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Cold comfort: How chilling the lungs could beat heart attacks
If you can't restart a stopped heart within 5 minutes, brain damage starts. But using the lungs as a heat exchanger to chill the blood...
Scientist
Aug 12, 2017


Getting on the map: How to fix the problem with addresses
Addresses aren't just a convenient label to mark where you live, they're a vital technology – and one that needs an upgrade. By Joshua...
Scientist
Aug 10, 2017


Bronze Age DNA helps unravel true fate of biblical Canaanites
By Andy Coghlan Whatever became of the Canaanites? Famously, they appeared on the losing side in one of the best known biblical conflicts...
Scientist
Jul 31, 2017


Awesome awe: The emotion that gives us superpowers
Awe is so powerful it alters your sense of self, connects you with humanity and boosts your mind and body. And there's a surprising way...
Scientist
Jul 30, 2017


Lectin-free is the new food fad that deserves to be skewered
With echoes of the gluten-free craze, lectins are being wrongly vilified with a glut of questionable health claims, says Anthony Warner...
Scientist
Jul 29, 2017


Donate your voice so Siri doesn’t just work for white men
By Matt Reynolds Does Siri have trouble with your accent? A project is turning to crowdsourced voice donations to overcome this problem,...
Scientist
Jul 27, 2017


Museum of Lost Object - Delhi’s Stolen Seat of Power - 有声 - Upper-intermediate
故事请点击音频 Please click the audio so as to listen to the story Background of the story: In March 1739, the Persian warlord Nader Shah laid...
BBC + Yuzhe
Jul 24, 2017


Throwaway culture: The truth about recycling
We take it for granted that recycling is the best way to dispose of waste. But is that just greenwash? New Scientist sorts through the...
Scientist
Jul 22, 2017


How important pomegranate is
English study is by no means pertinent to the practice of exam-questions! Delicious, juicy and jewel-like, pomegranate seeds are packed...
BBC + Yuzhe
Jul 21, 2017


The death of smoking: how tobacco will be eradicated for good
Smoking rates have been slowly falling in Western countries for decades. Soon, the habit could be wiped out, without even having to ban...
Scientist
Jul 20, 2017


Feeling lonely? You’re not on your own
Anyone can feel lonely, even when surrounded by friends, and loneliness is on the up. How can we curb its devastating effect on people's...
Scientist
Jul 19, 2017


The outer planets - 有声 - Intermediate level
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Oxford + Yuzhe
Jul 18, 2017


Keeping our planet cool - 有声 - Intermediate level
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Oxford + Yuzhe
Jul 18, 2017


Food Producer - 有声 - Intermediate level
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Oxford + Yuzhe
Jul 18, 2017


When is a black hole not a black hole? When it’s a boson star
Astronomers are confident they know what the mysterious massive object at the Milky Way’s heart is – but our first direct view this year...
Scientist
Jul 17, 2017


Artificial Intelligence ushers in the era of superhuman doctors
Non-human intelligence will soon be a standard part of your medical care – if it isn’t already. Can you trust it? By Kayt Sukel THE...
Scientist
Jul 16, 2017


The ethics issue: Should we give other animals rights?
Minimising the suffering of other life forms is a laudable goal – but there's also human well-being to consider Minimise suffering of...
Scientist
Jul 8, 2017


Even toddlers expect bullies to get more than their fair share
By Aylin Woodward Even babies seem to expect bullies to get more in life. For the first time, there’s evidence that infants expect...
Scientist
Jul 8, 2017


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Yuzhe
Jul 7, 2017


The way we run protects our upper bodies but our legs suffer
By Nicole Wetsman Love a good run, but keep getting leg injuries? That could be because the way we run puts the brunt of jogging’s hard...
Scientist
Jul 4, 2017
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