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新奇事件簿 增加作物产量植物也要防晒
Plant biologists have thought of a clever new way to increase the size of crops by as much as 20 per cent. They have genetically modified part of the mechanism in plants that is responsible for photosynthesis. Of course, photosynthesis is the most im
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新奇事件簿 紧急垃圾食品飞往地震灾区
The residents of a town cut off by last week's New Zealand earthquake have received a somewhat unusual but welcome air delivery enough fast food to feed a small army. The mercy mission to the town of Kaikoura was organized by a plasterer from the tow
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新奇事件簿 头球会对大脑造成损伤
New research suggests that soccer players are at risk of brain injury, especially those who head the ball a lot. Researchers in America carried out tests on 38 amateur football players over the age of 30 who had played the sport since childhood. Doct
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新奇事件簿 美国发射史上最强气象卫星
The USA has put into space the world's most advanced and powerful weather satellite. Scientists say it will revolutionize how we predict the weather and how we look at weather events. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said it
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新奇事件簿 科学家称毒瘾可能由于基因遗传
Scientists have discovered that addictions may be hereditary. A team from Britains University of Cambridge found that siblings of drug addicts share the same brain abnormalities as their drug-using brothers and sisters. The research team said these a
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新奇事件簿 男子出售火柴支付亡妻医疗费
An Internet campaign has come to the rescue of an 80-year-old man in the USA who was reduced to selling firewood on the roadside to pay for his wife's medical bills.Octogenarian Kenneth Smith spent hours a day selling kindling for $5 a bag. He starte
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新奇事件簿 社会地位低对健康不利
A new study shows that having a low social status can be bad for our health. The study was on monkeys. Researchers from Duke University in the USA looked at the behaviour and health of 45 female monkeys and found that those with a lower social status
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新奇事件簿 莫迪称印度将成为无现金社会
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has outlined his controversial plan to make India a cashless society. Indians are already up in arms following his recent and sudden decision to ban the old 500 and 1,000 rupee banknotes. They ceased to be legal t
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新奇事件簿 女性在社交媒体上更加谨慎
A new report on the Internet and how we use it says that more of us are using social media. The Pew Research Centre's Internet and American Life Project surveyed 2,277 U.S. adults about their Internet use. About two-thirds of Internet users now belon
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新奇事件簿 战区圣诞卡片展示战区耶稣降临场景
A charity has released a series of Christmas cards with a difference. The non-profit organization Doctors of the World is selling four different cards showing traditional Christmas scenes from the Holy Land. However, the pictures also contain images
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新奇事件簿 泰国新国王正式登基
Thailand has a new king after Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, 64, accepted an invitation from parliament to succeed his father. His succession comes 50 days after the widely loved and revered King Bhumibol died in October, aged 88. Prince Vajiralon
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新奇事件簿 亚马逊推出无人智能超市
Amazon just unveiled what it describes as the world's most advanced shopping technology. It is the prime feature of its new-concept grocery store that has no queues or checkout counters. It is called Amazon Go and is being trialled in the company's h
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新奇事件簿 120万人收到生日派对邀请
A father in Mexico got a surprise after he posted an invitation to his daughter's 15th birthday party on Facebook. He thought the invite was just going to his family, friends and neighbours. Instead, the post went viral and 1.2 million people have sa
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新奇事件簿 象牙海岸采用新的通讯系统
Ivory Coast has adopted a revolutionary new system of postal addresses that contain just three words. It means that for the first time ever, everyone in the country will be able to receive mail to their house or office. Up until now, people had to re
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新奇事件簿 委内瑞拉没收400万儿童玩具
The government of Venezuela has seized nearly 4 million children's toys from a toy distributor. It will give the toys to children for free or at discounted prices in time for Christmas. The government says the distributor was unfairly charging high p
