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Experienced gardeners have likely learned to look out for poison ivy, a common plant found across North America, Europe and East Asia. 经验丰富的园丁可能已经学会了留意毒藤，这是一种在北美、欧洲和东亚常见的植物。 While this green, leafy plant is not life-threatening, it can cause severe skin reactions in many people. 虽然这种绿色多叶植物不会危及生命，但它可能会导致许多人出现严重的皮肤反应...

Deep brain  stimulation  has been tried before to treat childhood epilepsy, but the device is usually placed in the chest with  electrodes  running up the neck. The hope is by putting a rechargeable  neurostimulator  in a patient's skull, it will reduce  complications  such as the  leads  breaking or eroding. 虽然此前尝试过用脑深部刺激来治疗儿童癫...

Almost all of us have them in our body, they  accumulate  throughout our lives and they may be causing serious health conditions. They've been called 'forever chemicals', but what are they, where do they come from, and what can we do about them? 几乎我们所有人的体内都有它们，它们在我们的一生中不断积累，可能会导致严重的健康问题。 它们被称为“永远的化学物质”，但它们是什么，它们从哪里来，我...

Such  superbugs  now kill more than a million people around the world each year. 目前这种超级细菌每年导致全球一百多万人死亡。 The test works in  urinary tract infections . Put a  sample  in the machine and within 15 minutes, it says whether the infection is caused by  bacteria . And within 45 minutes, it tells doctors the best treatment to use. 该测试适用于泌尿道感染...

Have you ever wondered what your unique  body odour  says about you? Turns out, quite a lot! From your health to your genetics, we can learn a lot from  taking a whiff  of your odour. Your  scent  is a complex mix of information, and we humans are pretty good at reading it. So, what secrets are revealed from our scent, and why do we mostly choose to ignore them? 您是...

Han Seung-hoon is an assistant professor at the Academy of Korean Studies, a research center under the Ministry of Education. Han says that younger shamans who live in the city connect well with their younger followers. These people are facing economic difficulties and are looking for help. 韩承勋是韩国学研究院的一名助理教授，这是一所隶属于教育部的研究中心。韩说，居住在城市的年轻巫师与他们的年轻追...

In South Korea, the prayer table of Lee Kyoung-hyun looks similar to those of Korean shamans from hundreds of years ago. It has statues of Buddha and local gods, candles, and incense. 在韩国，李京贤的祈祷桌看起来与几百年前韩国巫师的祈祷桌类似。桌上有佛像和地方神祇的雕像、蜡烛和香。 The 29-year-old shaman may use traditional prayer objects, but Lee reaches her followers in a modern way: through soc...

Researchers are seeking to learn why bird flu kills some animals quickly but causes only moderate illness in others. 研究人员正在寻求了解为什么禽流感会迅速杀死某些动物，而对其他动物只造成轻度疾病。 In recent years, bird flu is believed to have killed millions of wild and domestic birds worldwide. Other animals such as seals, cats, dogs, and cows have also been infected. 近年来，据信禽流感已经在全...

The city of Denver built a total of 160 small structures. Denver’s mayor Mike Johnston told the Associated Press (AP) that it took about six months to complete them. Each unit costs $25,000, he said. One thousand converted hotel units cost about $100,000 each. 丹佛市共建了160个小型结构。丹佛市市长迈克·约翰斯顿告诉美联社，这些建筑大约花了六个月时间完成。他说，每个单元花费25000美元。一千个改造后的酒...

Some U.S. cities are building housing, called “micro communities,” that is meant to combat increasing homelessness. The housing units in these communities are small and built quickly. 一些美国城市正在建设名为“微社区”的住房，旨在应对日益严重的无家可归现象。这些社区的住房单元很小并且建造迅速。 Unlike group shelters, micro communities give each homeless person his or her own living space. Officials s...

A species of wild cat in Europe that was almost extinct, or about to disappear, over 20 years ago has returned.   二十多年前，欧洲的一种几近灭绝或即将消失的野猫物种已经回归。 Last week, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) declared that the Iberian lynx is no longer an endangered species. Native to Spain and Portugal, the wild cats are medium-sized with different sha...

A mysterious rising structure has been discovered in a rural desert area in the western American state of Nevada. 在美国西部内华达州的一个农村沙漠地区发现了一个神秘的上升结构。 The tall, pillar-shaped object is being described as a monolith. Images suggest it is made of metallic material and its surface is reflective. 这个高大的柱状物体被描述为一块独石。从图片上看，它似乎是由金属材料制成，表面具有...

Researchers have made what they call a “spectacular” finding at the Mount Vernon home of America’s first president: almost 30 bottles of preserved fruit. 研究人员在美国第一任总统的家——弗农山庄发现了他们称之为“壮观”的发现：近30瓶保存完好的水果。 The bottles of cherries and berries were preserved in storage areas in the cellar of George Washington’s home near the Potomac River. 这些瓶装的樱桃和浆果...

A common subject for British mystery stories is a death at a seaside community. 英国悬疑故事的一个常见主题是海滨社区的死亡事件。 But in the northeastern state of Maine, mysterious, real deaths happened — although the victims were trees that blocked the view from a wealthy family’s summer home. 但在美国东北部的缅因州，发生了一些神秘的真实死亡事件——不过受害者是一些挡住富人度假屋视线的树木。 The stor...

The American space agency NASA says a huge star explosion is expected to light up the night sky later this year. NASA describes it as a “once-in-a-lifetime” event. 美国航天局NASA表示，预计今年晚些时候会有一次巨大的恒星爆炸，将照亮夜空。NASA将其描述为“一生一次”的事件。 The event is known as a nova. It happens when changes to a star cause it to release a large amount of energy and it becomes very br...

The  profile  and popularity of women's football has  soared  in recent years. But most products are still  predominantly  designed for men. This even includes football boots. 近年来，女子足球的受关注程度和人气都大幅上升。但大多数足球产品仍主要为男性设计，其中还包括足球靴。 Women's feet are not the same shape as men's – they also move differently on the pitch – so wea...

Today we continue our series of expert suggestions for academic writing. Our guest is Jennifer Ahern-Dodson, assistant professor of the Practice in Writing Studies at Duke University in North Carolina. 今天我们继续我们的学术写作专家建议系列。今天的嘉宾是来自北卡罗来纳州杜克大学的写作研究实践助理教授珍妮弗·埃亨-多德森。 Ms. Ahern-Dodson starts a conversation with both students and professors planni...

When voters go to the polls in Brighton, England on July 4, they will get the chance to elect what some people are calling the first artificial intelligence (AI) lawmaker. 当英国布莱顿的选民在7月4日去投票时，他们将有机会选举出被一些人称为首位人工智能（AI）议员的人。 Businessman Steve Endacott is running to represent his area as a member of Britain’s Parliament. During his campaign, he has used AI...

Childhood cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux and three other American civilians went to space in 2021. They travelled in a mission called Inspiration4 for the private company SpaceX. 童年癌症幸存者海莉·阿尔塞诺和另外三名美国平民于2021年进入太空。他们参加了私人公司SpaceX的名为Inspiration4的任务。 The four-member crew made history as the first all-civilian team to orbit Earth. But they also provided t...

A new study suggests that people infected with COVID-19 in the past may receive protection against some kinds of common colds. 一项新的研究表明，以前感染过COVID-19的人可能会对某些类型的普通感冒产生保护作用。 COVID-19 is one of several coronaviruses known to affect humans. The new research found that past COVID-19 infections can lower the risk of getting colds caused by other coronaviruses. Studies...

Millions of years ago, a huge and powerful hunter flew in the skies above a former sea in what is now Australia. Its large mouth and long, pointed teeth captured fish and other sea life. 几百万年前，一种巨大的强大猎手在如今的澳大利亚上空的一个古老海洋上空飞行。它的大嘴和长而尖的牙齿捕捉鱼类和其他海洋生物。 Scientists in Australia recently announced the discovery of fossil remains of the animal, na...

Crohn's disease and  ulcerative   colitis  are the most common forms of  inflammatory bowel disease . One part of the  immune system , called  macrophages , is highly  implicated .  克罗恩病和溃疡性结肠炎是最常见的炎症性肠病。人体免疫系统中巨噬细胞与病因密切相关。 The researchers at the Francis Crick Institute discovered the macrophages master&nbsp...

If you could time travel, would you visit the past or the future? You could find your  ancestors ,  descendants , or experience life when dinosaurs roamed your back garden. It sounds  otherworldly , but scientists have looked into whether time travel is actually possible. 如果你可以穿越，你会去过去还是未来？ 您可以找到您的祖先、后代，或者体验恐龙在您的后花园漫步时的生活。 这听起来很...

Once a year, millions of Muslims from all over the world travel to Saudi Arabia, to complete an important religious duty called Hajj. The travelers gather in the city of Mecca, carrying out holy acts over several days. 每年一次，数百万穆斯林从世界各地前往沙特阿拉伯，完成一种称为哈吉的重要宗教义务。朝圣者们聚集在麦加市，进行数天的神圣活动。 Hajj is one of the five pillars, or bases, of Islamic beli...

Cameroon has one of the world's lowest amounts of health care workers per capita. About a third of trained doctors who completed medical school last year left the West African country. Many doctors and nurses are leaving for more well-paying jobs in Europe and North America, including Canada. 喀麦隆是世界上人均医疗工作者数量最低的国家之一。去年完成医学院学业的受训医生中约有三分之一离开了这个西非国...