MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: This Memorial Day, my co-host Ari Shapiro brings us a story of one of the lives that was shaped by the Vietnam War. We begin at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial here in Washington as evening falls. ARI SHAPIRO, BYLINE: By this t

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

Plants can pull carbon dioxide, the planet warming greenhouse gas, out of earth's atmosphere. But these aren't the only living organisms that affect carbon dioxide levels and thus global warming. Nope, I'm not talking about humans. Humble sea otters

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Unit 66 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill The Exxon Valdez departed from the Trans Alaska Pipeline terminal at 9:12 pm March 23, 1989. After passing through Valdez Narrows, pilot Murphy left the vessel and Captain Hazelwood radioed the Coast Guard to report the

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Illegal Ivory Trade Found in Burma Town 缅甸小镇被发现象牙交易 An undercover team of conservationists has found thousands of pieces of pieces of ivory being sold openly in a town in Burma, also known as Myanmar. The town is on the border w

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Whales, seals and walruses stay warm in chilly water because they have a thick layer of blubber. We humans rely on something like blubberneoprene rubber wet suitsto spend time in cold water. But the thick versions for really icy water are heavy and u

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Maria?I'm at a phone booth at the Nature Center.I've done the interview. 玛丽亚?我在自然中心的电话亭里,我已经做了采访.. You want another story? 你想要其它的报道? I don't think there are any other stories here,Maria.

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This female grew up on the lake, so she knows where to take the cubs for a very special trip. Yellowstone cutthroat trout are massing in the mouth of the stream that feeds the lake. They are preparing for their annual spawning. But the trout must wai

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Overfishing Whales and the Environment 过度捕鲸与环境 Until recently, when scientists studied changes in open-ocean ecosystems, they looked at changes in the bottom of the food chain that gradually make their way to the top, like food shortage

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Seabird Feathers Reveal Less-Resilient Ocean Today we have sophisticated buoys packed with instruments, and robotic underwater drones. But a more than a century ago the seas were surveyed by different types of autonomous data-gathering instruments. W

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These facts will bring a smile to your face. I guarantee these will make a world of a difference to your mood. Here are some happy facts to brighten up your day. 这些事情是会让你微笑的。我保证这些照片能让你的心情大不相同,

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