1、Whales Found to Speak in Dialects
We could blame our accents and different dialects on self-imposed borders but that doesn’t explain why animals like whales from different regions speak in dialects. Using underwater microphones, scientists eavesdropped on some whale talk and found that the blue whales off the Pacific Northwest sound different than those living in the western Pacific Ocean or near Chile. The reason for the different whale tongues is still unknown.
鲸鱼有方言
人类因地域不同造成说话时用不同的方言，但没想到动物也在用方言说话。科学家用海底扬声器记录一些鲸鱼的声音后发现，生活在太平洋西北部海域的鲸鱼与生活在太平洋西部和智利附近海域的鲸鱼的发声方式和声音有所不同。但关于鲸鱼为什么用方言说话目前还不得而知。
A New Wave: Scientists Write on Water
Using wave generators, scientists were able to write on water. The Advanced Multiple Organized Experimental Basin—AMOEBA—a circular tank created by researchers can form the roman alphabets and some characters used in Japanese. The device could soon find its way to your nearest amusement park.
在水上写字
水上写字已经不再是科幻小说中的情节了。日本研究人员发明的这种名为阿米巴（AMOEBA Advanced Multiple Organized Experimental Basin）的仪器可以在水面上写出罗马数字和部分日文。据悉，这种仪器不久将在公众游乐园中大显身手。
The Red Sea Parts Again
It parted once. It parted twice. And this time scientists are watching the whole thing. Satellite images show the Arabian tectonic plate and the African Plate are moving away from each other and parting the southern end of the Red Sea. This growing rift, which is tearing the northeast of Ethiopia and Eritrea from the rest of Africa, could eventually create a whole new sea.
红海分裂
这是阿拉伯和非洲构造板块发生的第3次分裂，科学家对这次分裂进行了密切关注。卫星照片显示，阿拉伯和非洲构造板块向两侧漂移且远离了红海南端。这个不断加大的裂缝正在将埃塞俄比亚东北部和厄立特里亚从非洲大陆分离，最终可能形成一片新海域。
科学家研制隐身衣
Scientists Create Cloak of Partial Invisibility
Writer H.G. Wells imagined it in his writing in the late 1800’s, and this year scientists inched closer to creating an invisible man. Duke University researchers created a cloaking device that can make objects invisible to microwave light. The device works by rerouting microwaves beam around it the way boulders in a stream divert flowing water.
科学家研制隐身衣
隐形衣曾出现在科幻小说里，但目前科学家即将研制出真正的隐身衣了。英国科学家目前研制出一种新材料，这种材料包裹在物体表面后能使光线不直接照到物体上，以至于人的肉眼感受不到如此微弱的光线，就好像物体不存在一样。
Coins Don't Smell, You Do
Next time someone says a piece of metal they’re holding smells, you can tell they’re the smelly ones. The metallic odor experienced after handing out change at the deli is created by the breakdown of oils in skin after touching objects that contain iron. The chemical reaction has most of us running to wash our hands to get that musty scent out.
“铜臭味”源自人体皮肤
当有人拿起一枚硬币告诉你它有铜臭时，你可以告诉他这种臭味不是源自金属而是他自己。科学家指出，当人触碰铁等金属后，人体皮肤上的油脂会遭到破坏以至于产生金属臭味，这种味道在用水清洗后即可消失。
亚马孙河曾经逆流
Amazon River Flowed Backwards in Ancient Times
The Amazon River apparently changed its mind a few times in history. South America’s majestic waterway currently flows east into the Atlantic Ocean. But scientists found this year that millions of years ago, the great river flowed east to west and at one time went in both directions at once.
亚马孙河曾经逆流
历史上，亚马孙河曾多次改变它的流向。这条位于南美洲的世界第一大河目前由西向东流入大西洋，但科学家最新发现，这条大河在数百万年前是自东向西流，且有段时间还同时向两个方向流。
