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The theory of plate tectonics describes the motions of the lithosphere, the comparatively rigid outer layer of the Earth that includes all the crust and part of the underlying mantle. The lithosphere(
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Plate Tectonics By Marilyn Christiano Broadcast: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: This is Science in the News, in VOA Special English. I'm Sarah Long. Graphic Image
Have you noticed that it's getting warmer and warmer every year? To put it simply that's because of air pollution. Scientists tell us that because of air pollution, the earth's heat cannot escape. Thi
The theory of plate tectonics describes the motions of the lithosphere, the comparatively rigid outer layer of the Earth that includes all the crust and part of the underlying mantle. The lithosphere(n.[地]岩石圈)is divided into a few dozen plates o
The theory of plate tectonics describes the motions of the lithosphere, the comparatively rigid outer layer of the Earth that includes all the crust and part of the underlying mantle. The lithosphere(n.[ 地 ] 岩石圈 )is divided into a few dozen p
Global Warming and Ozone 全球变暖和臭氧 Could the coming century bring a new threat to the ozone layer? Discover one scientist's model of the effect of global warming and greenhouse gases on ozone -- on today's Earth and Sky. DB: This is Earth and S
Jackie: Welcome to BBC Learning English dot com and another chance to hear Insight Plus - a series, first broadcast in 2001 that looks at the language of issues you hear about in the news. The earth is in danger. And some say the greatest threat is
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - The Moving Story of Plate Tectonics FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Scientists who study the Earth tell us the continents and ocean floors ar
By Scott Stearns White House 28 September 2007 President Bush says the challenges of global climate change are best addressed by each nation making its own choices about reducing emissions. VOA White House correspondent Scott Stearns reports, that is
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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 November 2007 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria reports nearly every family with children in Africa soon could have a bed net to protect against malaria. The Geneva-based Global Fund says it has delive
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HELSINKI, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Nokia Corp.'s global market share of mobile phones shrank(收缩) by 4 percent in the 4th quarter of 2010, the world's largest mobile phone maker said Thursday. Nokia said in its 2010 annual report that its global market
By Kurt Achin Jeju, South Korea 14 September 2007 Global warming is often in the news these days, usually in connection with changing, and sometimes destructive, weather patterns. But the World Health Organization says rising temperatures also have a
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BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- China will strive to become a leader in global shipbuilding by 2015, the country's industrial authority said Monday. Over the next three years, the industry's structure will become more rational, and its innovation and o
Earth is alone among the rocky planets in having tectonics, and why this should be is a bit of a mystery. It is not simply a matter of size or densityVenus is nearly a twin of Earth in these respects and yet has no tectonic activity. It is thoughttho
Australia, meanwhile, has been tilting and sinking. Over the past 100 million years as it has drifted north toward Asia, its leading edge has sunk by some six hundred feet. It appears that Indonesia is very slowly drowning, and dragging Australia dow