SSS 2010-12-27

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? As a bitter winter storm rages on the east coast, it's hard to knock being warm-blooded. But what about the metabolic cost of maintaining a high body-temperature? Well,

俄勒冈青蛙数量急剧减少的调查分析

21 俄勒冈青蛙数量急剧减少的调查分析 DATE=5-11-01 TITLE=ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Oregon Frog Study BYLINE=Cynthia Kirk （Start at 59

Alcohol Industry Accused of Misleading Public Over Cancer Risk

Scientists have accused the alcohol industry of misleading the public over the link between alcohol and cancer. Researchers looked at the websites of 28 global organizations representing the alcohol industry, and concluded that the vast majority dist

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-05-22

Do fungi hava a food fetish? When researchers map the fungal species living on the surface of human body, they found a skin on the feet harboured the most diverse fungal community. The work is in the Journal Nature. Our skin play host to a huge varie

SSS 2009-10-23

Some people eat to avoid being bored. Others to avoid doing something theyd rather not, like preparing a podcast. Now a report says we might eat to avoid fungi. Because warm-bloodedness, a condition that requires a lot of calories, may have evolved t

有声英文阅读-饮咖啡也要思源

Wake up and Smell the Coffee 饮咖啡也要思源 Some people cannot imagine starting the day without a cup of coffee. From the most fashionable cafes of Paris to the breakfast stands lining the stre

Tea May Help Fight Infection

Broadcast: April 30, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. American researchers say drinking tea may help strengthen the body's defense system against infection. Docto

VOA慢速英语2012 Health Report - Rare Fungal Meningitis Outbreak in United States

Health Report - Rare Fungal Meningitis Outbreak in United States From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. Health officials in the United States are attempting to contact patients who recently received steroid injection

VOA标准英语2010年-Scientists Unravel Chocolate's Genetic

Chocolate lovers around the world take note: two separate groups of scientists have unraveled the genetic code of your favorite sweet. It's good news for the millions of small farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America whose livelihoods depend on the

VOA标准英语2013--Serbian Scandal Highlights Fungal Poison Danger

Serbian Scandal Highlights Fungal Poison Danger Serbian Agriculture Minister Goran Knezevic says the countrys milk is safe to drink. Tests late last month had found aflatoxins in some milk at levels higher than permitted under a law passed two years

美国国家公共电台 NPR Victims Of Contaminated Steroids Still Hurting: 'My Life's Upside-Down'

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Hundreds of people around the country are still suffering medical complications from getting injections of tainted steroids produced at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy in 2012. The former head of New England Compounding Cent

E. coli infection cases rise sharply in Germany

BERLIN, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Germany's disease control center reported on Wednesday 365 new cases of the fatal enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), which marked a sharp rise since its outbreak in the middle of May. Twenty-five percent of the new cases inv

乔布斯传 第53期:计算机俱乐部(1)

The Homebrew Computer Club 家酿计算机倶乐部 The group became known as the Homebrew Computer Club, 新成立的组织叫做家酿计算机俱乐部， and it encapsulated the Whole Earth fusion between the counterculture and technology. 它如同

PBS高端访谈:关于南佛罗里达的寨卡恐慌

HARI SREENIVASAN: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today asked blood centers in two in Florida counties to suspend blood donations until each unit can be screened for the Zika virus. This comes as state health officials investigate four non-trav

60秒科学:Less Fungus among Us Warm-Blooded

Less Fungus among Us Warm-Blooded A study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases finds that one major advantage of being warm-blooded is that the great majority of fungi cannot infect us. Karen Hopkin reports Some people eat to avoid being bored. Othe

Bananas

Broadcast: Feb 11, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Recently, some concerns have been raised about the health of the world's banana plants. A number of media1 r

大学新生“自杀惨剧”谁之过？

The parents of a boy who killed himself in a suicide pact arranged over China`s most popular instant messaging service, QQ, are suing its owner, Shenzhen-based Tencent Holdings Ltd, in Zhejiang province, Qianjiang Evening News reported over the weeke

GRE作文高分从这里开始

新GRE考试中，作文总分是6分，如何取得GRE写作5分以上的好成绩呢?或许很多学生会对是否能得到这么高的分数持怀疑态度。那么请看下面的讲解。 首先是ISSUE部分评分标准：从最高6到0分。 S

学个词Learn a Word 第1328期 infection

今天我们要学的词是infection。 Infection, 感染。 MIT scientists are developing a new drug that might be able to fight any viral infection, 麻省理工大学的科学家正在研究一种新药，可能可以治疗任何病毒感染。 Re

留美老师带你每日说英文 第1128期:真菌感染

The fungal infection looks like fluffy grey clouds and gives corn a unique, mushroom-like flavor. 这种真菌感染看起来就像天空灰蒙蒙的云朵，让玉米吃起来带有类似蘑菇的独特风味。 学习重点： 1.fungal 真菌 (引起