This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. The plague is most famous for killing tens of millions of people all over Europe in the 1300s. Plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis. And th

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(八)月

Ive been right not to cry. The station is swarming with reporters with their insectlike cameras trained directly on my face. But Ive had a lot of practice at wiping my face clean of emotions and I do this now. I catch a glimpse of myself on the telev

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如何通过《新概念英语》全面提高英语能力 主讲:江博不错,有空可以看看。 一. 激情(passion):英语学习中唯一理性的动力。 1. 学习语言需要激情。人生需要激情。成功需要激情。自信来自

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Want to Be a Detective? Escape Rooms May Help WASHINGTON The timer is running. People have 60 minutes to escape from a room they paid to be locked inside of. It is a game with clues that are spread throughout the room. And there is no starting point.

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It's a well-known fact that yawning is contagious and can spread around a room in a matter of seconds, but it turns out the phenomenon is more common among women. 众所周知,打哈欠是会传染的,一个房间里的人陆续打哈欠,也就是

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In 1996,56 volunteers took part in a study to test a new pain killer called Trivaricaine. 1996年,56个志愿者参加了一项研究,测试一种名叫Trivaricaine的止痛药。 On each subject, one index finger was covered in the new painkille

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So this is my niece. Her name is Yahli. She is nine months old. 这是我的侄女。她叫Yahli。她只有九个月大。 Her mum is a doctor, and her dad is a lawyer. 她妈妈是一名医生,爸爸是一名律师。 By the time Yahli goes to co

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An 'eternal summer' created by home heating and lighting may be disrupting seasonal rhythms in the human body with the risk of illness or even premature death, researchers say. 研究人员指出,由家庭供暖和照明设备创造的永恒夏日可

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Science and technology 科学技术 Nanotechnology 纳米技术 A fab result 生物工厂 A novel way of making computer memories, using bacteria 制造计算机存储器的新奇方法:使用细菌 FOR half a century, the essence of progress in th

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Disney fans brace yourself - there is a real life version of the house from Up. 迪士尼粉丝站稳了!现实版的《飞屋环游记》来了。 Hot air ballooning enthusiast Simon Askey has taken to the skies in an inflatable wonder that mimics

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CANBERRA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Australian scientist on Wednesday said his international research team has discovered the trick on how butterfly learn to change its wing pattern to avoid being eaten by birds. The Amazonian butterfly, Heliconius numata,

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While all of our homes could probably use a good cleaning out every once in awhile--and there are certain things you should get rid of immediately--there are some items that might be worth hanging onto. For example, these 9 everyday items aren't nece

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A California company that makes unmanned drone aircraft for the U.S. military has unveiled a tiny flying drone that looks like a hummingbird(蜂鸟). The airborne spy is part of a new kind of military technology that also has civilian uses. Several y

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Oh, were you ne'er a schoolboy, 噢,还记得你曾是个小男生吗? And did you never train, 还记得你曾日夜操练, And feel that swelling of the heart 感到血脉贲张满怀豪情, You ne'er can feel again? 那种感觉如今已消失

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A robotic elephant trunk and an electronic jellyfish are just some of the robots on show at a fair designed to inspire young people. It's hoped that the Worldskills 2011 fair will give insights into the future for the next generation of robotics expe

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Drinky the robot can drink you under the table, but you'll never have to worry about him getting out of control. 这个名叫drinky的小机器人能把你灌醉,不过你完全不用担心他会喝醉酒失去控制。 The automated drinking buddy

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From the haircut to the hand gestures and even the ears, this President Obama lookalike has definitely got his act down to a tee. 从发型到手势,甚至是耳朵,长相酷似美国总统奥巴马的他所有动作都(模仿的)惟妙惟肖。

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The thing about premature babies is that they are premature, meaning that they don't get to spend as much time in the womb developing as they should. This means that when they are born, there is risks and dangers with regards to their development, an

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Science and technology. 科技。 Nanotechnology. 纳米技术。 A fab result. 生物工厂。 A novel way of making computer memories, using bacteria. 制造计算机存储器的新奇方法:使用细菌。 FOR half a century, the essence of prog

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Egg The star of Easterpainted, dyed, gilded in silver and gold, blown empty and hung on trees--is the egg. Legends abound about this symbol of life. Around the world they are brought to church, given as gifts, hidden for the benefit of children and e

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