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AP 2010-10-30

1. Investigators are conducting tests to determine if a shooting at a Marine Corps recruiting station is connected to recent shootings at the Pentagon and National Marine Corps Museum. The FBI says the same gun was used to shoot at the Pentagon and t

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JUDY WOODRUFF: The Great Barrier Reef along the coast of Australia is considered one of the greatest natural wonders of the world. It actually consists of more than 2,900 smaller reefs and 900 islands and countless species of fish. But its health and

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Even the dirt on the ground is likely making climate change worse, a new study finds. Researchers have shown that warmer temperatures are heating the soil, which is causing microbes to become more active and release more of the soils carbon into the

VOA慢速英语2018--Highly Prized Fish Makes a Return

Wildlife experts are reporting increasing numbers of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic bluefins are highly-prized by the fishing industry. The fish can weigh up to 454 kilograms. Its meat is often used in sushi products sold at Ja

SSS 2008-07-02

This is Scientific American's 60-second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This'll just take a minute. Methane is a greenhouse gas that traps heat even better than carbon dioxide. It comes from a variety of sources, including fossil fuel production and even

SSS 2009-09-10

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration [NOAA], spends most of its time trying to understand and predict changes in the environment, along with conserving and managing coastal and marine resources. But its scientific expertise also just made

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VOA标准英语2010年-Some US National Parks Threatened by G

The director of US National Parks says more than 40 parks and wildlife refuges on the Gulf of Mexico could be affected by the BP oil spill. He said there is no clear end to the spill at this point but he downplayed the potential impact when the slick

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Off the coast of Boston, scientists scan the horizon for something largehumpback whales. In the busy waters of the Stellwagen Bank, National Marine Sanctuary, whales must navigate around submerged fishing gear. And on the surface, collisions to the s

AGRICULTURE REPORT - U.S. Seeks to Increase Ocean Fish Farmi

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New research suggests agriculture has greatly increased the amount of dust blowing off of West Africa, the world's largest source of atmospheric dust, and may have been one factor driving the decrease in rainfall in the region over the past several c

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The twilight zone refers to the area between 100 and 1000 metres deep where a small amount of sunlight can still penetrate. The region is packed with ocean life that plays a key role in keeping atmospheric carbon-dioxide levels 30-percent lower than

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One of the oddities of our solar system is that the Sun burns about 25 percent more brightly now than when the solar system was young. 现在太阳燃烧的旺度，要比太阳系形成之初强了大约25%，这是我们太阳系的怪事之一。