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大伙肯定都觉得大象怕老鼠...其实不然，大象真正怕的居然是蜜蜂! Don: Hey Yal, have you ever heard that old wives' tale about how elephants are afraid of small rodents like mice and rats? Yal: Yeah, Don. But like many old wive

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This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I am Karen Hopkin, this will just take a minute. Most school kids know that snakes can see with their noses, Vipers in particular have these organs on their noggins that allow them to see heat which he

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(WA) Human populations near the equator have evolved dark skin over many generations because of exposure to the fierce rays of the Sun. A similar phenomenon has also occurred in other parts of the animal kingdom. The African grass mouse is a good ex

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Science and technology. 科技。 Animal testing. 动物实验。 Be nice to mice. 善待小鼠。 and they may return the favour. 它们可能会知恩图报。 Home, sweet home. 家，舒适的家。 ONLY one drug of every ten successfully tested i

英语博客：ESL Podcast 814 – Getting Rid of Bugs and Rodents

Apartment Manager: This is the one-bedroom apartment we have for rent. Let me show you around. Sherin: Wait! Did you see that? It looked like a mouse or a rat. Apartment Manager: There arent any rodents or any other vermin in this apartment complex.

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What you eat affects more than physical health. Two new studies have added to the growing evidence linking the stomach and the brain. In a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers studied how junk food can trigger ad

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This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute？ Heres a possible blood pressure remedy. But its only for those who can stand the heat. Its capsaicin, the active ingredient in peppers like habaneros that should pro

中国科学家发现肥胖“秘密”

Chinese scientists discover gut bacteria linked with obesity Obesity could be caused by bacterial infection rather than eating too much, exercising too little or genetics, according to a study that could have profound implications for public health s

家有小孩 慎养宠物

Reptiles, monkeys, rodents and other exotic pets are growing in popularity but should be discouraged in homes with small children or people with immune system problems, according to a report published on Monday. While pediatricians know about pet-rel

吃剩快餐贻鼠患？

Fast Food Scraps Threaten Rat Plague? Britain is facing a sharp rise in its rat population as growing numbers of people leave fast food scraps in the street, an environment group warned. Keep Britain

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Getting Rid of Bugs and Rodents Apartment Manager: This is the one-bedroom apartment we have for rent. Let me show you around. Sherin: Wait! Did you see that? It looked like a mouse or a rat. Apartment Manager: There arent any rodents or any other ve

动物对话：你自己最伟大

动物对话：你自己最伟大 A small rat to climb out of the yard from the room to see hanging in the air， radiation with a dazzling sun． It can not help， said： The sun father－in－law， you are really great！ Sun said： The older s

亚马逊测试无人机送货

NEW YORK - Amazon.com is working on a way to get customers their goods in 30 minutes or less by drone. The world's largest e-commerce company said it's working on the so-called Prime Air unmanned aircraft project in its research and development labs.

啤酒不算酒 揭秘你不知道的俄罗斯

Do they really have bears as pets in Russia? Do they swim in icy water? Do they still play balalaikas and never ever smile to foreigners? Here you may learn something new about this weird country Russia. 俄国人真的把熊当成宠物吗？他们在

Researchers Stumble Across Hair Growth Treatment

Researchers have stumbled across what may turn out to be a miracle（奇迹） treatment for hair loss in humans. The scientists were investigating how stress affects the digestive system when they made the discovery. The team at the University of Ca

澳大利亚蜘蛛或是全球最快捕食者

Australian Spider May be Worlds Fastest 澳大利亚蜘蛛或是全球最快捕食者 Australia is home to many unknown species. Researchers now say that it may be home to the worlds fastest lunging predator. The karaops spider is a small and flat sp

《星球大战》中尤达的原型是眼镜猴？

Dr Myron Shekell from Washington University believes Yoda in Star Wars was based on the tiny tarsier due to its huge eyes, tiny frame and the fact that it speaks a secret language. 华盛顿大学的麦伦谢凯尔博士认为，《星球大战》中的

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Rodents and Insects commis: What is the problem? What is the matter (1) ? What is wrong (2) ? chef: There are (3) rodents in the kitchen. There are rats in the kitchen. There are mice (4) in the kitchen. There are insects in the kitchen. There are co

经济学人344:动物实验 善待小鼠

Science and technology 科学技术 Animal testing 动物实验 Be nice to mice 善待小鼠 and they may return the favour 或许它们会报以恩情 ONLY one drug of every ten successfully tested in laboratory animals ends up working in people. 在动

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