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Every year, millions of monarch butterflies fly thousands of miles to alight in one specific forest in Mexico. How do they know what direction to flutter? Scientists had thought that an insect GPS system in their brains steered them in the right dire

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ESL Podcast 208 – Corporate Image

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Body image survey results

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China Releases HD Satellite Images

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60秒科学:Mice Sensing Leptin Stave Off Diabetes

Leptin is a hormone made by fat cells that tells you when youre full. If you didnt have leptinand some people dontyoud eat too way too much, get real fat and almost certainly develop diabetes. Leptin acts like a natural appetite suppressant. Kids bo

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大家都知道spit的意思是“唾液”。可奇怪的是，有一个和spit相关的词组spit and image的意思却是“和……一模一样的（人或东西）”。 语源学界普遍接受的

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CHENGMAI, Hainan, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- As China seeks to shake off its image of the world's mass-producer of cheap products and move up the value chain, Chinese companies are trying to reshape their reputations in the international market to win accept

NE China to set up two drone bases for marine surveillance

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The Chinese government is accusing Japan of intentionally tarnishing China's image. The accusation comes following reports that a Chinese vessel put a radar firing lock on a Japanese naval patrol in the East China Sea this week. Chinese foreign minis

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