The sea star —often called astarfish, though it's no more a fish than it is a sheepdog—ranks with the mostspectacular creatures of the diverse menagerie inhabiting the shores near BodegaBay.

海星 —常被叫作星鱼，虽然它和牧羊犬一样都不是鱼——但在众多栖息于博迪加湾的生物中，它算得上最奇特生物之一。

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A study led by biologist Jon Puritz of the University of Hawaii found discharges from water treatment systems and contaminated rivers led to genetically different sea star populations of the species.

来自夏威夷大学的生物学家Jon Puritz主导的一项研究表明，污水处理系统和受污染的河流排放的水会使得这种海星发生基因变异。

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Last month, pirates extracted millions of dollars for the release of a Saudi supertanker, the Sirius Star, hijacked 450 miles out to sea in November carrying about $100m worth of oil.

上个月，海盗们在榨取了上百万美元的赎金后释放了沙特阿拉伯的超级游轮——天狼星号。 它在11月距海岸450英里处被劫持时携带了价值1亿美元的石油。

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Twenty years later, Flamsteed would again obstruct scientific progress by refusing to publish his by now huge amount of accumulated data, in the form of star charts for the use of sea captains.

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In scientific terms, probably the most significant effect of the Sea Empress spill has been felt by a tiny creature known as the brooding cushion-star, or Asterina phylactica to those in the know.

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