中英數輸入實力養成暨評量
(合訂本) 10-1
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Most of the animals it takes into its possession have been orphaned
or injured. Adonis, the bald eagle, is missing a wing after sustaining
a gunshot wound. KitKat the porcupine only has three legs after being
caught in a trap, while Twix the other porcupine was found as an orphan
with her umbilical cord still attached. Chena the Lynx was rescued
after being kept inside a tiny chicken coop for years, and consequently
developed multiple handicaps. We use the animals to dispel myths and
raise awareness about what they are really like. The more education
people have, the more they want to help these animals.
While the word "tuna" may bring to mind thoughts of dinner, these
massive fish are impressive in their own right. Bluefin tuna can reach
15 feet long and weigh up to 2,000 pounds. In the midst of one the
worst years of climate change in our planet is history, scientists
announced some good news this month: According to the latest "Red List
of Threatened Species" by the International Union for Conservation of
Nature, four commercially fished tuna species are making a comeback.
Given that it lies beneath a forest floor, that's good news for the
fungus, but bad news for the trees. The humongous fungus has wiped
out many of the trees in its path, but luckily, the Pacific Northwest
has lots more where that came from. That's probably why this humongous
fungus has an equally humongous lifespan. It's survived in about the
same spot for nearly 10,000 years, just chowing down on trees, making
more of itself, and living its best fungus life.
These efforts are intended to complement internal actions Meta has
undertaken to combat climate change. The company hit net zero carbon
emissions in 2020 and as of earlier this year, it's using 100 percent
renewable energy. Other environmentally conscious efforts include
reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 97 percent in the last four years
and supporting measures to remove carbon from the atmosphere. Like
Microsoft, Meta aims to restore more water than it uses by 2030.
Users can create applications as if they were drafting a flowchart
rather than writing line-by-line codes for each desired function and
capability. These platforms also generally have features that allow
for experimenting, prototyping, testing and deployment. This type of
app development work is sometimes called point-and-click development or
simply click development. Low-code/no-code platforms stem from earlier
rapid application development tools such as Excel, Lotus Notes and
Microsoft Access that likewise put some development-like capabilities
into the hands of business users (i.e., non-IT professionals).
Lovingly called the "Lord God Bird", this hauntingly beautiful fowl
has been sought out by birders for years to no avail. People who were
lucky enough to spot it were said to have blurted out the Lord's name.
Even the biologist who wrote the bird's obituary cried. These famed
birds once flew from the coastal plains of North Carolina to the marshy
waters of Texas, but their numbers started to dwindle in the 1800's
after being gunned down for private collections and hat makers.
中英數輸入實力養成暨評量
(合訂本) 10-2
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According to the study, the evidence that points to all of this is
based on an analysis of ancient DNA pulled from over 700 soil samples
on the cave floor across its three chambers. A quarter of the samples
contained hominin DNA from microscopic bits of human hair, skin, and
feces that were mixed in with the soil. Other DNA from ancient dogs,
bears, hyenas, and horses were also found.
Decades of pollution caused by farming and real estate development
in the region have pushed the ecosystem to the brink, causing the
manatees to starve. Last year, one scientist who works for the Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation noticed a worrying trend. He sampled
tissue from manatee carcasses and found they were severely emaciated,
with some up to 40% below their body weight.
It sounds super-scary: something from outside the universe, a force
so unimaginable, is pulling every single galaxy towards it. What
monstrosity of cosmic physics could it be? It's the dark flow. At
least the good news is that we don't know if it exists, and even if it
did it wouldn't be that big of a deal. Everything in our universe is
constantly moving. Planets orbit stars. Stars dance within galaxies.
Signs a cat may want you to stop petting it can include it thrashing
its tail, turning its head away, rotating or flattening its ears,
shaking its head, licking its nose, trying to move away, or rippling
the fur on it back. Other behaviors may include if the cat goes still,
stops purring, stops rubbing itself back against you, suddenly start to
groom itself or rapidly turns its head to face you.
Recently, a fossil of an ancient bird skull was discovered, shedding
light on how birds' large brains may have helped them survive the
dinosaur-killing asteroid. A few million years before an asteroid
wiped out all the dinosaurs on earth, known as the Cretaceous-Paleogene
extinction, an early bird called Ichthyornis flew through the skies.
Europe's initial vaccine rollout accelerated quickly in the early
months of 2021, but nations are now reckoning with the gradually waning
immunity of those doses. Two real-world studies published last month
confirmed that the immune protection offered by two doses of Pfizer's
Covid-19 vaccine begins to drop off after two months or so, although
protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death remains
strong. Studies have shown similar outcomes for the AstraZeneca and
Moderna shots, which are also in use in Europe.
Other clones from Willa's samples will join Elizabeth Ann at her
current home at the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center
in Colorado. This exciting experiment will continue as scientists
work towards understanding the implications that these close will
have on the larger ecosystem, and if they will ever be able to be
integrated into the wild population. These developments are beyond
exciting for the protections of many lost and endangered species.
All eyes are on the Frozen Zoo and the future of cloning to protect
and revitalize threatened species around the world.