• 濒危物种加湾鼠海豚仍有望免于灭绝

    22-11-28 加湾鼠海豚是世界上最稀有的海洋哺乳动物。一项基因研究显示,这个濒危物种仍有望免于灭绝,尽管野生的加湾鼠海豚总数只剩10来头。 The tiny, silvery porpoise known as the vaquita is facing an existential threat from becoming entangled and killed in fishing...

  • 英语新词:旧词新义

    22-11-02 回收利用生活用品是一个好习惯,但你知道单词也可以再利用吗?随着时代的演变,很多英语单词被赋予了新和含义。你能举出几个类似的例子?你会正确地使用这些旧词的新义吗? 1. Feed means to give food to people or animals. But these days it has taken on a differ...

  • 农场工作给患自闭症的年轻人带来成就感

    22-07-22 Lydia Otter, Farm Owner Were a small working farm, 100 acres with about 30 beef cattle on. But were also a farm where young people with autism learn working skills. Weve got little goats and chickens, and we have an organic egg production. 莉迪亚奥...

  • 动物也有情感吗

    22-07-22 人类有着复杂多样的情感,动物也一样吗?研究表明,不论大小,每种体型的动物都能体会到某种感受。我们是否应更具同理心? When you encounter animals, do you wonder what theyre thinking? Seeing a newborn lamb or a cute puppy might stir up happy emotions in...

  • 英国乡村地区刺猬数量下降

    22-05-20 一项研究表明,英国乡下的刺猬数量仍在持续 急剧下降。 There are now stark differences emerging between urban and rural hedgehogs. 现在,英国城市和乡下的刺猬数量出现了明显的差异。 This State of Britains Hedgehogs report suggests that rural areas are be...

  • 河马也能闻声识友

    22-03-30 野生河马是吵闹的动物,叫声可以传到湖泊和河流另一边的远处。但到目前为止,这种动物发出的一种响亮叫声有何确切的作用仍是一个谜。不过,科学家现在有了一个有趣的发现。 Hippos are noisy creatures making squeals, grunts, bellows and honks. But until now, the...

  • 美国科学家用新疗法成功让中年老鼠变年轻

    22-03-09 自古以来,长生不老就是人类的终极梦想,而生物科技的不断突破让我们距离这个梦想越来越近。美国科学家最近用新疗法成功让中年老鼠变年轻,其中皮肤和肾脏的回春迹象最为明显。 Researchers in the US treated healthy mice with a form of gene therapy that refreshe...

  • 源自刺猬皮肤的超级细菌

    22-02-23 研究发现,一种可抵御抗生素、属于耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌(MRSA)的超级细菌,是野生刺猬皮肤上的真菌和细菌相互斗争而自然进化出来的。 Having discovered this strain of MRSA in dairy cattle a decade ago, scientists from the University of Cambridge wanted...

  • 利用卫星图像统计海象数量

    22-01-05 Huge, blubbery and a bit grumpy. Walruses are easy enough to spot. But thanks to their remote Arctic location, theyre hard to count, and we dont know how many of these giant beasts there are. 大块头,胖嘟嘟,还有点性情乖戾。海象很容易被发现,但由于...

  • 43头骆驼因使用医美手段被沙特官方取消参加选美比赛资格

    21-12-16 沙特阿拉伯一年一度的阿卜杜勒-阿齐兹国王骆驼节又开始了。评委们将根据骆驼的头、脖子、驼峰等进行全方位评分,选出最美骆驼,颁发大奖。据外媒报道,这次比赛中超过40头骆驼因使用医美手段提升容貌而被取消参赛资格。这也是沙特史上最大的一次骆驼选美作假案。 In an...