世界上每年都有多项科学新进展,很难讲哪一项是最重要的。但如果要在2017年的科学新知中选择一些亮点的话,《纽约时报》分享了以下这些令人难忘的事件和新发现。
The Great American Eclipse
横跨全美的大日食
We learned that nothing brings people together like the sun hiding behind the moon.
没有什么事情能像太阳躲在月亮后面那样,把人们聚集在一起。
On Aug 21, the country came to a pause as millions of Americans — even the president — put on eclipse glasses and stopped to take in the first eclipse to cross the United States since 1918. Its path across the United States was a scientific bonanza for astronomers who were able to more easily point advanced equipment at the sun.
8月21日,数百万美国人,甚至连总统都暂时放下眼前的事,带上日食眼镜,停下来观看自1918年以来首次横跨美国全境的日食。对于天文学家来说,这次日食是科学界的一大幸事,他们能更轻松地将先进设备对准太阳。
What Separates Wolves From Dogs
狼和狗有何不同?
We learned that you can never turn a wolf into a pet dog.
你永远都不能把一只狼变成宠物狗。
James Gorman, a Times reporter, accompanied scientists who are trying to understand the genes that distinguish dogs from wolves. Humans who raise wolf puppies must spend 24 hours a day, seven days a week with them in order to socialize these puppies for scientific study. And while the pups may seem cute, they will grow to be predatory wolves, not humanity’s faithful companions. The researchers hope their work will help reveal the trigger that made some ancient wolves into the dogs we know today.
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