1. At an electric plant in southern Spain, mirrors as big as houses catch some of the 120 quadrillion watts of sunlight that constantly fall on Earth. Government subsidies for this pricey yet promising power source have made Europe the world's solar capital.

西班牙南部的一处发电场，和房子一样大的镜子收集了十万万亿瓦的照向大地的阳光。西班牙政府对这种昂贵但极具潜力的能源的资助使欧洲成为世界上最大的太阳能之都。

2．Ruling a remote, ice-free realm north of Antarctica, kings collect at American Bay on Possession Island for a month-long molt before pairing up to rear young.

占领着辽远的南极北部无冰区，帝企鹅们将在在Possession岛的美洲湾聚集长达一月之久，直到它们在此生儿育女。

3. Turning back the clock by four centuries, ecologists reveal how Manhattan Island appeared on the September afternoon Henry Hudson and his crew sailed into New York Harbor.

把时间倒转回四百年前，生态学家还原了当亨利•哈德逊及他的船队驶入纽约港口时曼哈顿岛在九月午后的样子。

4. Life in a Lawless Land
On the shore children still play, and fishermen drop anchor nearby, but the hulks of derelict hotels stand vacant.

无法之地
岸边上孩子仍在玩耍，渔夫扔下了锚，但废弃的旅馆成片地空洞怆然地矗立着。

5. Romania—Two young women stroll through Budești, chic heels and jackets augmenting traditional church attire. Such styles reflect a migratory trend: After working abroad, many here are carrying back money and modernity.

罗马尼亚，两个年青女子走过Budești街，穿着时尚的高跟鞋和夹克，为礼拜仪式增加了盛装。这种衣着风格反映了当地流动性的趋势：从国外打工回来后，许多人不只带回了钱，也带回了现代化的气息。

6. A hummingbird's bill so nearly matches the color of this Panamanian orchid's pollen sac that the bundle is often borne away unnoticed. Many plants self-pollinate, but most orchids need help to reproduce.

这个蜂鸟的头部羽毛和这只巴拿马兰花的颜色如此相近，以至于花束经常在不经意间就不见了。许多植物自传花粉，但绝大多数兰花需要外界的帮助。

7. Going beak to beak, an adult king penguin challenges a skua attempting to make off with a freshly killed chick.

针锋相对地，一个成年帝企鹅与一只贼鸥抗争着，阻止它叼走一只刚刚死去的幼雏。

8. Philippines—Children gaze at the storybook sight of a partial solar eclipse over Manila Bay. The result of a syzygy—an instance when the Earth, moon, and sun are aligned—it was visible on parts of four continents.

菲律宾，孩子们注视着像童话一般的景色，马尼拉湾上的部分日食。这是朔望的结果——当地球、月亮和太阳位于同一直线的短暂一刻——这一现象在四个大陆可见。

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