Hi everyone, it's time for a new episode of News Bites…
I'm Paz Bueno.
And I'm Jacob Ingram.
In today's stories…
A man's face appears in a grain of rice, and mountain goats start to come out at night.
And in today's Tasty Tidbit…how busy is your body?
Let's check it out.
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新總統的臉 出現在一粒米上面
New President Appears in Rice
Do you remember the election last month?
Yeah. Taiwan's voters chose Lai Qing-te as the next president.
During the election, his face was everywhere.
There were huge ads in every city.
His face was on big buildings and billboards.
I even saw him on the side of a bus.
選舉期間，到處都可以看到賴清德的廣告。
But now, his face has appeared in a much smaller place…
…carved into a grain of rice (刻在一粒米上).
What? You mean just one tiny grain of rice?
Yes. An artist carved it there with a little knife.
The artist is Chen Feng-xian (陳逢顯).
I know about him! All of his art is tiny.
他所有的藝術作品都很小。
His portrait (肖像) of Lai is only half a centimeter long.
The face is so small, you need a magnifying glass (放大鏡) to look at it.
Even though the work is so small, it took Chen three days to finish.
Why did Chen use a grain of rice?
He says rice is connected to the livelihood of the people.
Even though grains of rice are tiny, people depend on them to live.
Chen says he wanted his art to remind Lai of something important.
That is, our leaders need to remember the small things that make up our livelihood.
陳希望總統當選人明白，稻米跟人民的溫飽息息相關，他盼望新總統以民生為念。
Where is the tiny portrait now?
It's on display at Chen's museum in New Taipei City.
His museum is filled with all kinds of tiny art he has made.
Some are made from a grain of sand (一粒沙).
Others are made from a sesame seed (一粒芝麻).
Chen's latest work is a tiny golden dragon.
陳的最新作品是一條小金龍。
He made it to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
The dragon is also less than 1 centimeter long.
He says it's the smallest golden dragon in the world.
You can check out the dragon, Lai's portrait, and the other works at the Chen Feng-xian Museum in Xindian.
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全球暖化導致山羊改變夜間行為
Global Heating Makes Goats Come Out at Night
How do you stay cool when the weather is hot?
When the sun is bright, at the hottest part of the day…
You can turn on the air conditioning (冷氣).
Or you can get some ice cream (冰淇淋).
But what about animals?
They don't have air conditioning or ice cream.
They have to find other ways to cool down (冷卻).
They may wait until night to come out, even if it's more dangerous for them.
That's what scientists from Italy have found out.
They discovered that as the climate gets warmer…
…mountain goats are changing to a nocturnal lifestyle.
科學家發現，隨著氣候變暖，山羊改變了夜間生活方式。
They studied one kind of mountain goat called an Alpine ibex.
The Alpine ibex (高山野生山羊) is a powerful animal, with huge horns on its head.
Even though it's strong, the goat has a natural predator.
Wolves come out at night to hunt the goats.
山羊的天敵是狼。
That's why the Alpine ibex usually comes out to find food during the day, and hides during the night.
Scientists from the University of Sassari wanted to learn more about these goats.
The scientists put GPS collars on some wild goats.
That let them track the goat's activity.
科學家用 GPS 項圈追蹤山羊的活動。
The scientists were surprised by what they discovered.
On hot days, more goats were coming out at night…
…even in areas that have lots of wolves.
It's not safe for these mountain goats.
There is danger from the wolves.
And it's harder for the goats to climb in the mountains at night.
The scientists think the Alpine ibex is doing this to escape the heat of day (躲避白天的熱氣).
And as global heating increases, the days will just get hotter.
What's more, other animals may be doing the same thing.
Now scientists want to learn more about how climate change affects the ecosystem (生態系統).
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So, in today's News Bites…
An artist carved a tiny portrait of the newly elected president Lai Qing-te.
The picture is on a grain of rice, and it's less than half a centimeter long.
The artist, Chen Feng-xian, is a master when it comes to making tiny art.
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And,
Mountain goats are starting to come out more at night, so they can stay cool.
Scientists from Italy found that the goats are changing the time they come out.
They think it might be connected to climate change.
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趣味小點
Tasty Tidbit
Here's a surprising fact for you: Every thirty seconds, your body is super busy!
On average, it makes a whopping 72 million red blood cells that keep you energized and healthy.
But that's not all; you also lose about 174,000 skin cells!
And your brain? It's on a sprint too, generating around twenty thoughts in that half a minute.
So, in just a blink, you're creating, shedding, and thinking at an amazing rate.
Isn't it fascinating how much happens inside us without even noticing?
If you have a fun fact, a joke, or interesting news you'd like to share with us, record your message and send us your Tasty Tidbit to newsbites@icrt.com.tw, and you might hear it at the end of an episode!
We'll see you next time for an exciting new episode of News Bites!