Researchers in the us and Australia have identified the mechanism underlying an ancient animal instinct: our appetite for sodium chloride (salt).

美国与澳洲研究人员已确认人对盐的渴望这一种古老动物本能的背后机制。

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More than 50 ancient forts have been identified along its length, established to maintain security and levy taxes.

沿途已确定有50多台名古炮台，它们建立用来维持安全和征税。

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Scientists have identified a previously unknown type of ancient human through analysis of DNA from a finger bone unearthed in a Siberian cave.

科学家们通过对一块西伯利亚某山洞出土的指骨进行分析，发现一种前所未知的古人种。

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One of the reasons why it's taken archaeologists so long to pinpoint its whereabouts may be the fact that it lies 60 miles inland, where you wouldn't really expect it to be susceptible to the effects of tidal waves (which is what Plato's account of the ancient city identified as its demise).

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The state-run Anadolu Agency said the body of a woman was discovered Saturday evening near the remnants of ancient city walls and that police later identified it as Sierra's.

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