The World’s Most Polluted Places
Sukinda, India（1）
If you watched Erin Brockovich, then you know what hexavalent chromium is: a nasty heavy metal used for stainless steel production and leather tanning that is carcinogenic if inhaled or ingested. In Sukinda, which contains one of the largest open cast chromite ore mines in the world, 60% of the drinking water contains hexavalent chromium at levels more than double international standards. An Indian health group estimated that 84.75% of deaths in the mining areas — where regulations are nonexistent —are due to chromite-related diseases. There has been virtually no attempt to clean up the contamination.
蓝色VS粉红色
译者：戴树青
这一周，全球各大报社均刊发报道，声称科学家已经破解了粉色之谜。泰晤士报报道，“最终，科学发现了为什么男性喜欢蓝色，而女性更喜欢粉色。”其他报纸也有类似报道。
该研究选取了二十世纪出生的208人作为研究对象，要求他们在不同的两种颜色之间，选择他们喜欢的颜色，据此便描绘出了他们的整体偏好。得出的重叠曲线表明，男士带有强烈的蓝色偏好，而女士的选择带有更喜欢红色和粉色的色彩。对此，专家们猜测大概是因为男人们外出打猎，而女人们擅长于察言观色，以及在采集过程中识别各类浆果。
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