us today. Here's a look at what's happening right Now In The News. CNN has just learned that Mitt Romney will officially endorse his former rival in the Republican

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GWEN IFILL:The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new rules today to curb mercury emissions from the nation's power plants. The standards apply to roughly 600 coal- or oil-fueled power facilities. They will have to either reduce their emissions

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If your hair is uber thick, curly, orfrizzy, or you're just not that into your texture, you might have consideredgetting your hair chemically straightened. But the pricey salon services haverecently come under fire for causing some super-scary side e

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The scent of a new car can be enticing in showrooms, and even intoxicating in its appeal. Theres a good reason for that. That new car smell comes from an assortment of chemicals, some of which can be highly toxic. 展厅中的新车会散发出迷人的

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While experts are developing 'greener' alternative fuel sources, a group of undergrads are creating a more natural one. 当专家们还在研发更环保的燃料时,一群在校生已经开始制作一种天然的燃料。 The team is working towa

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