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Lots of studies suggested limited quantities of alcohol, like one drink a day can benefit your cardiovascular helth. But for the tiny worm C. elegans, dilute b is a valuable f of ease. It actually doubles their lifespan, according to a study in the j

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. How do baby coral find a new home in the open ocean? They listenvery closelyfor reef sounds. Scientists at the University of Bristol in England had alrea

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Plastic-Eating Worms May Cut Pollution

Researchers may have found an unusual way to reduce plastic pollution, one bite at a time. It turns out that the common wax worm can eat plastic. Also known as the Galleria mellonella, these worms may help reduce the waste caused by plastic bags. Eac

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This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. Thisll just take a minute. When is an ant like a piece of fruit? When its infected by a parasite. Researchers affiliated with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute discovered t

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Fruit flies are pretty small. But they laugh at a species of fly recently discovered in Thailand. Dubbed Euryplatea nanaknihali, this member of the phorid fly family is less than half a millimeter longa fifth the size of a fruit fly. But before you o

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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week, we will tell about a plan to stop the disease malaria in Africa by twenty fifteen. We will also tell about a change of leade

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By Franz Wild Abidjan 06 July 2006 People from several sides of Ivory Coast's conflict are disappointed at the results of a meeting between the government and rebels that was chaired by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. Franz Wild reports for VOA f

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Bugs can be eaten whole to make up a meal or ground into flour, powder, and paste to add to food. 虫子能够被整个食用，或者被研磨成细粉粗粉和糊状来加在食物里。 But it's not all about taste. They're also healthy. 虫子不只

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The parents of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo have ended their appeals in the federal court system following another ruling against them by a three-judge panel in Atlanta, Georgia. The Florida Circuit Court Judge who ruled to disconnect their daughter's

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The reef was left high and dry, exposed to air and harsh sun. A trillion tiny creatures died in their own homes. For the coral, it was an apocalypse. When the ice age ended, the sea came back and submerged the dead reef. But what brought it back to l

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—2

Where every plant and animal helps sustain the whole.The waste from parrot fish cements the reef. Stinging anemones provide a haven to the vulnerable. Even killers play their part, preventing a population explosion that would destroy this fragile eco

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Insects Eating Your Crops? Call on a LadybugBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. There are lots of i

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A Tasmanian farmer-couple recently discovered what might just be the worlds woolliest sheep. Theyve named the super-fluffy creature Shaun. As it turns out, Shaun has never had his coat cut, and it is at least half-a-meter thick now. In fact he appear

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Kate Voegele是MySpace Records签约的创作型歌手，这位年轻的女孩来自俄亥俄州，今年21岁，在高中时期，她就已经参加大型演出。她于2007年5月22日发行她的首张专辑。在1月22日播出的中她首次现身，扮演被身为音乐人的女主角发掘的新人Mia。 Kate的声音拥有一种穿透心灵

2007年VOA标准英语-Ivorians Seek Justice for Illegal Toxic Waste D

By Phuong Tran Dakar 11 January 2007 Some victims of last year's toxic waste dumping in Ivory Coast are staging a hunger strike to demand promised government compensation, while others are joining lawsuits. At least 10 people died, and thousands wer

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Forget Nessie: there's another insidious creature living in the waters of Scotland. The story starts in the streams and lakes of the northwestern United States, where North American signal crayfish are a familiar sight. Turn over a rock and you may w

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【英文原文】 Sometimes the biggest finds are the smallest finds. Researchers examining a segment of siltstone taken from ground along the Beardmore glacier in Antarctica found something unexpected. They found a fly. Well, not exactly a fly. The