Apple has created a new robot named Daisy that can break a dead iPhone into pieces and find out valuable materials such as silver and tungsten (钨) in order to protect the environment.

    The robot can break up a dead phone in just 18 seconds and is a new type for Liam, another recycling robot Apple announced in 2016. Liam had 29 arms and could break iPhone into pieces within just 11 seconds.

    Daisy is able to break up 9 kinds of the iPhone, grouping them into usable parts. And it can find out valuable materials that traditional robots can't do.

    Without being stopped. Daisy is likely to do with over 1 million phones per year, a small part of the more than 2017 million phones Apple sold in 2017. The machine is programmed to carefully break up the many pieces of returned iPhones, including SIM card plates, batteries and cameras.

    It does this by taking away different parts of the iPhone bit by bit so they are all easier to recycle, separating out the valuable silver, tungsten and other parts. Computers made by other companies seem to be easier to break up. However. Apple does not make it public how many of its dead phones are recycled every year.

    Many animals hide to stay alive. They hide in many ways. Some animals hide in leaves; some animals hide in snow. Usually their colors or shapes help protect them. It's hard to see an Arctic bear in snow. Its white fur helps protect it. Chameleons(变色龙) can hide by changing colors. Their skin turns the same color as what is around them. Some chameleons can change colors in five minutes.

    Many animals try to look bigger than they are to stay alive. Some animals can make other animals think they are very big. If they look very big, animals that are looking for food will run away. Bears can walk on two legs. They look very, very scary. Some animals will run away from them.

    Many animals try to stay around other animals. This helps them stay alive. Zebras stay close together so that they can help each other look out of danger. Seeing many stripes at once can also confuse animals that want to eat them. Some birds stay in a circle, each toward a different direction. In this way they can also help each other stay alive by looking around for animals that many want to eat one of them.

What do you think of when someone comes up with the topic of" museum"? Do you picture famous paintings hanging on a wall? Long, quiet halls full of priceless antiques (古董)? Or perhaps inventions from the past or future? Well, guess what? Museums have all of that and more!

There are lots of different kinds of museums all over the world. They each have something different to show you. Let's check out some popular ones!

If you love art, there are art museums everywhere. A famous one is the Louvre in Paris, France. It's where the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo live!

Museums aren't just for grown-ups. They can be fun and educational for kids, too! Children's museums are made just for young minds. These museums have things for children to play with. They make learning a fun experience for little kids. 

If you' re into animals and nature, you' ll enjoy natural museums. They have plants, animals, rocks, and fossils (化石). You can even do hands-on activities and get close to nature. 

There are also science and space museums! They can take you on a journey through space and teach you about the world around you. If you love to wonder about what's out there, visit a science or space museum. 

If you are crazy about history, you can't miss history museums. They show you what life was like in the past. These museums might have models of people, objects, and even real things from long ago. For example, the Shaanxi History Museum is known for its collection of ancient artifacts(人工制品). 

And finally, don't forget about special museums for other interesting things. Some museums are about trains, cars, ships, airplanes, and even toilets!

Anyway, next time you' re looking for a fun time, find a museum! Who knows, you might be opening a window to a different world for yourself!

Do you love seeing beautiful lanterns outside？The best time to do this is during the Lantern Festival，which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. 

Watching lanterns is a great event. You can see lanterns in different sizes and shapes，from animals to plants. To make this activity more fun，people stick riddles(谜语) on the lanterns. 

In some places，people like flying sky lanterns，which are called Kongming lanterns. When the bright lights fly high in the sky，people bless(祝福) family members and make wishes. Releasing river lights is also a way to bless others. 

In old times，the Lantern Festival was also romantic. At that time，young girls were not allowed to go out very often except during certain festivals. Therefore，watching lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other. A line from Xin Qiji，a poet during the Song Dynasty shows this, "I searched for her in thousands，hundreds of ways. Suddenly I turned，and there she was in the receding light. "

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If you want to know more about insects, Facts About Wild Insects is a good{#blank#}7{#/blank#}. Liu Pengyu and his insect-loving friends made it in 2018. They spend months finding and studying{#blank#}8{#/blank#} every year. In the past five years，they have found over 10 new species (种类). In their{#blank#}9{#/blank#} time, they hold activities to introduce insects to students and share videos on the Internet. People step on many insects every day. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}，some of them are as special as pandas, "Liu told a newspaper.  The team hopes to raise people's knowledge of protecting insects.