Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!

I'm Trevor Tortomasi...

And I'm Paz Bueno.

In today's news:

A woman brushes her teeth a little too far, scientists try a new way to fly
rockets, and the world's oldest dog has a small celebration.

All that and more, coming up next.
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女子誤吞牙刷
Woman Swallows a Toothbrush

In English, there is a saying (說法) that some people "bite off more than
they can chew".

If you bite off (咬掉) more than you can chew (咀嚼), that means you try to
do too much, and can't finish it, or can't do it right.

Well, one woman in Taiwan might have swallowed (吞下) more than she could
bite...

This woman in Pingtung woke up one day recently still feeling very sleepy,
and went to brush her teeth (刷牙) in the bathroom.

But she was so sleepy, that without realizing it (不知不覺的)...

She accidentally swallowed the whole toothbrush!
她把整支牙刷吞下肚了！

She quickly went to the hospital, and told a nurse (護士) what happened.

But the nurse had to ask the woman to repeat herself a few times, because she
couldn't believe it had actually happened.
醫院的護士請那位女士再三解釋她的情況，因為實在難以置信。

Doctors came to give the woman an endoscopy (內視鏡檢查), which is when they
send a tiny camera to look inside a person's body.

And there it was... the whole toothbrush!

The woman says she felt some chest pain (胸痛), but after they got the
toothbrush out, doctors said she was completely fine.

Of course, they agreed to keep her name a secret, because she felt very
embarrassed (不好意思).

So, even though you should brush your teeth every day...

Just remember not to brush your stomach!
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美國太空總署將測試衛星彈弓科技
NASA to Test Satellite Slingshot Technology

More and more rockets are flying into outer space each year.

That's great news for science!

But Earth's gravity (地心引力) is very strong, so each rocket needs a LOT of
fuel (燃料) to get up there.

And burning (燃燒) lots of fuel can be very expensive.

It's also pretty bad for the environment.

So, scientists have been looking for new ways to get into space.

And one new idea (主義) might be ready soon!

A company called "SpinLaunch" has been working for years, to create a special
machine (機器).

This giant machine spins a small rocket around inside of it very, very
quickly, and then lets the rocket go, to launch the rocket up into space.
小型火箭裝進這個巨大的機器之後，機器會開始快速旋轉，最後把火箭彈出去，進入太空。

The machine is 50 meters tall (五十公尺高), and can spin rockets as fast as
8,000 kilometers per hour (時速八千公里).

That's more than 6 times faster than the speed of sound (比音速快六倍)!

Of course, with a machine that moves this quickly, we can't put people inside
the rocket.

But scientists plan to use SpinLaunch to send things like satellites (衛星)
into space.

And they hope using this technology (科技) can make launching rockets easier
and better for the environment.

Let's just hope it works!
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世界上最老的狗 慶祝新紀錄
World's Oldest Dog Celebrates New Record

Have you ever met a dog who is older than you are?
你有遇到過年紀比你還大的狗嗎？

If you're 10 years old, you have probably seen dogs older than you.

But if you're 20 years old, you might never have the chance (機會).

That is, unless you meet "TobyKeith", the world's oldest dog!

TobyKeith is a 21-year-old chihuahua (吉娃娃), who lives in the U.S.

He was born in the year 2001, and has recently been recognized by Guinness
World Records, as the world's oldest dog.
這隻狗在2001年出生，最近被金氏世界紀錄確認為目前世界上最年長的狗。

His family helped him celebrate with a nice bath, a fun car ride, and a cake
made for dogs!

But there was once an even older dog, many years ago...

In the year 1939, a dog in Australia named "Bluey" reached the old, old age
of 29 years old.

Bluey is still listed as the oldest dog in history (牠仍然是歷史上活最久的狗).

So, if you ever meet an animal older than you...

Make sure you give it your respect (尊敬)!
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So, in today's News Bites:

One woman in Pingtung was so sleepy that she accidentally swallowed a
toothbrush.

When she went to the hospital, the nurse almost couldn't believe her story.

Doctors helped the woman get the toothbrush out, and now she is feeling much
better.
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And,

A company called "SpinLaunch" is creating a special machine to send rockets
into space.

The machine spins a small rocket around inside of it very, very quickly, and
then lets go, to launch the rocket up into space.

Scientists hope using this technology can make launching rockets easier and
better for the environment.
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And,

TobyKeith is a 21-year-old chihuahua, who lives in the U.S.

He was born in the year 2001, and has recently been recognized by Guinness
World Records, as the world's oldest dog.

His family helped him celebrate with a nice bath, a fun car ride, and a cake
made for dogs.
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say

This week, we want you to have your say about food.

There's a saying in English "It's raining cats and dogs". It means it's
raining really hard. But that idea of strange things raining down from the
sky really makes you think right?

If the sky could rain food, what food would you like to have rain down?

Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you like, the name of your school.

Make sure to send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear
your message on our show on Friday!
 

Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!

I'm Nancy Sun...

And I'm Trevor Tortomasi.

In today's news:

Pink in the water, salt in your food, and the biggest Marvel fan.

All that and more, coming up next.
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台南七股魚塭變夢幻"粉紅湖"
Tainan's "Pink Pond"

Picture a beautiful pond (池塘) in your head.

What color is the water?

Is it blue or green?

How about the color pink?

There is a pond in Tainan that is becoming famous... because it is pink!

The pond is in Tainan's Qigu District (七股).

It is actually a fish pond (魚塭).

And the water in the pond is pink, because of the photosynthetic bacteria
(光合菌).

Many fish farmers grow this bacteria in their ponds.

The bacteria helps keep fish, shrimp, and other animals in the pond healthy.

And this bacteria is pink.

So a little photosynthetic bacteria makes the water light pink.

And a lot of the bacteria makes the water a bright pink.

The pond in Tainan has a lot of the special bacteria.

So it is a bright pink color.

魚塭的主人說水裡有放光合菌的菌母，菌母會繁殖，而魚塭裡的粉紅色就是光合菌的顏色。

Some people have said the pond looks like a strawberry milkshake (草莓奶昔).

But if you want to go take pictures, you have to ask the owner of the fish
pond first.
不過這個夢幻粉紅池塘是私人土地，所以想去拍攝的話要先得到地主的允許喔。

There are other "pink ponds" in Taiwan.

Fish ponds near Kinmen County's Ci Lake (金門慈湖) are also pink.

And Lake Hillier, in Australia, is one of the most famous pink lakes in the
world.

Lake Hillier is bright pink.

It is surrounded by green plants.

And it is right next to the ocean.

So many people enjoy the colors of the bright pink lake, bright green plants,
and bright blue ocean, all together.
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健康享受重口味？用日本【減鹽筷】
Japanese Chopsticks Make Food Taste More Salty

Sometimes, a salty snack just tastes so good.

Our bodies need a little salt (鹽份) to stay healthy.

But lots of foods we eat now have too much salt.

And too much salt can be bad for you.

You might feel very thirsty, or weak (虛弱).

And too much salt can lead to high blood pressure (高血壓), and even heart
disease (心臟疾病).

Now scientists in Japan may have a way for us to enjoy salty foods without
hurting our bodies.

It's a pair of chopsticks (筷子).

But they aren't just normal chopsticks.

These chopsticks can make food taste 1.5 times more salty.
日本科學家發明了"減鹽筷"，可以把食物的鹹度放大1.5倍。

With these chopsticks, people can use less salt, and still enjoy the taste of
their food.

How do they do this?

The chopsticks come with a mini-computer.

The eater wears the mini-computer on their wrist.

And a tiny bit of electricity goes through the chopsticks.

The electricity does not hurt the person at all.

Together, the mini-computer and electricity make the person taste saltiness
in their mouth.
這雙減鹽筷子透過戴在手腕上的迷你電腦和電的刺激，將食物中的鈉離子傳到口腔，產生鹹味。

So there might be only a little salt in the dish.

But the eater will taste a lot of saltiness.

Scientists say the chopsticks may go on sale next year.
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漫威鐵粉創金氏世界紀錄
Florida Man Watches Spider-Man Movie 292 Times

Do you have a movie that you really love?

Do you love it enough to watch it many times?

How about hundreds of times?

A man in Florida watched "Spider-Man: No Way Home" 292 times!

Ramiro Alanis started watching the movie in movie theaters on December 16th,
2021.

And the last time he watched it was on March 15th, 2022.

He spent 720 hours watching the movie!

For the first few weeks, he would watch the movie five times a day.

And he spent about $100,000 NT buying tickets to watch the movie.

He watched the movie so many times that he set a new world record!

美國佛羅里達州一名男子在3個月內看【蜘蛛人：無家日】多達292次，成為史上觀看單一部電影次數最多的紀錄保持人。

Ramiro says he's watched "Spider-Man: No Way Home" so many times, that he
remembers everything everyone said in the movie.

Ramiro also set a world record in 2019, after watching "Avengers: Endgame"
191 times.
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So, in today's News Bites:

A pond in Tainan's Qigu District is pink.

It is actually a fish pond.

And the water in the pond is pink, because of photosynthetic bacteria.
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Scientists in Japan have made a special pair of chopsticks.

These chopsticks can make food taste 1.5 times more salty.

With these chopsticks, people can use less salt, and still enjoy the taste of
their food.
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And,

A man in Florida watched "Spider-Man: No Way Home" 292 times!

Ramiro Alanis spent 720 hours watching the new movie again and again.

He watched the movie so many times that he set a new world record!
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say

This week, we asked you to have your say about food falling from the sky.

8-year-old Mina from Da-Dun Elementary School in Taichung wanted something
healthy and something delicious.

***

Well that does it for this week's Have Your Say.

Remember, if your comment was chosen for the show this month, we'll be
sending you a gift in the mail.

Make sure to tune in again next week, for an all new question!
 

Hi there, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!

I'm Nancy Sun...

And I'm Paz Bueno.

In today's news:

Numbers worth a lot of money, meat NOT from a farm, and a Swift with hundreds
of legs.

All that and more, coming up next.
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車牌號碼也可以有特殊意義?
Special License Plates Sell for Top Dollar

Sometimes, some numbers together can have a special meaning.

And sometimes, that's worth a lot of money.

Last month, some special license plate numbers (車牌號碼) sold for a lot of
money.

License plates are the signs on the back of cars.

In Taiwan, license plates have three letters, and four numbers.

Usually, people cannot choose license plate numbers.

But the government lets people try to buy some special license plate numbers.

Some people think these numbers are fun, or will give them good luck.

"8888" is the most popular, because it sounds like "get rich" (發) in
Mandarin.

In fact, the government says BQQ-8888 was sold for $300,000 NT last month.

Some people also like "6" because it sounds like "things going smoothly".

And "520" is popular too, because it sounds like "I love you" in Mandarin.

The license plate number BMW-0520 was sold for $110,000 NT in February.

And the three letters on the license place are important too.

"VVV" is one of the most popular combinations (組合).

In some countries around the world "V" can mean victory.
有些人也覺得前面的英文字母可以有特殊意義，像是用三個V開頭，象徵「勝利」。

Back in 2019, the license plate number "VVV-8888" sold for $881,000 NT.

But another license plate sold for even more money.

In 2011, "88-8888" sold for $3,589,000 NT!
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去外太空種肉
Growing Meat in Space

Scientists have been growing plants in space for many years.

And now, they want to try to "grow" meat!

New tests to try to grow meat in space started last month.

Astronauts flew up to the International Space Station.

They took a small box with them.

Inside the box, were animal cells (動物細胞).

The plan is to give those cells nutrients (養分) they need to grow.

Then, these cells grow and make more cells, until they become muscle (肌肉).

And this becomes meat that we can eat.

動物的細胞得到需要的養分後開始繁殖增加，形成肌肉組織，最終成為可以吃的肉。

Some people are excited about this way of "growing" meat.

They think it means we won't have to hurt animals to get meat anymore.

And they think we won't have to use so much water and electricity to raise
(養) these animals.

Some scientists also think "growing" meat will help people live on other
planets (星球) in the future.

But for now, they will first try to grow the meat on the International Space
Station.

The scientists aren't sure if the meat will grow the same way in space.

Many things like light, air and gravity (地心引力) are different from on
Earth.

And some other problems have to be worked out (解決) too.

But if these problems can be solved, "growing" meat might lead to a big
change for everyone!
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名為泰勒絲的馬陸
Millipede Named After Taylor Swift

American singer Taylor Swift has won many awards.

But she's never had an honor (榮譽) like this.

A scientist has found a new species of millipede (馬陸).

And he's named it after Taylor.

The Nannaria swiftae, or Swift twisted-claw millipede was found in the U.S.
state of Tennessee.

It is brown, with reddish spots on the sides.

The scientist that found this millipede says he is a Swiftie.

That's what some Taylor Swift fans call themselves.

Taylor's music helped him get through hard times.

And he wants to thank her, by naming the millipede after her.

這位科學家說泰勒絲的音樂幫助他度過了生活中的低谷，想感謝她。

The scientist says he hopes she is happy about this.

He also points out that millipedes are very important for the environment.

They eat dead plants, and help make the soil better for living plants.
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So, in today's News Bites:

Last month, some special license plate numbers sold for a lot of money.

"BQQ-8888" was sold for $300,000 NT last month.

And in 2011, the license plate number "88-8888" sold for $3,589,000 NT!
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Scientists are trying to "grow" meat in space.

They will try to grow the meat from animal cells on the International Space
Station.

Some scientists think "growing" meat will help people live on other planets
in the future.
________________________________

And,

A scientist found a new species of millipede, and named it after American
singer Taylor Swift.

The Nannaria swiftae, or Swift twisted-claw millipede was found in the U.S.
state of Tennessee.

The scientist that found this millipede says he is a Swiftie.
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say

This week, we want you to have your say about secret passages.

Secret passages seem like a lot of fun. They could help you go somewhere,
without anyone knowing. And just walking in a secret passage seems like a
great adventure.

So if you could have a secret passage that starts from your room, where would
it go?

Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you like, the name of your school.

Make sure to send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear
your message on our show on Friday!
 

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!

I'm Trevor Tortomasi...

And I'm Clifford Chu.

In today's news:

Animals save energy, the world's oldest woman passes on, and the world's
richest man wants more.

All that and more, coming up next.
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流浪狗收容所 安裝太陽能板
Solar Panels Installed at Dog Shelter

In order to do lots of things, we need to use energy (能量).

But the energy we use has to come from energy sources (能量源).

Our bodies use food and water to make energy, and lots of cars use oil (汽油).

But sometimes, when we use a lot of these resources (資源), it can be bad for
the environment (環境).

And if we use too much of those resources, there might not be any left.

Fortunately, there are many other sources of energy... like the sun!

In recent years, more and more people have been using solar energy (太陽能).

That's because no matter how much sunlight we use, there will always be more!

And one place in Taiwan has been using solar energy to care for animals.

It's an animal shelter (動物收容所) in Taipei City's Zhonghe District.

The animal shelter has installed solar panels on almost 1,000 square meters
of its roof.
這個動物收容所的太陽能板，裝在大約一千平方公尺的屋頂上。

The panels take solar energy and make it into electricity (發電).

The new power has helped the shelter to save money (省錢)... enough money to
buy 840 kilograms of dog food!

It has also cut down the shelter's carbon emissions by the same amount as
3,000 trees.
這些太陽能板，也讓這個收容所大大減少碳排放，效果跟三千棵樹一樣多。

Not only can solar panels help the animals in our cities.

They can also help the nature around us stay cleaner, too!
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世界最老的老人過世
World's Oldest Person Passes Away

How old is the oldest person you know?

Maybe you have a family member (親戚) who is one hundred years old.

Nowadays, more and more people are living even longer than one hundred years!

It's still very rare, but medical technology and medicine are getting better
and better every year.
活到一百歲的人還真少見，但是醫療科技和醫藥每年都在進步。

That means people are staying healthier as they get older, and they are
living longer.

But, of course, no one lives forever...

First, the bad news: The world's oldest person has just passed away (去世).

Her name was Kane Tanaka, and she was 119 years old.

But now, the good news: She lived a long and amazing life.

Kane Tanaka (田中加子) was born in Japan in 1903, as the seventh child
(第七個孩子) in a family of nine children.

She got married (結婚了) one hundred years ago, and had four children.

During her life, she ran various businesses (她做過好幾種生意), and even
opened a noodle shop!

Now, after Tanaka's passing, the world's oldest person is a French nun, who
is 118 years old.
田中太太去世之後，世界上年紀最大的人就是一位法國修女，現年一百一十八歲。

And French people must be doing something right, because the oldest person in
history was also French...

Her name was Jeanne-Louise Calment, and she passed away at the old, old age
of 122.

We'll still miss these people after they're gone, but we can still celebrate
(慶祝) their long lives.

Just remember to exercise and eat healthy foods, and you might live even
longer!
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伊隆·馬斯克購買推特公司
Elon Musk Buys Twitter

Since the year 2006, Twitter (推特) has been a place for people to share
their thoughts online (在網路上).

It started as just a website (網站), and years later, it became one of the
most popular apps in the world.

But it has gone through a lot of changes in these years.

And one person, Elon Musk (伊隆·馬斯克), thinks he can change it even more.

Mr. Musk is currently the world's richest person (世界上最有錢的人), and is
planning to buy the entire Twitter company (公司).

But buying a company this big isn't as simple as buying food at the store...

It's going to cost him about $44 billion U.S. dollars (四百四十億美元)!

And on top of that (更何況), he'll need to get enough money in one place to
make the purchase (購買).

Mr. Musk also owns Tesla and SpaceX, and he'll have to use pieces of these
companies to pay for Twitter.
馬斯克也擁有特斯拉汽車和太空探索技術公司，他必須運用這兩個公司的資產來購買推特。

People are still wondering what he'll do with Twitter once he gets it, but
for now, we'll wait and see...

Just don't worry if it all sounds complicated (複雜)... that's because it is!
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So, in today's News Bites:

An animal shelter in Taipei City has been using solar energy to care for
animals.

It has installed solar panels on almost 1,000 square meters of its roof, to
save money and energy.

It has already saved enough to buy dog food and cut down carbon emissions.
________________________________

And,

The world's oldest person has just passed away, at 119 years old.

Now, after her passing, the world's oldest person is 118 years old.

But the oldest person in history lived to the old, old age of 122.
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And,

Elon Musk, the world's richest person, is planning to buy Twitter.

It's going to cost him about $44 billion U.S. dollars.

Mr. Musk also owns Tesla and SpaceX, and he'll have to use pieces of these
companies to pay for Twitter.
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!
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主播每周一問
Have Your Say

This week, we asked you to have your say about secret passages.

10-year-old Hedy, from Shuili Elementary School in Nantou, says she would go
to a magical world.

***

And 8-year-old Isabelle, from Catholic Bao-Ren Elementary School in Tainan
City, says she would go to Australia.

***

And that does it for this week's "Have Your Say"!

Remember, if your answer was used in the show this month, we'll be sending
you a gift in the mail.

Make sure to tune in again next week for an all-new question!
 

Hello everybody, and welcome to a new episode of News Bites!

I'm Paz Bueno…

And I'm Nancy Sun.

In today's news:

Puppets made of sand, the Sun affects our radios, and eating lab-grown meat
is healthy for you!

All that and more, coming up next.
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沙子做的布袋戲。
Glove puppetry made from sand

What do Taiwanese glove puppetry and sand have in common?

They will both be features (特點) in the 2022 Fulong International Sand
Sculpture Arts Festival in New Taipei City!

The feature for the event will be sculptures made out of sand.

A total of 36 sand sculptures (沙雕) will be displayed on weekends from May
26th to October 10th.

They are made by mixing water and sand, then piled into wooden forms to make
the shape.

Then, it is pressed together to make the base so that the artist can continue
making their sculpture.

The main highlight (主要亮點) will be an eight-meter-tall sand statue of Su
Huan-jen, the main character of Pili.

Pili is one of Taiwan's best known glove puppetry shows (布袋戲)。

The TV series debuted in 1984, and it still continues today.

It is one of the most popular TV shows in Taiwan.

Unlike traditional puppet shows, Pili uses computers to make the action
sequences (動作場景)。

There will also be sculptures of Su in different disguises (裝扮), and many
other Pili characters, too.

During the event, visitors will also have a chance to meet with the actors
behind these fictional characters (虛構人物) and take part in other
activities.

Visitors can enjoy concerts (演唱會),

eat food and buy souvenirs (伴手禮) at a market,

and experience workshops (工作坊) to try their hand at making sand sculptures.

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太陽干擾了我們的無線電信號。
The sun disrupts our radio signals.

A sunspot (太陽黑子) threw off a double solar flare on April 25th, causing
some radios to stop working in Asia and Australia.

Sunspots are areas that appear dark on the surface of the Sun.

They appear dark because they are cooler than other parts of the Sun's
surface.

Solar flares are a sudden explosion of energy caused by magnetic field lines
near sunspots.
(太陽耀斑是由太陽黑子附近的磁場線引起的能量突然爆炸。)

Scientists called the Sunspot AR2993.

The sunspot AR2993 erupted (爆發) with two flares very quickly.

And the magnetic wave (磁波) was strong enough to stop radios on Earth.

They say it's "medium-sized", but it is actually hundreds of millions of
kilometers big.

Earth would sit in the active region as comfortably as an egg in a nest.

Solar flares not only cause disruption (中斷) on our radio signals,

But they also light up the night sky in the North and South Pole, making
beautiful auroras (極光) that we can see.

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吃實驗室裡種植的肉對地球和你的健康都有好處！
Eating meat grown in a lab is good for the planet - and your health!

Eating meat grown in labs or ground up insects (磨碎的昆蟲) could help the
environment, reduce carbon emissions, and use less water.

Researchers say these kinds of foods could cut pollution (污染) on the planet
by 80%.

But it's not clear if people want to eat bugs or meat grown in labs.

Scientists are trying to figure out another way to grow food so that it has
more protein (蛋白質) while using less land and water.

The researchers looked at the nutrition of some of those products and three
types of environmental pressure: water use, land use, and carbon emissions
(碳排放量).

Alternative foods can reduce these impacts by 80-percent while providing more
nutrients (營養素) than a vegan or a vegetarian diet.

New foods include ground up flies and crickets, eggs made in the lab from
chicken cells(細胞), and seaweed and mushrooms.

A professor from Cambridge thinks it may be better, but changing people's
diets will be hard.

Many studies have shown that eating a plant-based diet (植物性飲食) is good
for you and the environment.

So make sure to eat more vegetables every day!
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So, in today's News Bites:

36 sand sculptures will be made for the Fulong International Sand Sculpture
Arts Festival in New Taipei City!

The main highlight will be an eight-meter-tall sand statue of Su Huan-jen,
the main character of Pili.

Visitors will also have a chance to meet with the actors behind these
fictional characters and take part in other activities.

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And,

A sunspot threw off a double solar flare on April 25th, causing some radios
to stop working in Asia and Australia.

The sunspot AR2993 erupted with two flares very quickly,

And the magnetic wave was strong enough to stop radios on Earth.
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And,

Eating meat grown in labs or ground up insects could help the environment

Alternative foods can also provide more nutrients than a vegan or a
vegetarian diet.

But it's not clear if people will switch to this kind of diet.
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And that's today's episode of News Bites!
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Have Your Say

This week, we want you to have your say about caring for people.

Not every family is the same, but most people have parents, guardians,
siblings, or friends. Many of them take care of us, and we can show our
gratitude by saying thank you, or by caring for them, too.

Who takes care of you, and how do you show your gratitude?

Record your message and send it to newsbites@icrt.com.tw with your name and
age, and if you like, the name of your school.

Make sure to send us your recording by Thursday at noon, and you might hear
your message on our show on Friday!