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AILSA CHANG, HOST: Scientists say they have solved a mystery about the Zika virus. They think they've figured out why the virus became a global threat all of a sudden and started causing severe birth defects. As NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff reports, the

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A major police operation is underway in Sydney's inner west. A number of streets have been blocked off around the Chinese consulate in Camperdown. It follows reports of a robbery in the area. Gunshots were heard early this morning and it's believed o

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-There are at least pieces of evidence which show really serious impacts from levels of neonicotinoids that bees, wild bees could be exposed to in wild environment.And the arguement against the ban was laid out by one of the pesticide manufacturers.

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Hello. My name is Birke Baehr, and Im 11 years old. I came here today to talk about whats wrong with our food system. First of all, I would like to say that Im really amazed at how easily kids are led to believe all the marketing and advertising on T

【英语语言学习】我们的食品加工生产过程到底哪里出了问题

Hello. My name is Birke Baehr, and I'm 11 years old. I came here today to talk about what's wrong with our food system. First of all, I would like to say that I'm really amazed at how easily kids are led to believe all the marketing and advertising o

有声英文阅读-为科学而献身

Sacrificed to Science? Professor Colin Blakemore works at Oxford University Medical School doing research into eye problems and believes that animal research has given humans many benefits: The use of

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1. A fast-burning fire destroyed most of the cargo section in Istanbul's International Airport. Thousands of people had to be evacuated. Three suffered smoke inhalation . Authorities have rule d out t

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1. South Carolina Coroner's Office says a combination of smoke inhalation and burns killed the nine firefighters inside a burning furniture store in Charleston. They died after the roof collapsed on top of them. Investigators say arson is not suspec

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有些说明书较详细地介绍药品的药理作用（Pharmacological Actions）。其内容主要包括药理作用、临床药理（Clinical Parmacology）、体外试验（in vitro experiments）、药物代谢（Metabolism）、药效（Potenc

清华学生的“PX百度词条保卫战”

In defense of science, truth Bi Xiaotian acquired a new habit recently. Every time he opens his web browser, he checks the entry of paraxylene (PX) on Baidu Baike. As one of the participants in correcting the Baidu entry in early April, the 22-year-o

职场人际：有礼貌就是王道吗？

People are naturally destructive. They alter conversations, divulge pointless information, and spread toxicity in their wake. Such individuals dont deserve polite treatment. 人都具有消极的天性，容易改变立场，散布无意义的信息，

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Hello. My name is Birke Baehr, and I'm 11 years old. I came here today to talk about what's wrong with our food system. First of all, I would like to say that I'm really amazed at how easily kids are led to believe all the marketing and advertising o

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A fire started in the engine of a truck, 100m deep in a gold mine in Waihi at 5am this morning. Twenty-eight men were working in the mine at the time, some of them 300m underground. They immediately went to a safety chamber which is a large metal she

改变生活从远离那些不靠谱的朋友开始

朋友有毒，用白话说就是狐朋狗友，如果你总和这些朋友厮混在一起，你的生活永远是一团糟。 Toxic friends complicate your life. These people are more than a nuisance, theyre parasitic. Precious time slips away as yo

科学家将污染物变成打印机墨水

Anirudh Sharma doesn't just want to pull harmful carbon from the air. He wants to offer a cheaper alternative to the exorbitant costs of ordinary printer ink. 阿尼鲁德夏尔马不仅想除掉空气中的有害炭物质，还希望创造一种更便

Impacts of Air Pollution on Birds

They're often considered scavenging pests, but Australia's native White Ibis is helping scientists understand the impact of urban life on wildlife. These long-legged birds are a barometer of Sydney's environmental health. Our reporter Li Dong has the

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Absurdly, he was excluded from a 1971 National Research Council panel appointed to investigate the dangers of atmospheric lead poisoning even though he was by now unquestionably the leading expert on atmospheric lead. 荒唐的是，一个美国研究委