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The preservation of embryos and juveniles is a rate occurrence in the fossil record. The tiny, delicate skeletons are usually scattered by scavengers or destroyed by weathering before they can be foss
Every six months, I visit my dentist for a regular dental check up. At the dentist's office, a dental assistant will bring me into one of their private patient rooms and x-ray my teeth and gums to detect any problems inside my teeth. Then, the dentis
Rare Minerals May Be in North Korea 稀有矿物质可能在朝鲜发现 Hello and welcome back. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we are going to talk about something that is worth a lot of money, and it is buried in the ground. Were not exactly go
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have an investigation this morning of drug companies gaming a system designed to help desperate patients. It's a story of orphan drugs. DAVID GREENE, HOST: These are life-saving drugs that pharmaceutical firms don't develop be
Rare but Deadly By Susan Brink /2005, U.S. News World Report . All rights reserved with permission. Distributed by Tribune Media Services International. Simple, cheap blood tests could save thousands
Pre-Listening Vocabulary rare: not common irrational: not reasonable classified: grouped by like qualities provoke: to excite or bother a living thing and cause a reaction initiate: to be the one to start something delicacy: a type of food that is ra
By Malcolm Brown Washington 09 October 2007 A collection of newly available photographs is shedding fresh light on those who carried out the Nazi holocaust. The public now has the chance to see the contents of an album, thought to have belonged to a
Nicholas Willis has won a bronze medal in the men's 1500-meter race at the Beijing Olympics. He is one of many athletes who lives in the United States but was born in another country. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on the middle distance runner from N
By David Byrd Washington 29 May 2008 For most Americans, badminton is a backyard game played at parties and barbecues. But for Eva Lee, it is very serious - she is one of five members of the U.S. Badminton team that will be competing for gold at the
Rare Violins Play Starring Role in Concert Stradivarius instruments, especially Stradivarius violins, are known the world over for their exquisite beauty, unparalleled craftsmanship and extraordinary sound. Six of the rare instruments are owned by th
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Scientists have developed a better test for a very rare brain disease. And as NPR's Rae Ellen Bichell reports, this test could lead to new ways to diagnose more common diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. RAE ELLEN BICHELL,
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Maybe you've seen the film Jurassic Park, and you remember that scene where the Tyrannosaurus rex escapes its pen and attacks guests at the theme park. You might remember those imposing teeth. Well, in real life, the T. rex had th
In A Rare Speech, Japan's Emperor Hints At Abdicating STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The emperor of Japan was once considered a god. That status ended after World War II. And this next story shows the symbolic head of state has ordinary human desires. He's hin
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: All right, earlier this year, special counsel Robert Mueller indicted a Russian troll farm known as the Internet Research Agency. We are now learning more about Russia's influence campaign on social media against the United S
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- China's restrictions on rare earth exports are justified and are in line with World Trade Organization rules, Shen Danyang, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said Thursday. The policy aims to protect resources and
China is the world's largest producer and exporter of rare-earths. These are elements which are critical to the manufacturing of high-tech products, including smartphones, wind turbines and car batteries, among other things. However, the rare-earth i
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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Centuries ago in the Middle Ages, religious scribes labored over lavishly illustrated books. Most of these illuminated manuscripts were made by anonymous artists. Now scientists say they have a new kind of evidence that could revea
Two extremely rare Bengal white tiger cubs have been born at the wildlife center of the Czech Republic's Liberec Zoo, and are proving popular with visitors. These tiger cubs weigh 6 kilos 13 pounds, and were born two months ago. White tigers are the