planet简单

Not only does understanding the equines’ genetic makeup help reveal their contribution to human history, but it also might improve their management in the future, as climate change alters the planet’s environment, write the authors.

作者们写道，了解这种马科动物的基因构成不仅有助于揭示它们对人类历史的贡献，而且随着气候变化改变地球环境，还可能改善未来对它们的管理。

It is unarguable that our laboratories, scientific instruments, rockets and satellites — the tools we scientists need to measure the planet’s pulse — demand significant amounts of energy both in their construction and operation.

无可争辩的是，我们的实验室、科学仪器、火箭和卫星——这些我们科学家用来测量地球脉搏的工具——在建造和运行中都需要大量能源。

The carbon emissions from technological research are well spent: ultimately this research will safeguard the future of our planet.

技术研究产生的碳排放是值得的：这些研究最终将守护我们星球的未来。

It was a musician who discovered the planet Uranus in the 18th century by making his own telescope with mirrors composed of copper and tin.

18世纪，正是一位音乐家用铜锡合金制成的镜片自制望远镜，发现了天王星。

Water bottles, shopping bags, and other trash litter the planet, from Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench, because plastics are everywhere and don’t break down easily.

从珠穆朗玛峰到马里亚纳海沟，水瓶、购物袋和其他垃圾遍布地球，因为塑料无处不在，而且不易分解。

Emma Marris’s article is an insult and a disservice to the thousands of passionate people who work tirelessly to improve the lives of animals and protect our planet.

埃玛·马里斯的文章是对成千上万充满热情、为改善动物生活和保护我们的星球而不懈努力的人的侮辱和伤害。