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He cleared another field, and increased his acreage, because now his machinery allowed him to work more land with the same amount of effort. 因为农业机械化使得他付出同样的劳作,却可以耕种更多的土地。 But in Japan or China
The White House has submitted a formal request to Congress for an authorization to use military force in Syria. This after President Obama announced today he抣l seek congressional approval for a limited strike on Syria in response to an alleged chem
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- The Wordtree. It's a reverse dictionary that, through a series of branchings, takes you from an idea to a precise verb. An anthropologist named Henry Burger is the publisher. He
All humans involved to find certain female traits attractive across cultures because they signal a potential mate's reproductive potential. Right, Actually, a new study finds that cultural norms can also play a big part at least when it comes to big
This is Scientific American-Sixty Seconds Science. I'm Chris *. Got a minute? I'm guessing you brush twice a day, or aspire to. Our ancestors were a little less diligent. But that's a good thing for scientists, because ancient placode teeth are like
出生1932年1月16日美国,加利福尼亚州,旧金山逝世1985年12月27日 (53岁)卢旺达,火山国家公园公民权美国研究领域动物行为学,灵长类学任职于康奈尔大学,卡里索凯研究中心母校圣荷西州
Imagine that a partly decomposed body is found lying in the woods. Was the person murdered and how long could he have been dead? To find out, investigators come here, a place known as the Body Farm. This 2-acre compound at the University of Tennessee
In 1991, workers in New York City made a troubling discovery. 1991年,纽约市的工人有了一些令人不安的发现。 They found human bones. After examinations by experts, the remains were found to be of African-Americans, some of whom had
Ancient Finger Bone Found in Saudi Arabia is 90,000 Years Old A finger bone is pointing to what scientists are calling a new understanding of how ancient human beings came out of Africa and began settling the rest of the world. The middle bone of an
Greg Flakus | Houston 16 December 2009 Watch: Greg Flakus' video report Windows Media Gun battle on the streets of Juarez As 2009 comes to a close, drug-related violence in Mexico continues to rage along the border with the United States and in other
Indonesian Documentary Highlights Tribes Fighting Developers and Conservationists A new documentary about a school in a remote rainforest in Indonesia highlights how education is helping indigenous people to stand up for their rights. In addition to
Love is a Matter of the Brain While our thoughts and emotions seem like invisible, intangible things, these internal states can be inferred by monitoring blood flow in different parts of our brain using advanced imaging techniques. Neuroscientist Luc
Shark Fin Consumption Declines in Hong Kong Harvesting is what fishermen call the brutal act of cutting the fins off of living sharks and throwing the torso back into the ocean. Around 50 percent of all shark fins worldwide are traded through Hong Ko
Evans's is a talent so exceptional that Oliver Sacks, in An Anthropologist on Mars, devotes a passage to him in a chapter on autistic savantsquickly adding that there is no suggestion that he is autistic. Evans, who has not met Sacks, laughs at the s
According to the ABC News of October 20, a recent research has showed that the mythological date of the end of days may be off by 50 to 100 years。 To convert the ancient Mayan calendar to the Gregorian (or modern) calendar, scholars use a numerical
President Barack Obama has nominated Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank. Making the announcement Friday in the White House Rose Garden, President Obama said the World Bank is much more than just a bank. He called the inst
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: a big week for talkers and listeners. RS: This Thursday, millions of Americans will gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving -- or Turkey Day, as many call it. Tha
People who think about language talk about how the sounds of words bear no relation to objects in the world. Indeed, this has been a leading assumption in much of modern literary criticism, philosophy, and even linguistics. Not necessarily so, says B
Broadcast on COAST TO COAST: February 12, 2004 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- enough about politics, today we talk about love! RS: We were searching for a topic for Valentine's Day -- it's this Saturday, you
It's difficult to find a garment as widely embraced, worn and loved as jeans. The denim trousers are a staple of wardrobes around the world. But why? Anthropologist Danny Miller has just written a book on the subject. He says that in every country he