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Blizzardcam nearly met its match with the most playful bear it's ever encountered. The bear wanted to know how it worked. Blizzardcam deployed snowballcam as a decoy. This was the polar bears' favorite spy camera and this young male was no exception.
Scientists investigating the icy waters of Antarctica said on Tuesday they collected mysterious creatures including giant sea spiders and huge worms from the murky depths. Australian experts taking part in an international program to take a census of
THE UNKNOWN SOUTHERN LAND The unknown southern land was an imaginary continent, appearing on European maps from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century. It was first put there by a Greek map maker in the first century AD. He believed that south of t
2005.09上海市英语中级口译资格证书第一阶段考试 SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST(45 minutes) Part A: Spot Dictation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of t
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Even in ancient times, people liked to eat lettuce. Egyptians and Romans served the green, leafy vegetable at the end of dinner. Now, people in some countries start the meal with lettuce as part of
In the sprawling grounds of China's Forbidden City, once home to the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, one small shop is in the midst of a brewing controversy----Starbucks, that poster child for American mass marketing and a growing num
Egypt's Release of Journalist Welcomed, With Caution LONDON The release of Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste from a jail in Cairo has been greeted as a small step forward for basic rights in Egypt. But two of his colleagues remain behind bars. The j
Individually we are weak, like a single twig but as a bundle we form a mighty faggot. 一人拾柴火不旺,众人拾柴火焰高。《辛普森一家》 图片1
If all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger. I should not seem a part of it. 如果你不在了,无论这个世界有多么好,它在我眼里也只是一片荒漠,而我就像是一个孤魂野鬼。
By Zulima Palacio Washington 16 October 2007 As the world's population grows, the need to ensure food safety from farms to fork has become a major international concern, with most of the attention focused on livestock. Producer Zulima Palacio talked
By Kane Farabaugh Kangerlussuak, Greenland 24 July 2007 Greenland's glaciersshow evidence of global warming Periods of global warming and cooling have caused the terrain of Greenland to change over time -- part of the natural process of the Earth's e
By Carol Pearson Washington 22 May 2007 Doctors in the United States are seeing more infections from parasites normally found in developing countries. These infections could be prevented, contained or cured, but the problem is, many American doctors
Spain Denies Seeking Bank Bailout Across Spain, banks gave billions of dollars to property developers trying to cash in. They are left with huge debts. The government is already nationalizing the ailing lender, Bankia, at an estimated cost of more th
Members of the international Friends of the Earth group hold Israeli and Jordanian flags as they row kayaks in the Jordan River near Kibbutz Gesher (file photo) The Israeli government and environmentalists are sparring over one of the most important
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This is a historic day in South Korea. Just hours ago, lawmakers there voted to impeach their president, Park Geun-hye. She's been mired in a corruption scandal that has sent millions of people into the streets to protest. Now, t
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The story of the Titanic that most people know is pretty straightforward - unsinkable ship sets sail. Ship hits iceberg. Ship sinks. A new documentary suggests an extra wrinkle in that 104-year-old story. The claim is that a coal
All U.S. Blood Donations Should Be Screened For Zika, FDA Says play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0003:33repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash p
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 31 October 2007 At a Nairobi-based orphanage for baby elephants, the animals are seen as lovable beasts in desperate need of protection. But across Kenya, adult elephants are better known as overgrown garden pests that trample
A fishing boat with 42 men on board sank in cold Antarctic waters early this morning. Only 20 men were rescued, by another South Korean fishing boat. Five bodies were recovered. Another 17 men are missing. The boat was fishing for toothfish. This is
Indian stock markets have plunged sharply as worries about the global financial systems rock the world. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the Indian market was among the hardest hit in Asia. An onlooker reacts as he watches stock prices on a s