This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christie Nicholson. This will just take a minute. Ticking clock indeed. Already its time to turn clocks forward one hour this Sunday morning, March 8th. Two years ago Congress ordered Daylight Savi

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By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 23 August 2006 watch Diesel report Drivers looking for alternatives to high gasoline prices are increasingly turning their attention to hybrids and so-called smart cars. But as VOA's Mil Arcega reports some are taking

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Besties, Buds, BFFs ... Friends! Now, the VOA Learning program Words and Their Stories. Language changes over time. Many words and expressions have changed over the centuries. But the word friend has stayed the same. It is a rare example in the Engli

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One of the most popular books in the United States right now is by an author who has been dead for a century. The Autobiography of Mark Twain is the first of three volumes which make up writer Samuel Clemens' final work. On hold for 100 years This is

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 April 2007 A change in U.S. visa policy is giving citizens in the West African nation of Burkina Faso a chance to make more frequent trips to the United States. Businessmen and others who travel often to the United States can

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Today, many of Terman's ideas remain central to the way we think about success. 现在,特曼的许多观点依旧左右着我们对成功的判断。 Schools have programs for the gifted. 学校存在很多专为天才设计的科目, Elite univ

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