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The American space travel company Blue Origin announced that it sent 90-year-old Ed Dwight into space, making him the oldest space traveler.  美国太空旅行公司蓝色起源宣布将90岁的埃德·德怀特送入太空，使他成为最年长的太空旅行者。  The company said Dwight was the first Black astronaut candidate and was picked personally by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. But it said Dwight was not chosen...

The World Health Organization recently authorized a second dengue vaccine. The move could provide protection for millions of people worldwide against the mosquito-borne disease.  世界卫生组织最近批准了第二种登革热疫苗。此举可以为全世界数百万人提供保护，使其免受蚊媒疾病的侵害。  This year, several dengue outbreaks have happened in places across the Americas.  今年，美洲各地爆发了多起...

Scientists in Thailand have released a group of endangered sea turtles in an effort to save the wild population.  泰国科学家释放了一群濒临灭绝的海龟，以拯救野生种群。  A total of 11 baby leatherback sea turtles were recently released into the Indian Ocean from Thailand’s vacation island of Phuket. The researchers are hoping the one-year-old turtles will get strong in the wild and return...

Mexico City’s Tacos El Califa de León recently became the first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star – an award presented by the famous French restaurant guide.  墨西哥城的 Tacos El Califa de León 最近成为第一家获得米其林星级的墨西哥玉米卷摊位，该奖项由著名的法国餐厅指南颁发。  Chef Arturo Rivera Martínez recently stood over a very hot grill when Michelin representatives came to pre...

The ozone layer is healing, but it'll take until about the end of the century to restore completely. In Antarctica, the ozone layer is broken down by chemical reactions in very cold, high atmospheric clouds.  臭氧层正在 “愈合”，但大约要到本世纪末才能完全恢复到之前的水平。在南极地区上空非常寒冷的高空大气云层的作用下，臭氧层被消耗，导致 “破洞”。  That loss of protective gas and resulting h...

Imagine for a moment you've travelled 2,000 years into the future. Which human foods do you think would stand the test of time, and would any of it still be edible? To find out, we first need to understand what makes food go off.  想象一下您穿越到 2000 年后的未来。您认为哪些人类食物能够经受住时间的考验，其中有哪些仍然可以食用？为了找到答案，我们首先需要了解食物变质的原因。  Food preserva...

People greet each other in many ways. They might say “hello” in different languages. They might physically do something like shaking hands, giving hugs, or exchanging kisses.  人们以多种方式互相问候。他们可能会用不同的语言说“你好”。他们可能会做一些身体上的事情，比如握手、拥抱或交换亲吻。  Elephants seem to have many greetings too. A recent study gives new information about these greeting...

A miniature poodle named Sage won the top prize Tuesday night at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club dog show.  周二晚上，一只名叫 Sage 的迷你贵宾犬在第 148 届威斯敏斯特养犬俱乐部狗展上获得了最高奖项。 That is the 11th victory for poodles at the famous dog competition in New York City – only wire fox terriers have won more times.  这是贵宾犬在纽约市著名的狗狗比赛中第 11 次获胜，...

About 20 years ago, Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin wanted to prevent hunger and protect the world’s food supply. The two men imagined a so-called “doomsday vault” for plant seeds. (A vault is a secure storage structure.)  大约 20 年前，卡里·福勒 (Cary Fowler) 和杰弗里·霍廷 (Geoffrey Hawtin) 希望防止饥饿并保护世界粮食供应。 两人想象了一个所谓的“末日金库”来存放植物种子。 （保险库是一种安全的存...

The study found the Australian  bushfires  two years ago were so intense that smoke rose into the atmosphere, causing a  complex  set of chemical reactions that led to the loss of  ozone  in the layer that protects the Earth from damaging  ultraviolet   rays . 这项研究发现，两年前的澳大利亚林火非常猛烈，以至于烟雾上升到了大气层，造成一系列复杂的化学反应，导...

One side of the planet probably always faces its star. Four other planets, all gas giants, are known to orbit the same star. The planet is found in our Milky Way galaxy, about 41 light-years from Earth. A light-year is the distance light travels in a year, or 9.5 trillion kilometers.  行星的一侧可能总是面向其恒星。 已知还有另外四颗行星，都是气态巨行星，绕着同一颗恒星运行。 这颗行星位于我们的...

Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets outside our solar system. They have finally found one with an atmosphere.  天文学家多年来一直在太阳系外寻找岩石行星。 他们终于找到了一个有气氛的人。 Scientists believe that a rocky planet with an atmosphere is key to sustaining life. But the planet that astronomers found offers no hope for life. Its surface is made up of molten rock. ...

A Japanese town hopes to keep out crowds of visitors by building a large barrier to block views of the country’s tallest mountain, Mount Fuji.  日本的一个小镇希望通过建造一个巨大的屏障来阻挡大批游客，以阻挡该国最高峰富士山的景色。  The town is called Fujikawaguchiko. It sits on Japan’s main island of Honshu, southwest of Tokyo. The community is known for having good spots for taking pict...

An American country music star has used artificial intelligence to make music again, years after suffering a stroke.  一位美国乡村音乐明星在中风多年后再次使用人工智能创作音乐。  Randy Travis is 65 years old. He was a popular country music performer in the 1980s and 1990s and won several Grammy awards during his career. But in 2013, he went to the hospital with a heart problem and later h...

Venice is a fragile jewel faced with rising sea levels from climate change and mass tourism. Of the estimated 30 million visitors a year, around two thirds are day trippers, placing sites under huge strain.  威尼斯就像一颗脆弱的宝石，一方面面临着气候变化导致海平面上升的威胁，同时也需要应对大量游客带来的挑战。每年约有3000万名游客访问威尼斯，约三分之二是当天往返的一日游游客，这给威尼斯带来了游...

Dogs are in high demand as pets. In fact, 36% of households in the UK own one, according to the UK Pet Food survey 2024. Our canine pals can be cute, cuddly and loyal friends. But, for many owners, dogs are much more than this – they are a lifeline.  狗作为宠物的需求量很大。 事实上，根据 2024 年英国宠物食品调查，36% 的英国家庭拥有一只狗狗。我们的狗狗朋友可以是可爱、惹人喜爱且忠诚的...

American pop music star Madonna performed before an estimated 1.6 million people on Saturday at Brazil’s famous Copacabana Beach.  周六，美国流行音乐明星麦当娜在巴西著名的科帕卡巴纳海滩向估计 160 万人表演。  The outdoor show in Rio de Janeiro was free to attend.  里约热内卢的户外表演免费参加。  The fans turned a long stretch of the coast into a huge dance floor for the last sho...

Financial support for climate technology startups in Africa from the private sector is growing. Businesses have raised more than $3.4 billion since 2019. However, the continent requires $277 billion each year to meet its climate goals for 2030.  私营部门对非洲气候技术初创企业的财政支持正在增加。 自 2019 年以来，企业已筹集超过 34 亿美元。然而，非洲大陆每年需要 2770 亿美元才能实现 2030 年的气候...

Robert Burns is  widely regarded  as the national poet of Scotland, perhaps best known for Auld Lang Syne, which is sung across the world on  Hogmanay .  罗伯特·彭斯被公认为是苏格兰的民族诗人，他最著名的作品应该就是《友谊地久天长》，这首歌在新年前夜被全世界传唱。 The National Trust for Scotland's  online portal  will allow people to view  fragments  of one o...

Over half of American TV viewers now use subtitles whenever they watch TV, according to survey company YouGov. This trend is even more noticeable in  viewers  under 30. Subtitles have long been used to help people with  hearing impairments  or to allow people to watch films in a different language, but why has their use become so widespread? 据调查公司 YouGov 称，现在超过一半的...

Worobey said the virus likely spreads among the cows due to contact with milking machines, trucks or the shoes of farm workers. It then moves from cow to cow before making its way back to birds. Worobey said birds tested on the same farms as sick cows have a form of the virus with “clear mammalian adaptations.” In other words, the virus shows signs of changing before infecting the bird populations...

The United States plans new rules for the movement of dairy cows between states because of concerns about a bird flu outbreak.  出于对禽流感爆发的担忧，美国计划对各州之间奶牛的流动制定新规则。 The virus is called Type A H5N1. It has been found in over 30 different groups of cows across eight states.  该病毒被称为 A 型 H5N1。 已在 8 个州的 30 多个不同的奶牛群中发现了这种病毒。  Some...

Heavy rains and severe flooding have been hitting Kenya since March. They are among the most disastrous rainstorms to hit the East African country in recent years. 自三月以来，肯尼亚遭受暴雨和严重洪水袭击。 这是近年来袭击这个东非国家的最具灾难性的暴雨之一。 At least 169 people have died from the heavy rains. At least 91 others are missing, the latest government estimates say. 至少有169人因暴雨死亡...

Less than half of Americans say they are getting enough sleep, according to a recent opinion study by the Gallup organization.  盖洛普组织最近的一项民意研究显示，不到一半的美国人表示他们睡眠充足。 The poll found that 57 percent of Americans say they would feel better if they could get more sleep. Only 42 percent say they are getting as much sleep as they need.  民意调查发现，57% 的美国人...

for example, when the Curiosity rover drives over the area. 例如当好奇号火星车驶过该地区时，也可能释放少量甲烷。 Pavlov said this theory could help explain why methane levels have only been discovered in the Gale Crater area. It is the only place on Mars where NASA’s Curiosity rover is currently active. 巴甫洛夫说，这一理论可以帮助解释为什么只在盖尔陨石坑地区发现了甲烷水平。 这是美国宇航局好奇号火...