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Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, and experts believe poor diet is behind half of all cases.  肠癌是英国第四大最常见的癌症，而专家认为引起一半肠癌病例背后的原因都是不健康的饮食习惯。  Researchers at Oxford University, funded by Cancer Research UK, looked at data from more than half a million UK women over more than 16 years. It found that those with an extra 300 mi...

How often do you go to the park? Is it part of your everyday life, or a trip that you plan? Many large urban parks are situated far from where people live, meaning they are a destination for planned visits rather than everyday life. For example, only 14% of the population of Los Angeles have a park within walking distance. Also, the distribution of such parks is often relatively unequal, meaning t...

Arjun Gopalaswamy is an ecologist who knows how to measure wildlife populations. He said that estimates from India’s official tiger observation program have been undependable. He said some of the numbers in the study are much higher than past estimates of tiger populations from the same datasets. But he added that the study's findings seem to have corrected a data problem noted repeatedly by scien...

A recent study says India has doubled its tiger population in 12 years.  最近的一项研究表明，印度在12年内已将其老虎人口翻了一番。  Researchers said the gain came from efforts to protect the big cats from hunters, and to protect against the loss of tiger habitat and prey, among other things.  研究人员说，收益来自保护大猫免受猎人的努力，并防止老虎栖息地和猎物的丧失等。  The Natio...

But the joint operation between British Airways and Air France suffered several business difficulties that led to the decision to stop flying the supersonic planes. Some of the difficulties were linked to publicity about a deadly Concorde crash in 2000. That incident involved an Air France airliner crashing shortly after taking off from Paris. The crash claimed a total of 113 lives.  但是，英...

An experimental aircraft developed by a private American company broke the sound barrier during a recent flight test.  一家美国私人公司开发的实验飞机在最近的飞行测试中打破了声音障碍。 California-based company Boom Supersonic built the plane, named XB-1. The company said the aircraft reached a speed of Mach 1.05 during a test on January 28. The test flight operated from the Mojave Air & Sp...

Japan's space agency says it successfully launched a navigation satellite on its new H3 rocket. The latest launch on February 2 took place as the country aims to develop a more precise positioning system.  日本航天局表示，它成功地在其新的H3火箭上推出了导航卫星。2月2日的最新发布会是该国旨在开发更精确的定位系统的。  The H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki 6 satellite lifted off from the Taneg...

A new study warns that millions of Europeans could die from heat-related causes by the end of the century.  一项新的研究警告说，到本世纪末，数百万欧洲人可能死于与热有关的原因。  The study was based on computer simulations of predicted climate activity in 854 different European cities. It found that extreme temperatures, mostly heat, could kill as many as 2.3 million people in Europe by 2...

The dinosaur tracks were first discovered by a worker at the quarry. Scientists have now unearthed 200 huge footprints criss-crossing the limestone floor. They were made by two different types of dinosaurs. Giant long-necked sauropods left one-metre-wide circular prints, while smaller three-toed marks were created by the carnivorous Megalosaurus.  这些恐龙的足迹最初被一名采石场的工人发现。科...

At school you're surrounded by people your own age. Of course you spend a lot of time with them, and so some of the best friendships are forged at school. But later in life, it's easy to lose touch – you work full-time, maybe start a family, and your old friends might be scattered across the country or even the world. A 2016 study in Finland found that after the age of 25, the number of friends so...

A group of sheep on farmland in the American state of Texas work together to complete a job: eating the grass growing beneath hundreds of solar panels.  美国得克萨斯州农田里的一群羊共同完成一项工作：吃掉数百块太阳能电池板下生长的草。  Sheep have become a symbol of a growing solar industry as large-scale solar farms appear across the United States.  由于大型太阳能农场出现在美国，绵羊...

In many parts of the world, winter brings cold temperatures and, in some places, snowfall. For people who like planting things, gardening may seem far away.  在世界许多地方，冬季气温寒冷，有些地方还会降雪。对于喜欢种植东西的人来说，园艺似乎很遥远。  However, during winter weather, there are still things a gardener can do to prepare for the spring. Gardening expert Jessica Damiano recentl...

Archeological research has uncovered another treasure of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii: a large private bathhouse.  考古研究发现了古罗马城市庞贝城的另一个宝藏：一个大型的私人浴室。  The explosion of Mount Vesuvius in 70 AD buried Pompeii in thick ash, wreckage, and lava, or hot liquid rock. Archeologists are continuing to find remains of the city under the ground.  维苏威山（Mou...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned a chemical widely used to color some food products red. The ban of the coloring chemical, called dye, came nearly 35 years after it was removed from skin products because of a possible cancer risk.  美国食品和药物管理局 (FDA) 已禁止使用一种广泛用于将某些食品染成红色的化学物质。这种名为染料的着色化学物质因可能存在癌症风险而被从皮肤产品中去...

Meta’s new Community Notes system is similar to the method used by the social media service X. A statement by Meta said changes to this system will have to be made by users, not anyone from the company.  Meta 的新社区注释系统与社交媒体服务 X 使用的方法类似。Meta 的一份声明表示，对该系统的更改必须由用户而不是公司的任何人进行。  Meta said, “Just like they do on X, Community Notes will requ...

Facebook parent company Meta recently announced changes to the way it tries to identify misinformation and harmful material published on its social media services.  Facebook 母公司 Meta 最近宣布改变其识别社交媒体服务上发布的错误信息和有害材料的方式。  Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg explained in a video that the company had decided to make the changes because the old system had produced “too...

"If you can't do that, then you should probably go see a physical therapist," he said. A physical therapist treats people with conditions or injuries that affect body movement.  “如果你做不到，那么你可能应该去看物理治疗师，”他说。物理治疗师治疗患有影响身体运动的病症或损伤的人。  Another at-home test is called TUG, for "timed up and go." Hartley suggests doing this test with supervision....

To age well, doctors say we should remember the importance of good balance. It matters when you wash yourself, put clothing on and, generally, move around in your home and elsewhere. As we age, good balance permits us to live more independently.  医生说，要健康地老去，我们应该记住良好平衡的重要性。您何时洗澡、穿衣服以及在家中和其他地方四处走动都很重要。随着年龄的增长，良好的平衡使我们能够更独...

Humpback whales are known for having one of the longest migrations of any mammal, migrating from their summer feeding grounds to breed in warmer waters closer to the equator.  座头鲸是哺乳动物中迁徙距离最长的物种，并以此闻名，它们从夏季的觅食地迁徙到靠近赤道的温暖水域进行繁殖。  But international researchers say this adult male humpback had one of the longest and most unusual migrations...

There are two types of people: those who would jump from a plane, hungry to feel the rush of adrenaline in those moments before the parachute opens up, and those who would rather not tempt fate, and instead find pleasure in remaining safely on firm ground, perhaps enjoying a nice view. An extreme sport is one where a small mistake could result in a serious injury, even death. What is it that separ...

Fistfights over a flat-screen TV, hours in a queue for cookware, arguments over air-fryers. Why is it that discounts and deals can turn a simple shopping trip into a rampage through a retail park? What is it that makes a bargain so irresistible?  为了平板电视而打架，为了购买炊具排几个小时的队，为了空气炸锅而争吵。为什么折扣和优惠可以将一次简单的购物之旅变成一场零售公园的横冲直撞？是什么让讨价...

Buddhist nuns in Nepal are once again performing martial arts for the public after a five-year break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.  尼泊尔的佛教尼姑在因新冠肺炎 (COVID-19) 大流行而中断五年后，再次为公众表演武术。  The women recently put on a show for onlookers at their religious community, called a monastery, outside the capital Kathmandu. The performance was attended by reporters fro...

Even as temperatures kept dropping in China’s northeastern “ice city” of Harbin, excitement rose among a group of swimmers who enjoy jumping into freezing waters.  尽管中国东北“冰城”哈尔滨的气温持续下降，一群喜欢跳入冰冷水域的游泳者却兴奋不已。  The daily event, known as ice swimming, is a winter tradition in Harbin. Swimmers train daily throughout the year to get their bodies ready for...

Greenland is the world’s largest island and a self-governed territory of Denmark. About 57,000 people live there, mainly along its coasts. Most of Greenland lies north of the Arctic Circle, under thick sheets of ice.  格陵兰岛是世界上最大的岛屿，也是丹麦的自治领土。大约有 57,000 人居住在那里，主要居住在沿海地区。格陵兰岛的大部分地区位于北极圈以北，覆盖着厚厚的冰层。  The island plays a l...