Electric Fish 发电鱼 One way that Harold Zakon and his team find fish to study is to put electrical detectors into the bottom of murky streams in Venezuela. This works because certain fish emit pulses of electricity. Discover electric fish -- on tod

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Estrogen Mimics 雌性激素 It may not surprise you that pollution from chemical plants and farms can harm fish. But there's growing evidence that we're all hurting fish and frogs by what we flush down the drain. Discover estrogen mimics -- today on Ea

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Water Cycle 水循环 All the oceans on earth are salty, while inland water is typically fresh. How does water become salty? We'll answer a listener's question -- today on Earth and Sky. DB: This is Earth and Sky. We recently visited the Austin Childr

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Amazon Trends 亚马逊河流域 More than 1/3 of Earth's species -- and about 30% of the total living plants and animals on Earth -- live in the Amazon. Discover a noted scientist's perspective on the perils and promise of this region -- today on Earth a

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Spider Widows 蜘蛛寡妇 Spiders give many of us the shivers, though they usually leave people alone. Sometimes these spectacular predators instead prey on each other. Learn more about when spiders serve themselves as dinner -- today on Earth and Sky.

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Acid Rain 酸雨 Damage from acid rain is widespread - not just in eastern North America, but throughout Europe, Japan, China, and Southeast Asia. Is the rain that's falling on your umbrella acidic? A listener's question -- on today's Earth and Sky. J

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今天我们来看一看我搞砸了怎么说: I screwed up. 我搞砸了 还可以这么说: I messed up. I blew up.

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Fire Cycle 火灾规律 The El Nino phenomenon of 1997-98 unleashed torrential rain in some parts of the world, while creating abnormally dry conditions in others. And it sparked record numbers of wildfires. Learn more about climate and wildfire -- toda

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Global Warming and Ozone 全球变暖和臭氧 Could the coming century bring a new threat to the ozone layer? Discover one scientist's model of the effect of global warming and greenhouse gases on ozone -- on today's Earth and Sky. DB: This is Earth and S

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Climate Puzzles 气候之迷 Scientists who predict Earth's future climate wish they knew how climate has changed in the past few thousand years. Learn more about modeling global climate -- today on Earth and Sky. JB: This is Earth and Sky. Most scienti

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Titicaca Reedbeds 的的喀喀湖的芦苇地 An ancient lake high in the mountains of South America holds lessons about indigenous peoples and sustainability. Discover Lake Titicaca -- today on Earth and Sky. DB: This is Earth and Sky. Lake Titicaca is high

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Plant Signals 植物的语言 Can plants smell and taste in the same way that animals do? Can they talk to each other and to insects? Learn how scientists hope to unravel some of the mysteries of plant senses -- on today's Earth and Sky. JB: This is Eart

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Moon and Venus月球和金星 The planet Venus is now low in the west after sunset. It's not up for long after the sun goes down, but it's very, very bright. Learn how to see Venus tonight near Earth's companion moon -- today on Earth and Sky. JB: This i

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Aqua Technology 水资源监测科技 A new weather-monitoring satellite has been 30 years in the making, and some researchers think it's worth the wait. We'll speak with a scientist about the Aqua satellite -- on today's Earth and Sky. DB: This is Earth a

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Harvest Moon 秋分前后之满月 Right now, as seen from the northern hemisphere, the ecliptic -- or path of the sun, moon and planets -- makes a narrow angle with the evening horizon. Learn more about the ecliptic -- and the Harvest Moon -- today on Ear

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Galactic Rotation 银河系自转 Astronomers calculate there is ten times more matter in our Milky Way galaxy than we can actually see. Discover how the orbital motions of stars in the galaxy reveal dark matter -- on today's Earth and Sky. JB: I'm Joel

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Sierra Treeline 山脊树林 Could global warming allow forests to expand into higher elevations than they have reached in more than a thousand years? Learn more about studying alpine treelines -- today on Earth and Sky. JB: This is Earth and Sky. The h

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Scientists Find Most Earth-Like Planet Yet Discovered By Dana Demange, Cynthia Kirk, ... Broadcast: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA

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By Paul Sisco Washington 22 April 2008 Today, April 22 is Earth Day, a global event that began in 1970 and is credited by some with giving birth to the modern environmental movement. Earth Day grew from an annual event in the United States to a globa

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介绍: Chinese actress Ma Sichun (left) kisses actress Zhou Dongyu as they hold their trophies for Best Actress for their movie Soulmate during the 53rd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Nov 26, 2016. The Golden Horse Awards are among the most

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