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These Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest images feature the captivating creatures that live beneath the waves

What Briefing readers think about how doctoral degrees should be evaluated. Plus, the X-factor in bird song that makes males irresistible and why like-charged particles can sometimes attract. What Briefing readers think about how doctoral degrees should be evaluated. Plus, the X-factor in bird song that makes males irresistible and why like-charged particles can sometimes attract.

Gio_banfi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The millions of tourists who flock to the shores of Hawaii every year are wreaking havoc on its natural environment --

The millions of tourists who flock to the shores of Hawaii every year are wreaking havoc on its natural environment -- especially on the coral reefs.

彭春凌： 斯宾塞是英国维多利亚时代以“进化”为主题的哲学运动公认的知识领袖，被称为维多利亚时代的亚里士多德。思想史家约翰·麦克里兰说，“维多利亚时代是斯宾塞的时代”。这个说法并不夸张。因为，我们可以很明显地看到，斯宾塞糅合生物学的“进化”（evolution）理论与哲学上的“进步”（progress）观念，建构了对宇宙和社会进行贯穿性解释的“进化”哲学。�...

The term wet market is often laced with negative undertones, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the majority of these markets -- like the one featured above in Taipei, Taiwan -- pose very little risks to human health and biodiversity, according to a new study by Princeton University researchers.

To help policymakers distinguish benign markets from dangerous ones, a team of Princeton researchers led by Bing Lin and David Wilcove analyzed the different types of so-called 'wet markets,' how they function, and the risk they pose to people and wildlife. 

Builder and takeaway operator on list of deliberate tax defaulters TWO former Dorset business people have been charged penalties of tens of thousands of pounds after failing to pay the correct amount of tax. They feature in the current list of deliberate tax defaulters published by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Builder Victor Brett Edwards has received a penalty of £16,456. The total amount of tax on which the penalties are based was £31,346. His current address is given...

BBC News Published We asked our readers to send in their best pictures from the past year on the theme of "my 2020". Howard Smith image copyrightHoward Smith "Soon after the end of the first lockdown, I was fortunate to experience calm conditions in the Lake District as the Sun rose above the surrounding hills to reveal a breathtaking display of vivid yellows and greens with the trees reflected in the perfectly still waters of Buttermere Lake. "I think I could have left my lens cap on and st...

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