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Right now, people are focused on AI potentially causing job losses. George Stakhov said, "By 2050, AI will have profoundly reshaped the world. It is very likely that there is a dark AI future where those who control AI will gain huge power, while 99 percent of the population will be deprived of their rights. The AI masters will control the world's data and turn the rest of us into their slaves. In that case, everyone benefits from AI through better healthcare, faster transport and less pollution."

Futurist and former Google engineer Ray Kurzweil says that people will have integrated with machines by 2025 and predicts that by 2045, people will have connected their brains to machines, integrating with the intelligence created.

That means we could be in contact with aliens. Shostak said that newer measurements suggest that there could be billions of Earth-like worlds. That may be the strongest argument for life in space.

Rising humidity (湿度) and heat will lead to heatwaves where it is almost impossible for humans to survive in areas including South Asia and the Red Sea. Humans can survive temperatures of up to 50 ℃ when humidity is low, but in high humidity, humans cannot survive because there is no way to cool down by sweating. Even extremely strong and fit people die within hours. Large areas of the Earth might be uninhabitable.

​​​​​​​A. The alternative is a bright AI prospect.

B. However, the reality could be far worse.

C. Actually, AI brings far more benefits than harm.

D. This means that the Earth is the only place with life.

E. By 2070, this will also be true in areas of Brazil and China.

F. Thus, people will increase their effective intelligence a billion-fold.

G. Alien-hunting astronomer Shostak bets we should find aliens within two dozen years.

Over 500 million people visit American public lands each year, creating many chances to harm wild places. "When you look at the numbers, it's incredible," says Watts, head of the Leave No Trace Center in Colorado, an organization aimed at minimizing human impact on nature.

Food waste takes a long time to break down, especially in certain areas. "It takes much longer for an applet core to rot in a desert than in a forest." says Blye, a teacher at the University of Utah, Leaving waste introduces animals to an unnatural diet and changes their behavior with sometimes disastrous results. Bears who taste garbage and become a threat to humans may have to be put down. "Bears can get used to unnatural food in three weeks," says Watts. "Everyone loses in this case."

Biological waste is also problematic. Dog waste brings new bacteria into the ecosystem and scares away deer. Meanwhile, human waste and toilet paper introduces dangerous bacteria into water sources.

In national parks, trails (小路) are designed to avoid sensitive areas. Stepping off the trail, even for a quick photo, can scare wildlife away. Impacts from many visitors result in long-term damage to nature and wildlife. But people don't think of that when they see the perfect photo opportunity. "It's just such a hard thing to resist," says Blye. The risk to sensitive ecosystems isn't obvious. "It's easy to think, oh, there's wildflowers over there. I shouldn't step on that," says Blye, but these tiny ecosystems full of microscopic organisms essential to desert life provide many benefits, including reducing the risk of erosion (侵蚀) and helping absorb rainfall, and can take hundreds of years to return to its original state.

Our platform takes farming to the next level, using cutting-edge technology that is designed to be user-friendly. Our Micro-Farms has simplified the process of vertical farming (垂直农业), so you can grow fresh sustainable produce anywhere all year round at the touch of a button.

A single micro-farm takes up only 15 square feet, but has the productivity of around 2,000 square feet of outdoor farmland. And since each farm is remotely managed by our team, anyone can grow amazing produce no matter their level of skill.

To get started, tell us what your favorite produce items are, and we'll create a tailored growing program for you and you can start enjoying fresh food all year. Operating your farm is simple and easy. You choose from our wide selection of salad mixes, herbs, flowers and micro-greens, and we'll deliver them to you ahead of time and ready to grow.

Your personal account manager will make sure you have everything you need, from helping you install (安装) the app on your phone to providing your seeds. When your seed packets arrive, all you have to do is place them into your farm and scan their codes using the app. Once you scan a crop, the app will take over managing a unique growth recipe for that specific crop and let you know when to transplant and harvest.

Micro-Farms makes scheduling harvests easy, while your personal account manager ensures you get the most value from your investment through custom programs. You can create a unique engaging community and team-building experiences, host special events and enjoy seasonal menus.

After harvest, Micro-Farms will send you new seeds and supplies to keep your farm running at maximum productivity. We can connect multiple farms toscale productivity to suit your specific needs. The farms work together in harmony through the Cloud to provide reliable yields all year around.

"It's halfway crazy," she says. A house swap she was interested in didn't work out, but the owner, Rachele, asked: "‘Do you know anyone who might help me with the children?' I wrote back and said: ‘Tell me what that involves!' She wrote me a little list, and I said: ‘I could do that!' We seemed to believe in each other."

Two months later, when Faulkner reached Varese, "the dad, Andrea, was walking towards me with the children hiding behind his legs, kind of shy, thinking: ‘Who is this woman in a long black coat?' I don't think it was quite Mary Poppins, but the atmosphere was immediately warm and friendly."

Eighteen months on, Faulkner's job no longer feels like a job. "I just feel like part of the family." They joke: "You think you're going back to Scotland? No, you're staying here!" She gives English lessons, helps with the housework, meets the children from school, plays chess or table tennis with them, and takes them to the park. "It never feels like work," she says. "It has been absolutely the perfect match." Faulkner's son, Steven, who lives in London, has visited her and they have cycled around the northern Italian lakes. She feels no more distant than when she lived in Edinburgh.

"You have to take the opportunity when it presents itself," Jim once said.

"I'll be 70 in January, but in my head, I'm 30. I still feel the same person, I have the same enthusiasm for life, the same interest in people and things. In that sense, I wish I had another 70," Faulkner jokes.

We love when you work up a sweat. It's really the carbon dioxide you breathe out that makes us beeline toward you, not the fragrance of your "sweet blood."

Love beer? So do some of us. They can tell when you've been drinking because your skin chemistry changes, and it attracts them.

Pregnant? Yum.If you're having a baby, you emit more carbon dioxide and your belly has a higher temperature, drawing some of us right to you. Sorry, baby.

Hate getting bitten up? Blame the ladies. Males do not eat human blood: They get all their nutrition from plants. After we have a blood meal, we can lay anywhere from 100 to 400 eggs.

Smelly feet are simply delicious. Scientists have shown we find your toes ten times more inviting than Limburger cheese.

If your home's landscaping is well tended, we won't like it as much. We like to hang out in thick, overgrown vegetation. The darker and more damp, the better. And puddles (水沟) of smelly water is where we like to lay our eggs.

Got those CO₂ -emitting traps in your yard? Great!You may think you're outsmarting us with these devices, which emit carbon dioxide to lure (引诱) us into a trap. But they may attract more of us than they are able to trap, increasing our presence in your yard.

When it comes to West Nile, end-of-summer bites may do more harm. It's simple logic: We bite birds with West Nile virus; then we bite humans and spread it. By summer's end, we've had more chances to bite infected birds.

In a small coastal town, 16-year-old Mia lived with her grandmother, a woman known for her legendary apple pie. Every Sunday, they would bake together, filling the house with the warm scent of cinnamon and sugar. Mia loved those moments — the way her grandmother's hands moved with practiced ease, the stories she told about her own childhood, and the laughter they shared as flour dusted the kitchen counters.

But as Mia grew older, her priorities shifted. High school brought new friends, weekend plans, and a growing desire to fit in. Slowly, the Sunday baking tradition faded. Her grandmother never complained, but Mia could see the sadness in her eyes each time she made excuses to skip their time together.

One day, her grandmother fell ill and was rushed to the hospital. The house felt emptier than ever. and Mia's guilt weighed heavily on her. While cleaning the kitchen, she found a worn recipe book tucked away in a drawer. Inside was her grandmother's famous apple pie recipe, written in her familiar handwriting. Beneath the recipe was a note: "For Mia, my little helper. May this recipe remind you of the love we share." Tears filled Mia's eyes as she realized how much she had taken their time together for granted.

Determined to make a change, Mia decided to bake the pie herself and bring it to the hospital. She gathered the ingredients — apples from the backyard tree, cinnamon from the spice rack, and flour from the pantry. But as she laid everything out on the counter, she realized she had no idea how to make the crust — the one part her grandmother always handled.

Panic set in as she stared at the recipe. The instructions were vague (模糊的): "Mix butter and flour until it feels right." What did that even mean? She tried to recall her grandmother's movements — the way she kneaded the dough (面团), the exact texture she aimed for — but it was all a blur. Just then, her phone buzzed. It was a text from her best friend, inviting her to a party that evening.

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The guqin, (consider) by many to be China's oldest stringed instrument, has a history that stretches back over 3,000 years. Once played by scholars, poets, and philosophers, it occupies a unique position in Chinese culture, where it symbolizes the (harmony) combination of music, literature, and personal cultivation.

Unlike more vibrant traditional instruments, the guqin is known for its gentle, subtle sounds, (create) an atmosphere suited to reflection and meditation. Early Confucian texts described it a medium for self-improvement, emphasizing moral integrity above mere technical skill.

In recent decades, there (be) a growing interest in reviving guqin traditions, which were once at risk of being overshadowed by modern (entertain). Musicians trained in classical styles have begun to collaborate with contemporary composers, hoping to introduce the guqin to broader audiences. you attend an intimate recital in a tea house or watch an online performance, the guqin's lasting appeal remains evident. Even though (it) melodies may seem understated at first, many listeners soon realize what remarkable depth lies behind every note.

By integrating new ideas while preserving old techniques, the art of guqin, praised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, manages to stay relevant today. It encourages people not only to appreciate ancient music but also (seek) peaceful moments in their own fast-paced lives.

Five minutes later and we were standing in a sandy ravine (沟壑) looking down at the large footprints that had been left by an adult male tiger. He had2 came down to the water holes for a drink. For me, however, it was both unnerving and really exciting to think how close he'd come to where I had been sleeping the night before.

That's when we heard the first alarm call. "Sambar (水鹿) call. Tiger nearby!" shouted Dharmendra as he3 us to be quiet. All five of us looked at each other with wide eyes. We were on foot, wearing flip fops (人字拖) with the darkness of night quickly closing on us. "What do we do now? How does this work?" I was conscious of the fact that, in4 to the other walking safaris (游猎) I'd been on before, neither of our guides had a gun.

Dharmendra told us to quietly move out of the ravine and into the open grassland. "That way the tiger will see us." None of us were5 that we wanted to be seen by the tiger. However, we moved, all eyeing each other nervously and jostling (推搡) for position behind Dharmendra. As we'd been asked, we were all very, very quiet, all of our6 on red alert.

We moved into the meadow area and stood7. Dharmndra pointed to a thick of bamboo about 20 meters away and listened intently (聚精会神地). We waited and strained both our eyes and ears to see if we could8 a stripy shape in the twilight (暮色).

The alarm calls got nearer and more frequent. The atmosphere was9. That was when we were told not to run. The tiger was obviously only 50 meters away and would hopefully walk past us on its way to the water hole. My heart was10 hard. I was on foot and about to meet a tiger. No one had anything that could be used to11 themselves.

"I can hear him walking," said Dharmendra. This was amazing. Somehow I was about to come face to face with a wild tiger!

We waited and listened for about ten minutes. Every time someone shifted weight and a twig (树枝) cracked, we all12. Then just as quickly as it had started, the calls died down.

"The tiger has changed direction." Dharmendra told us. While I was partly13, I was also14. What a story it would have made to be able to tell everyone "I15 a one on one with a tiger!"

Curiosity is the engine that drives learning and innovation. Recent studies show curious students achieve 20% higher academic performance on average. Developing curiosity not only enhances knowledge acquisition but also improves problem-solving skills. So how can we effectively cultivate this valuable quality?

Begin by stepping beyond familiar boundaries. If you always take the same route to school, try alternative paths. When reading textbooks, challenge yourself to find three questions per chapter. This intentional disruption of habits trains your brain to notice details and ask "why".

Another key approach is to embrace diverse experiences. Visit museums you've never entered, try cooking foreign dishes, or learn basic phrases in a new language. Each novel experience creates neural connections that make your mind more adaptable. A student who joined an astronomy club discovered an unexpected interest in physics through stargazing.

Equally important is linking different subjects. When studying history, relate events to geographical changes; when solving math problems, consider their real-world applications. A biology enthusiast improved her chemistry grades by comparing cell structures to chemical reactions.

Finally, maintain a growth mindset. Curious people view failures as learning opportunities rather than setbacks. Remember, every expert was once a beginner. With consistent practice, you'll gradually develop the curious mindset that turns ordinary observations into extraordinary discoveries.

A. This cross-subject approach often brings fresh perspectives.

B. Start with small challenges to expand your comfort zone.

C. For instance, keep a "question journal" to record daily inquiries.

D. However, curiosity requires deliberate cultivation.

E. Scientists confirm curious brains process information 30% faster

F. Instead of fearing mistakes, analyze what went wrong.

G. Schedule weekly experiments like planting seeds to observe growth.

Researchers from Berkeley Lab detailed their process for training such an AI model in an article published this week. Based on around 100 maps spanning 45 years, the team asked the AI specifically to identify symbols shaped like a hollow (中空的) black circle that was commonly used to identify oil well. A human data expert then spent 40 hours identifying examples of these symbols which then served as the AI model's training set. When training the AI, the researchers had to consider other symbols with similar-looking circular patterns that could be mistakenly identified and result in false positives. Some maps were in relatively good condition, but others were worn down over time. Berkeley Lab scientist Charuleka compared this process to "finding a needle in a haystack (干草垛)".

Once the AI was fully trained to recognize the well symbols, the researchers then applied it to thousands of maps. The model came back with the locations of 1,301 potentially undocumented orphan wells. Scientists then used satellite images from Google Earth to check the locations, looking for visible surface features like well structures and storage tanks, and confirmed 29 wells. For wells invisible from above, researchers conducted on-site investigations using equipment to track down underground metal pipes, confirming an additional 15 wells. Looking ahead, researchers aim to combine AI's predictive abilities with other modern technologies to speed up the shutting-down process.

"AI can enhance our understanding of the past by processing information from historical data on a scale that couldn't be achieved just a few years ago," Charuleka noted, "The more we go into the future, the more you can also use the past."

Plants are encountering more environmental challenges than ever. For instance, in numerous regions, the impact of climate change is leading to shorter winter seasons, and plants are adapting accordingly. "Many plants require a minimum period of cold in order to set up their environmental clock to define their flowering time," says Martinelli, a plant geneticist at the University of Florence. "As cold seasons shorten, plants have adapted to require shorter periods of cold to delay flowering. These processes allow plants to avoid flowering in periods when they have fewer opportunities to reproduce."

Since plants lack neural systems, their memory functions rely entirely on cellular, molecular (分子的), and biochemical networks. These networks make up what the researchers call somatic memory (体细胞记忆). "It allows plants to recognize the occurrence of a previous environmental condition and to react accordingly," says Martinelli.

These somatic memories can then be transmitted to the plants' offspring through epigenetics (表现遗传). "Several examples demonstrate the existence of molecular processes modulating plant memory to environmental stresses and affecting the adaptation of offspring to these stresses," says Martinelli.

Moving forward, Martinelli aims to gain deeper insights into the specific genes that are being inherited. "We are particularly interested in decoding the epigenetic code without changes in DNA sequence (序列)," he says. "This is especially important when we consider the rapid climate change, we observe today that every living organism, including plants, needs to quickly adapt to survive."

On set, phones were locked away after makeup. Without screens, we faced something unusual: real conversations. During long waits between scenes, people actually talked. An art student sketched tattoo ideas for me; a Parisian actor shared her love for Vietnamese food; a Haitian man told stories of his childhood. We played games, debated silly theories, and laughed freely. It felt like stepping into a world before smartphones ruled our attention.

This experience made me realize how technology has changed us. Once technology did bring people together, but gradually they grabbed and then destroyed our attention spans and left so many of us with smartphone addiction; social media grabbed and destroyed our ability to share an informational environment. And now AI threatens to grab and atrophy (使萎缩) our mental muscles entirely.

Yet, I see hope. I think we are at the beginning stages of a quite significant backlash to that. Teens are choosing simple flip phones; people attend digital detox events; those stupid QR-code menus are swiftly disappearing; three-and-a-half-hour long podcasts get millions of listens. We're slowly fighting back against endless distractions.

Years ago, I visited an art exhibit in Paris where the "art" was simply conversations with strangers. Like that exhibit, life requires time and presence. On the film set, pretending in a fictional world ironically brought us closer to what's real — human connection.

Though my acting role was small, those phone-free hours reminded me: true joy lies not in screens, but in the messy, unpredictable moments we share

Canada's unspoiled natural beauty is matched only by its cosmopolitan cities. If you have plenty of time and aren't in a hurry to drive north to south, there are several great hikes, both short and long, that starts just off the parkway.

Lake Louise to Lake Agnes Teahouse: The Lake Agnes Teahouse is 1.3 miles above Lake Louise, at an altitude of 7.005 feet. The hike up takes between one and two hours and offers excellent views of Lake Louise along the way.

Bow Summit Lookout: This family-friendly hike takes visitors to the highest point along the Icefields Parkway, a lookout point where you can see both Peyto Lake and Bow Lake. Keep an eye out for marmot (旱獭), native birds, and pikas (鼠兔) along the way. The return trip is only about 3.5 miles long.

Helen Lake: Adjacent to the Crowfoot Glacier at Bow Lake, the 4.5-mile in-and-out hike to Helen Lake is moderately challenging and very popular. As well as great lake views, a highlight of this trail is the gorgeous wildflowers in the summer. It can be done in between three and five hours, depending on your speed and fitness. Expect snow in the fall and spring seasons.

Paradise Valley to Moraine Lake: If you're an experienced hiker seeking a challenge, the physically-demanding 7.7-mile route between Paradise Valley and Moraine Lake will keep you interested. It can be done in one long day (about eight hours) by fit hikers. The lake views and forests of larch trees are the highlights. Summer hikes are relatively easy, but more preparations are needed in winter.