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• 博茨瓦納數百頭大象離奇死亡 原因為水中藍藻細菌 Botswana: Mystery elephant deaths caused by cyanobacteria
• 洗衣服產生的人造微纖維可導致環境污染 How much synthetic ‘fluff’ is lost from washed clothing?
• 人類活動導致野生動物數量銳減 Wildlife in catastrophic decline due to human destruction
• 大西洋上的微塑料可能重達2100萬噸
• Lockdown may have lasting effects on friendships新冠肺炎封鎖可能對人類友誼產生持久影響
• Walkies could become the law for German dog owners德國擬立法規定養狗人士每天遛狗兩次
• UK sees hottest August day for 17 years英國遇17年來最熱八月天
• Other mammals lose out in panda conservation drive大熊貓保護區內大型捕食動物數量下降
• Nordic couple gets married in border ceremony北歐一對新人在邊境舉行婚禮
• Red Lion: Archaeologists find London's earliest theatre紅獅劇院：考古學家發現倫敦最早建成的劇院
• How was the Moon’s crust formed?科學家提出月球外殼形成的新觀點
• Koalas face extinction一項報告發現到2050年考拉將在新南威爾士州滅絕
• Coronavirus: Wildlife scientists examine the great 'human pause'新冠肺炎疫情導致 “人類活動暫停” 野生動物學家一探究竟
• Blowing bubbles: Soapy spheres pop pollen on fruit trees科學家吹泡泡受啟發：肥皂泡可為果樹授粉
• Loss of older trees continues around the world古樹在世界各地持續消亡
• Zoom sees sales boom amid pandemic新冠肺炎疫情期間 Zoom 視頻通訊軟件銷售額飆升
• Climate change: Top tips to reduce carbon footprint revealed應對氣候變化 普通人可以采納的減碳方法
• Nature crisis: Moths have 'secret role' as crucial pollinators飛蛾作為傳粉者 扮演著重要的 “秘密角色”
• Scientists explain magnetic pole's wanderings地球的北磁極移動了？科學家解釋這一現象
• Coronavirus 'will hasten the decline of cash'新冠疫情加速推進 “無現金” 社會
• Will anyone ever find Shackleton's lost ship?英國探險家沙克爾頓的南極沉船能否 “失而復得”？
• Deadly olive tree disease across Europe 'could cost billions'“橄欖樹麻風病” 蔓延歐洲 可造成重大經濟損失
• Whale sharks: Atomic tests solve age puzzle of world's largest fish鯨鯊：原子能試驗解開世界上最大魚類的年齡之謎
• Blood test 'can check for more than 50 types of cancer'驗血 “可以檢測50多種癌癥”
• New star discovered研究人員發現2000光年以外的巨型新恒星
• Red squirrels sniff out danger better than greys紅松鼠比灰松鼠更能嗅出危險
• Climate anxiety: children losing sleep over the environment氣候引起的焦慮：兒童因擔心氣候變化和環境而失眠
• Coronavirus: Supermarkets ask shoppers to stop stockpiling新冠病毒：英國超市呼吁顧客理智購物
• Blue whale numbers increase南喬治亞島藍鯨數量有所增長
• Plug pulled on 5,000 post-GCSE qualifications英教育部停止資助5000門 GCSE 考試后學習的資質課程
• Harry and Meghan's royal duties ending soon哈里和梅根即將停止履行王室職責
• Half of UK 10-year-olds own a smartphone英國十歲兒童中半數擁有智能手機
• UK top universities to give more places to disadvantaged英格蘭頂尖大學為貧困生提供更多入學名額
• Period poverty: School girls offered free menstrual products經期貧困：給在校生免費提供經期用品
• Fatty tongues could be main cause of sleeping disorder舌頭脂肪量高可能是導致睡眠障礙的主要原因
• Food 'made from air' could compete with soya用空氣做成的食物價格可與大豆價格競爭
• Europe's Cheops telescope launched to study far-off worlds歐空局發射太空望遠鏡以探測系外行星
• Apostrophe campaign ends due to 'ignorance and laziness'“無知和懶惰” 使 “撇號保護協會” 關門
• More 'long-life' plastic carrier bags being used可重復使用的塑料袋銷量增加
• Climate change: Speed limits for ships can have 'massive' benefits應對氣候變化：船舶限速益處 “巨大”
• Australia’s ‘catastrophic’ fires continue澳大利亞 “災難級” 林火仍在燃燒
• Musician Stephen Morris reunited with ￡250,000 Tecchler violin英音樂家失而復得價值25萬鎊小提琴
• Spiders inspire double-sided sticky tape to heal wounds以蜘蛛網為靈感的雙面膠帶可粘合傷口
• People 'more likely to feel pain on humid days'人們 “在潮濕天更容易感覺疼痛”
• New slang words added to Oxford English Dictionary2019年《牛津英語詞典》新收錄的俚語詞匯
• Greater protection for Emperor penguins called for專家呼吁加強對南極帝企鵝的保護
• Skin cancer: Half of people surviving advanced melanoma皮膚癌：黑色素瘤晚期存活率過半
• Bird populations in Asia and the US are "in crisis"亞洲及美國的鳥類數量 “陷入危機”
• Common cold cure experiment科學家試驗治療普通感冒的新方法
• Banning watches from exams to prevent cheating英國學校禁止學生戴手表考試以防作弊