Palau to Ban Sunscreen to Try to Save its Coral Reefs The Pacific nation of Palau will soon ban many types of sunscreen in an effort to protect its coral reefs. 太平洋岛国帕劳将很快禁止使用多种类型的防晒霜,以保护珊瑚礁。

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The Aldens sat on their front porch after dinner, talking softly. Watch was curled on a pillow, and Benny petted him as they talked. Mr. Munsey has been away, said Jessie. He couldnt have tried to break into the house. And he didnt tell Dirk Grey or

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 99 The Finders Keepers Mystery

The next morning, Violet reported the theft to Melanie at breakfast. The counselors expression was grim as she noted the time that the girls had visited the classroom building. Somebody really worked fast, she said. I closed up half an hour earlier.

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 41 The Mystery of the Hidden B

The next morning, the girls spotted Melanie in the cafeteria and told her about the mysterious boat they had heard during the night. Ill have to report this, Melanie said. She looked very serious. No one is allowed to take boats out at night not even

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That about wraps it up, Nick, a pale man with sandy hair said a few minutes later. He was standing at the edge of the shore, watching as another officer handcuffed Katherine Kelly, and helped her into a police patrol boat. I know you! Benny said. I m

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This bleaching occurs because corals can only live in a narrow temperature range, healthy corals get their color from microscopic algae living in their tissues, these manufacture food for the corals by photosynthesis, but when the temperature rises j

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Transcript (by myconsent, for reference only) Scientists on Thursday released results of a landmark study to record the diversity of life in and around Australia s reefs. The scientists from the Census of Marine Life have reported finding hundreds o

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It was only three days after Thanksgiving. The Santa Ana winds had returned to Los Angeles for the weekend. Fire crews were on the alert throughout the county, ready for more fires. Just a month earlier, 20 fires had occurred throughout four southern

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How do baby coral find a new home in the open ocean? They listen very closelyfor reef sounds. Scientists at the University of Bristol in England had already discovered in the last few years that baby fish who live among coral use sound to find the re

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Living Coral: 2019 Color of the Year Comes from the Sea A company known for shaping trends in color design has announced its color of the year for 2019. The winning color is called Living Coral. It is based on the look of healthy coral reefs in the w

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By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 23 August 2006 watch Iraq Christians report The news media often focus on the conflict between Shi'ites and Sunni Muslims in Iraq. But there are other ethnic and religious groups under attack. The small Christian communit

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Scientist Fights for Coral Reefs, Makes Science Fun 科学家致力于保护珊瑚礁,让科学变得更有趣 The language used by scientists to explain complex ideas can be difficult and -- well, lets face it -- sometimes boring. 科学家用来解

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-It's all exciting to see a large animal in the sea, and of course, the turtles are very iconic species in marine world. And I'm surrounded around this life. Hundreds and hundreds of turtles are in the water column above me, passing over the reef's c

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Like these sea fans, the last frontier of life on the reef. The divers reach their target-- a massive ridge, 190 feet down. Here, the air they are breathing is under pressure, squeezed down so that there's more gas in every lungful. They have to hope

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Conservation In Timor-Leste Timor-Leste is home to a rich variety of marine life and sits within the Coral Triangle, one of the most important areas in the world for coral and marine biodiversity. Covering just two percent of the global ocean, the Co

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The United States Justice Department is dropping its legal action against Apple, saying it is cracking the encryption on a smart phone used by one of the radical Islamists who shot dead 14 people in San Bernardino last December. David Lee reports. Fo

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Shirley: So you said Paul Bunyan is famous. How do people know about him. Is he in childrens story books or do you learn about him at school? Jake: Yes, both. At school I remember having maybe a Paul Bunyan day. Its not an actual national holiday but

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Conseil, like me, had stopped before this splendid sight. 对着这灿烂的美景,康塞尔跟我一样惊奇地欣赏。 Obviously, in the presence of these zoophyte and mollusk specimens, the fine lad was classifying his head off. 显然,这个守

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Captain Nemo didn't reply but signaled me to follow him to the main lounge. 尼摩船长并不答话,他对我做个手势,要我跟他到客厅中去。 The Nautilus sank a few meters beneath the waves, and the panels opened. 诺第留斯号潜入

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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: Amongst its many initiatives, the island resort has established a system for energy conservation, coral and endangered species protection, solid waste management, and dedication to guiding and en

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