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There is good news for people who hate passwords. Google has added a different way to log in to its services. This new feature employs the use of “passkeys.”Passkeys represent a safer alternative to passwords and texted confirmation codes. Users will not ever see the passkeys directly. Instead, an online service like Gmail will use them to communicate directly with a trusted device such as your ph...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to study the effects of its dredging operations on sea turtles in the state of Georgia. Dredging is the process of removing sand from waterways. The agency announced its decision Friday. Shortly after, local non-profit group One Hundred Miles withdrew its legal action aimed at stopping dredging. “The Corps has now committed to what we’ve asked for, to go...

For the first time, a new process that uses the genetic material of three people has resulted in the birth of several babies in Britain. The experimental process has been used before in Mexico and the United States. Britain’s fertility regulator said Wednesday that the parents used a process which was approved with some restrictions in 2015. The story was first reported by The Guardian newspaper....

Astronauts have been growing crops in space for years but this is the first time they’ve eaten the produce while still in orbit. It took the crew on the space station 33 days to grow the red romaine lettuce under LED lamps. 多年来，宇航员一直在太空种植农作物，但这是他们第一次在轨道上吃到这些农产品。空间站的工作人员花了 33 天时间才在 LED 灯下种植红色长叶莴苣。 Before they could eat the leaves they...

It used to be thought that apes could only make noises that were tied to their emotions such as barks of alarm or hoots of excitement. But this strange peeping sound recorded from wild bonobos appears to have more in common with the calls of human babies. 过去人们认为，猿类只能发出与其情绪相关的声音，例如惊恐的吠叫或兴奋的叫声。但这种从野生倭黑猩猩身上记录下来的奇怪的窥视声似乎与人类婴儿的叫声更相...

When the top secret radio and radar station was established on the headland at Aird Uig 60 years ago, it was part of Nato's early warning system against Soviet submarines and aircraft. Now the Ministry of Defence has no further use for the derelict buildings and the windswept clifftop site. 60 年前，当最高机密的无线电和雷达站在艾尔德乌格的岬角上建立时，它是北约针对苏联潜艇和飞机的预警系统的一部分...

Scientists have been listening out for signals from intelligent civilisations on other worlds for decades, so far with no success. This new initiative is the most ambitious yet. It will survey ten times more of the sky than previous programmes. And over the next ten years, radio telescopes will listen out for broadcasts from a million of the stars closest to the Earth. 几十年来，科学家们一直在倾听...

For those of us who grew up with the idea that there were nine planets, this is the moment we get to complete the set. Robotic probes have been to all the others - even the distant Uranus and Neptune. Pluto is the last of the familiar nine to get a visit. 对于我们这些从小就认为有九颗行星的人来说，这是我们完成这组行星的时刻。 机器人探测器已经到达了所有其他行星——甚至是遥远的天王星和海王星。 冥王星是...

Starting this Friday, eight free wi-fi hotspots will start operating at rest stops all the way up the mountain, including three on the summit. Japanese tourism officials say they will be handing out English instructions to hikers as they head up the trails. 从本周五开始，八个免费 Wi-Fi 热点将在上山途中的休息站开始运行，其中三个位于山顶。 日本旅游官员表示，他们将在徒步旅行者前往小径时向他们分...

It took three years to complete, and weighs in at an impressive 340 pages, but Sir Howard's report on aviation capacity comes to a simple, single conclusion. 这份报告用了三年时间才完成，厚达 340 页，令人印象深刻，但霍华德爵士关于航空能力的报告得出了一个简单、单一的结论。 A new runway at Heathrow is the best option for maintaining Britain's connections to the world and providing billions of pounds...

Why do farmers grow crops outside in fields when we can stack them vertically? The idea of vertical farming was first proposed in 1999. It was seen as a way to save space, reduce air miles and transform old and abandoned buildings, like warehouses. In 2021, Fortune Business Insights valued the global vertical farming market at 3.47 billion dollars. Now, however, this industry is under threat,&nbsp...

The 35-year-old woman had to be cut out of her jeans after she lost the feeling in her lower legs, which had become badly  swollen . 这位 35 岁的女士在她的小腿已经严重肿胀失去知觉后，不得不将她的牛仔裤剪掉。 The doctors said the tight jeans had caused a loss of  blood supply  as well as  muscle  and  nerve  damage. 医生说紧身牛仔裤导致血液供应中断以及肌肉和神经损...

Motorists  over 70 are  considered  to be  amongst  the safest on the road. Many avoid  rush-hour  and late-night driving and are said to cause fewer  accident-related  injuries  than younger drivers. 70 岁以上的驾车者被认为是道路上最安全的人。 许多人避免高峰时间和深夜驾驶，据说与年轻司机相比，事故相关伤害更少。 But more of them than ever are being...

With their  waddling  gait  and  lack  of  flight , penguins have long been an  oddity  in the  bird kingdom . Now  zoologists  have discovered they're unusual too in their sense of taste. 由于走路摇摇晃晃、不会飞，企鹅长期以来一直是鸟类王国中的异类。 现在，动物学家发现它们的味觉也很不寻常。 Most birds can't  detect  sweet things. Bu...

Gardening requires a lot of physical labor. The activity can extend from light exercise to heavy labor. All that bending, lifting, digging, carrying and moving burns calories and builds muscle. But it can also injure the body. A gardener’s back can start to hurt and so can their knees. Even the strongest and healthiest of gardeners can hurt themselves. For people who are less physically...

Growth  last year was good, but not as good as originally hoped and there are worries that the economy is losing  momentum . The British economy is probably still  expanding  faster than any other major economy, and this is the fastest  rate  of growth since 2007. 去年的增长不错，但不如最初希望的那么好，人们担心经济正在失去动力。 英国经济的扩张速度可能仍高于任何其他主...

Some American skateboarders are creating new moves by combining longboarding and dance. This version of the activity is already popular in southern California. It has also become popular in cities like Paris, France and Seoul, South Korea. Reporters from The Associated Press recently spoke with some skaters about the unusual activity. The AP described it as bringing together skating...

Buying shampoo can be overwhelming – there are so many  brands  to choose from, across a huge  range of  prices. Some brands promise to  repair  and  nourish  our hair, while others promise to  strengthen  and add  volume . But are any of these claims true? Do we even need shampoo at all? 购买洗发水可能会让人不知所措——品牌众多，价格差异巨大。...

词汇表 World Heritage 世界遗产 candidates 候选 settlements 定居地 peatland 泥炭地 preservation 保护，维护 tentative list 预备名单，暂定名单 migratory 迁徙的 flyway 迁飞路径 In total, there are more than 1,100  World Heritage  sites across the globe, including the pyramids and the Great Barrier Reef. 全球共有1100多处世界遗产，包括金字塔和大堡礁。 The Government has now submitted seven&nbs...

With an ongoing war in Europe, high energy prices and food shortages, some wealthy people find themselves wanting to spend their money in ways that do not draw attention. Even in the current economic climate, many people who have a lot of money are still buying costly items such as fine wool clothing and leather bags. However, they are purchasing items without the large company logos and lettering...

Where is the line between art and advertising? The question is central to a big dispute in a small American town. A large painting in Conway, New Hampshire, has led to a zoning conflict, a First Amendment legal action and a local vote. It started with a high school art project to paint a picture on a building in the town. The building houses a store called Leavitt’s Country Bakery. The picture sho...

Scientists say a small parasite is the cause of death of many sea urchins in the Caribbean Sea. Sea urchins are simple animals that have long spines. Last year, the long-spined sea urchins, also known as Diadema antillarum, started getting sick. They were losing their spines and their sticky feet were losing their grip on the coral reefs. The loss of so many sea urchins, which eat algae that grow...

Everyone gets tired – it's a normal part of human existence. It can make us grouchy and grumpy at the end of the day, but a good night's sleep will often leave us feeling well rested. However, sometimes we feel more than just general tiredness. We can get overtired and feel a bit run-down which may affect our daily lives – but what can we do about it? Here are some things that may stop you getting...

A SpaceX rocket successfully launched with the company’s Starship spacecraft Thursday, but the two-part system exploded minutes later and crashed into the sea. It was the first test flight for SpaceX’s latest Super Heavy rocket, which carries a large space capsule on top, called Starship. The capsule is designed to one day carry astronauts and supplies to the moon and possibly Mars. No astronauts...

Scientists, environmental activists, and government officials warn that the Bahamas’ conch population is decreasing because of overfishing. The conch is a kind of marine creature with a shell. It is important to Bahamians’ diet and economy. Tereha Davis's family has fished for conch around the Bahamas for five generations. Davis, who is 49 years old, remembers when she could walk into the water an...