12-07-09 Submarines usually remain underwater, out f sight. In case f a need fr emergency surfacing, submarines саn rise quickly that thеу аrе propelled partially out f thе water. Submarine parents аl remain out f sight, уеt аblе t pop up n thе...

12-07-06 More of the United States is in moderate drought or worse than at any other time in the 12-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor, officials from the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said July 5. Analysis of...

12-07-04 Three people have died and 53 more are infected in a rare outbreak of cholera in south-east Cuba, officials have confirmed. 古巴官员证实，西南部地区爆发了罕见的霍乱，目前3人死亡、53人被感染。 Communist Party newspaper Granma said a number of wells s...

12-06-28 Are you too old for fairy tales? If you think so, Copenhagen is sure to change your mind. See the city first from the water. In the harbor sits Denmark s best-known landmark: the Little Mermaid. Remember her? She left the world of the Sea People in...

12-06-14 A new study eases concerns that irrigating crops with water released from sewage treatment plants -- an increasingly common practice in arid（干旱的） areas of the world -- fosters emergence of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause thousands...

12-06-14 It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. The creeks and streams were long gone back into the earth. If we didn't see some rain soon, we would lose everything. It was on this day...

12-06-08 What used to be a dirty, brown dust bowl, now gleamed and glistened in the sunlight, sending playful waves and ripples across the lake and inviting all to share. HMMMMM, sighed the Dragon sleepily, and showing his perfect movie star teeth. Seeing as...

12-06-08 Nothing happened. A dry wind lazily picked up some flower heads and swirled them around. The air was thick with pollen and perfume. A stony grey nostril（鼻孔 ） twitched. I saw something, cried the youngest boy. They stared intently. An ear swivele...

12-06-08 In Times of Trouble The Dragon will Wake And Free the Village By making a Lake This little poem was etched into everybody's minds and sometimes appeared on tea towels and grandma's embroidery（刺绣） . The days went by slowly, quietly and most impor...

12-06-08 This story begins with Once Upon A Time, because the best stories do, of course. So, Once Upon A Time, and imagine if you can, a steep sided valley cluttered with giant, spiky（尖刻的） green pine trees and thick, green grass that reaches to the top...