– Manuscript – Welcome to English in a Minute! Tunnels are along and dark. If you drive a car through one, you have to keep your headlights on to see. So, is this what tunnel vision means? Speaker A: Dan, I heard that you're supporting that awful local official who's involved in two…no, wait, three scandals?!Speaker B: Well, That awful local official fixed the sidewalk … [Read more...] about Tunnel Vision (Idioms)
Archives for March 2023
Ice Baths Popular, But Health Claims Not Supported by Evidence
– Manuscript – Ice baths are a popular subject on American social media pages. Kim Kardashian, Harry Styles, Kristen Bell, Lizzo, and other stars have posted about their cold water experiences. Health claims surrounding ice baths include improved mood, increased energy, weight loss and reduced inflammation. But the science linked to some of those claims is not very … [Read more...] about Ice Baths Popular, But Health Claims Not Supported by Evidence
Webb Telescope Discovers Huge Galaxies Dating Back 600 Million Years
– Manuscript – Astronomers have discovered what appear to be huge galaxies dating back to within 600 million years of the Big Bang. The findings suggest the early universe may have quickly produced these extremely large galaxies. The new James Webb Space Telescope has seen even older galaxies, dating to within 300 million years of the beginning of the universe. But it is … [Read more...] about Webb Telescope Discovers Huge Galaxies Dating Back 600 Million Years
Rockette’s Dance Class Popular with College Students
– Manuscript – College student Rhapsody Stiggers is one of 38 students at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee taking a dance class that is the first of its kind. Her teacher, Amarisa LeBar, is a current member of the Radio City Rockettes, a famous precision dance team in New York City. Stiggers has been dancing since she was two years old. She has taken many kinds of … [Read more...] about Rockette’s Dance Class Popular with College Students
Scientists Study Brown Bear Frozen for 3,500 Years
– Manuscript – A team of Russian scientists recently examined something extremely unusual: the frozen body of a brown bear that lived thousands of years ago. The cold preserved the body almost perfectly in the frozen lands of eastern Siberia for almost 3,500 years. Maxim Cheprasov is the laboratory chief at the Lazarev Mammoth Museum Laboratory at the North-Eastern … [Read more...] about Scientists Study Brown Bear Frozen for 3,500 Years
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