Unit 64 The Story of Corn Before 1492, when Columbus discovered America, no one living in Europe knew corn existed. Up to this time, corn grew only in the Americas. Scientists believed corn was originally cultivated by Indians in the highlands of Mex

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By Michael Bowman Washington, DC 14 December 2006 watch News Media Ownership report TV anchor Setareh Derakhshesh With the exception of one domestic broadcasting network, the U.S. news media are privately owned and operated, and always have been. Ye

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This is All Things Considered. I'm Michelle Norris. Phone calls from Sweden woke up two American scientists this morning, John Hall and Roy Glauber. They will share the Nobel Prize for Physics with a German Researcher Theodor Haensch. All three worke

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Wolves have been cast as villains in stories -- almost since there have been stories. Jesus warned against them in the Bible; Little Red Riding Hood was tormented by one. They've been favorite symbols of evil from Aesop to Prokofieff. A new document

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 09 October 2006 The U.S. military had little reaction to Monday's North Korean claim that it had conducted a nuclear test. But one senior official said it does not change existing contingency plans, and a Washington-based analy

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'The Monuments Men' Brings History to Life 《古迹卫士》把历史带到生活中 Is art worth risking life and limb for? This question lies at the heart of George Clooneys WWII drama The Monuments Men. The film, directed and co-written by the ac

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I mean, these guys were, frankly dumb as a fence post. Sauroposeidon does almost everything by instinct, including rearing or more accurately not rearing its children. It may seem cruel to just dig a hole and leave your eggs and wander on, but its a

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How Full Is That Glass? 杯有多满? How does the shape of a glass affect how much you drink? A scientist set out to examine just this, and the results are rather astounding . Whatever the age of the subjects, they consistently poured more juice i

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Forensics 辩论术/ 法医学 A murder has been committed. The scene of the crime is a secluded area. There were no witnesses , and the body is considerably decayed . As the chief investigator, you have a suspect who was in town a week ago. But to c

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 07 February 2008 India is sticking its position that it cannot make any binding commitments on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Anjana Pasricha reports on an international conference on sustainable development being hel

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