Scientists Say Hotter Weather Worsens Wildfire in Western US As temperatures rise in the western part of the United States, wildfires grow in size as well. The Associated Press has studied information on weather and wildfires from the last 35 years.

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(139) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(八)月

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? To keep your car purring, you have to change the oil. Such maintenance produces eight billion gallons of used motor oil annually. Some waste oil does get re-refined to pro

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(三)月

Don: Time to go again to the A Moment of Science mailbag. Yal: A listener writes: Dear A Moment of Science, Scientists know that one day we'll run out of oil and other natural sources of energy. Beyond solar power and wind power and ethanol, what are

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

AS IT IS 2014-06-13 Companies Make Gas from Garbage 美国公司从垃圾提取天然气 The future in energy production is here. And some of the materials used to supply the energy may surprise you! Companies have developed a way to turn plant waste

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(35) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年VOA慢速英语(六)月

A Dutch company that specializes in salvage operations says it will take weeks to remove the fuel from a cruise ship that capsized off Italy's coast. The company, Smit, says it plans to conduct a survey of the ship on Tuesday before the extraction pr

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Ya?l: Welcome to another episode of Lunch with Don and Ya?l. So, Don, what are you eating today? Don: Nothing. Y: Nothing!?! Are you on a diet or something? D: Not by choice. To be honest, I'm trying to save money by buying less food. Y: Why? D: Beca

发表于:2019-02-23 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16