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As a major consumer of durians (榴莲), China has long relied on imports from countries like Thailand and Vietnam (meet) market demand.

Since 2023, Mengla county in Xishuangbanna (introduce) several high-quality durian species, including Monthong, Black Thorn, and Musang King, covering planting area of 66.67 hectares. Current growth observations indicate that the durian plants have a high survival rate and are growing well, some early-planted trees already flowering and bearing fruit.

Durian is a typical tropical crop grows in warm, humid environments, with a suitable growth temperature usually between 25℃ and 30℃, and (have) strict requirements for water, soil, and sunlight. Yunnan shares an ecological environment similar to northern Thailand and Vietnam, (give) it a natural edge in tropical fruit planting.

The province's "durian map" is gradually expanding. In Jinping county of Honghe, a 3.3-hectare nursery is planting dozens of durian (variety) from China and abroad, covering different ripening periods and flavor profiles. Meanwhile, Lincang and Dehong have also started some (experiment) planting projects.

Experts say that commercial production is still some way off, Yunnan's progress marks an encouraging step toward what locals jokingly call "durian freedom".

Now, Lin's research helps explain why both animals are clearly remembered. Events that have a strong emotional impact help people remember moments they would otherwise forget, Lin and colleagues report in Science Advances. The brain even seems to connect similar things and events together. That's probably why Lin remembers chickens along with those cool squirrels.

Since the 1990s, researches have suggested that pairing a weak memory with a strong one can strengthen it — a theory called "tag and capture". Everyday memories leave neuronal (神经元的) tags that disappear within hours. But a powerful memory triggers a protein storm in the hippocampus (海马体). Then the tagged neurons capture those proteins, thus gluing weak memories to powerful ones.

Lin and his team tested that idea by having over 100 people observe animals and everyday tools on a computer. First, participants simply viewed dozens of images. Next, they viewed similar images with a reward attached to each. About half the participants received a large reward for labeling animals and a low reward for labeling tools, while the other half received the opposite.

The next day, the team surprised participants with a memory test of what they'd seen the day before. Receiving a big reward after seeing animals improved people's memories of those animals by about 5 percent, compared with those getting small rewards. However, big rewards for tools had no effect. Lin suspects that's because people formed stronger early memories of the tools than the animals.

"Routine memories are known to exist in this temporary state," says cognitive neuroscientist Joseph Dunsmoor of The University of Texas, "But this is among the first papers to show that weak memories are more likely to get captured when they relate to the strong memory."

The vision for the Chemosphere began with a commission from Leonard Malin, an aerospace engineer. Tasked with constructing a home on a steep hillside, Malin turned to John Lautner to design a solution that would work with the terrain (地形), not against it. Malin's background in aerospace engineering likely inspired Lautner's exploration of "structural lightness" and "mechanical stability," laying the groundwork for the building's revolutionary design.

Known also as the Malin Residence, the Chemosphere is a unique octagonal (八角形的) structure supported by a single concrete column. This design is not only a clever response to the site's constraints, but also offers breathtaking views of the San Fernando Valley. Inside, spaces radiate around the central column, with living areas placed along the edges to take full advantage of natural light. Though initially met with criticism, the home has since earned worldwide recognition for its distinctive form and structural innovation. Beyond its architectural significance, the Chemosphere has appeared in several films and shows, solidifying its status as a Hollywood cultural landmark.

Today, the Chemosphere House remains a symbol of innovative design. Under the ownership of Taschen, ongoing renovations have preserved its futuristic charm. Its single concrete pillar support system is still as much a conversation starter now as it was in 1960, serving as a tangible reminder of an era when architects dared to reimagine how buildings interact with their environments.

At high noon in the capital of Vallenato, a traditional trio (三重奏) takes the stage. The occasion is the Vallenato Festival, which has been held in the city that gives the music its name. Its goal is to promote the traditional elements of the style. Among the headliners this year was superstar singer Carlos Vives, who helped popularize Vallenato around the world in the early 1990s.

"For me, Vallenato is connected to the countryside," Vives says. "That's Vallenato. And then there's us, the new generation who have reinvented it. But when I talk about Vallenato, we have to remember the ‘minstrels' (吟游诗人), who traveled from town to town, singing songs about local news."

"Back in the day, the news was spread through songs," says Tomás Gutiérrez, a Vallenato historian and composer. "In One Hundred Years of Solitude, one of the main characters learns of her mother's death through a famous Vallenato musician named ‘Francisco el Hombre', inspired by a real-life minstrel." Gutiérrez says people may think Márquez wrote about a fantasy world in his novel. "No, no," Gutiérrez says. "He takes the history, the social and cultural reality of our people and creates that monumental work."

UNESCO has declared Vallenato "intangible heritage in need of safeguarding". Quintero, vice-president of the Vallenato Legend Foundation, says that acknowledgment brings with it a big responsibility. "To promote and support traditional Vallenato," he says. "We have to evolve. We can't restrict new musicians. We just have to make sure that they have all the necessary elements of traditional music and, based on that, create new works."

For years, I had lived behind an invisible wall with my neighbor, Mr. Miller. The misunderstanding started on my tenth birthday. I had accidentally kicked my soccer ball into his rose bushes, crushing several of his most beautiful blooms. He had rushed out of his house, shouting at me with anger I had never seen before. I was so hurt and embarrassed that I shouted back, calling him an unreasonable old man. Since that day, we had exchanged no more than cold nods and uneasy silences.

Over the years, that small moment grew into a wall. We avoided eye contact. We crossed the street to avoid walking past each other. My parents tried to smooth things over, but I refused. "He started it," I would say. And so the distance between us became a habit — a cold, quiet routine of pretending the other didn't exist.

That belief was broken on a cold November evening six years later. My parents were away for the weekend, leaving me alone. Around 9 PM, while carrying a stack of books down the stairs, I missed a step and tumbled to the bottom. A sharp pain shot through my ankle, so intense that I screamed. I tried to stand, but my leg wouldn't hold me. I dragged myself to the living room, only to find my phone dead on the sofa. No charger nearby.

I shouted for help, but the wind outside swallowed my voice. Fifteen minutes passed. Twenty. Panic began to creep in. I thought about how foolish I had been to push everyone away. Then came a soft knock at the door.

"Hello? Are you okay? I heard someone shouting."

It was Mr. Miller. The man I had avoided for six years. The man whose rose bushes I had crushed. The man I had called unreasonable.

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I hesitated, then told him I had fallen and couldn't move.

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The next day, Mr. Miller came by, and my mother brought up the past.

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Hangzhou is often introduced through its scenery. But its history is as expansive as its landscape. The city is home southern terminus of the Grand Canal and the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City, which dates back more than 5,300 years.

According to a recent survey, Hangzhou's accommodation facilities (expect) to have received 1.4 million visitors in 2026．For visitors, a satisfying trip is shaped not only by museum tours and corporate (visit), but also by practical, everyday considerations: Can I pay conveniently? Is the hotel easy (reach)?

Over the past few years, Hangzhou (try) to answer those questions as part of its development of tourism. On August 29, 2025, the city piloted China's first one-click tax refund service for international tourists, (cut) processing time from about 20 minutes to within two minutes. Hangzhou has also launched an English version of a tourism AI agent.

Apart from its culture and history, Hangzhou is a tech hub. It began building its digital economic ecosystem in the early 2000s, Internet companies such as Alibaba expanded rapidly. Today, the city is known for a group of fast-rising hi-tech startups often (refer) to as the Six Little Dragons, including AI developer DeepSeek and robotics companies Unitree.

Hangzhou offers a clear example of technology is used for. You see extraordinary technological progress and the (apply) of technology to useful things.

Nevertheless, people often view AI as a competition between humans and machines — a misleading perception that needs to be corrected. The reality is humans working with machines, often within budget limits and imperfect systems. While companies develop smarter AI models, its daily applications are most significant. For example, a doctor can pass tiring record-writing to AI, allowing her to focus more on patients. A call center can also respond in 35 languages at 3 a.m. without a large multilingual team.

Despite these benefits, the danger is that harm from AI may grow faster than its good effects. Deepfakes (深度伪造) can become powerful weapons: a false video can destroy a person's reputation long before it is proven fake. An incorrect AI-generated fact might be a minor issue in homework, but it can be extremely risky in medical records.

Even without harmful intentions, AI significantly changes how people make judgments. AI-generated results often appear confident and well-considered, yet they are not always reliable. An AI "copilot" can reassign work and responsibility, but what is offered as help frequently requires human oversight. While AI offers speed, it also forces users to repeatedly decide whether to trust its suggestions.

This change can be seen widely: hospitals trying to improve care without lowering quality, communities struggling with fast-spreading fake videos, and workers using AI to save time or avoid duties. When a technology's strengths are easy to praise and its weaknesses easy to ignore, who should pay for its mistakes?

Lyn Margerison, one of the participants, was first drawn to an online advertisement of the Books in Places project and has since travelled from Dorset to Florence, Budapest and beyond. It showed one of my very favourite books arranged on a table with a glass of wine, set against a square in Florence. The caption (说明文字) asked: ‘Do you enjoy reading books in the places in which they are set?'" she recalls.

Books in Places was founded by Paul Wright in 2023. Now he organizes short breaks in the UK and longer journeys to many countries, where people read in the very places stories are set.

"Location is at the heart of everything," says Wright. "Exploring the streets, landscapes and atmosphere of the setting (背景) provides a deep understanding of the story. A scene that was once just words on a page suddenly comes alive when you've walked the same alleys, tasted the same food or felt the same light as the characters."

This isn't justniche travel. A 2025 survey reveals that many UK travellers pick destinations for reading, among which Millennials (千禧一代) rise to 60%. Meanwhile, it's estimated that literary tourism may hit $3.3 bn by 2034. Readers no longer just read by the pool but want reading to open new views of the world: sailing the Nile with Death on the Nile, walking St. Malo while talking about All the Light We Cannot See, and following fossil-hunting paths in Lyme Regis from Remarkable Creatures.

As the author Jeanette Winterson once said, "Books are like doors; when one opens, a new world waits." Reading holidays are literal steps through those doors, into new worlds of friendship, curiosity and shared discovery.