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Have you ever had a problem getting a match to light? If so, you might be using the wrong type of match. There are actually two different types of matches: safety matches and strike-anywhere matches. 以前你点燃火柴时有没有点不着的时候呢

On Mars, NASA Finds ‘Organic’ Substances Linked to Life

The United States space agency says its Mars exploration vehicle has discovered chemical substances necessary for life. Scientists reported that NASAs Curiosity rover found large amounts of organic molecules in 3.5 billion-year-old rock in an area ca

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Life on earth requires six basic ingredientscarbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur and phosphorus. Those six elements are the building blocks for DNA and R

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A melon field is pictured at a farm in the village of Djilakh, 80km south of Dakar, Senegal on 22 Apr 2008 (file photo) African farmers are making more money producing organically grown crops for European markets, where demand for healthier food is g

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Organic milk is widely available these days, but what does that label really mean? A new Washington Post investigation found that there are considerable differences between the organic milk you can buy in a grocery store and the ki

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Summertime brings algae blooms to many parts of the country - those mats of bright green organisms that can blanket waterways. In places like Florida's Lake Okeechobee, the blooms hurt tourism. They kill fish. They threaten w

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Matches Striking matches, on this Moment of Science. Have you ever had a problem getting a match to light? If so, you might be using the wrong type of match. There are actually two different types of matches: safety matches and strike-anywhere matche