Science In The News (科学新闻报道)

2016-12-05 Supercharged Plants May Mean More Crop Production

One day, "supercharged plants" may help feed people around the world. Supercharged plants are ones that grow faster than normal…

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2016-12-01 AIDS Vaccine Testing Taking Place in South Africa

Thursday is World AIDS Day. For almost 30 years, the United Nations has marked World AIDS Day on December 1.…

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2016-11-28 Weather Predictions Expected to Improve with New U.S. Satellite

A new American weather satellite could save more lives by better predicting extreme weather conditions. The satellite was launched from…

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2016-11-21 What do Spider Webs and Guitar Strings Have in Common?

Spider webs have something in common with guitar strings. The long, thin strings on a guitar can vibrate. They move back…

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2016-11-16 Scientists Fear Trump Victory Will Stop Global Warming Progress

When Donald Trump was a candidate for president, he criticized scientists who blamed pollution for rising temperatures on Earth's surface.…

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2016-11-14 Earth’s Arctic Ice Disappears, Scientists Study Nearest Exoplanet

Each year, more ice disappears from the Arctic Ocean. A new study blames human activity for the loss. The damage…

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2016-11-07 Robot Can Help With Farm Work

In the American state of Idaho, a robot moves between lines of fruit trees and grapevines. It is doing farm…

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2016-11-01 Truck Completes First Driverless Shipment: Beer

A self-driving truck has completed a delivery of goods for a company for the first time. The truck recently transported a full…

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2016-10-31 Mars: How Will Humans Get There?

Mars—how to get there and maybe even live there— has been in the news a lot lately. Governments and private…

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2016-10-24 Large Creature Swam the Seas 170 Million Years Ago

Scientists in Scotland are using modern technology to examine the bones of a large sea creature that lived 170 million…

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