In today's news, with Nancy and Paz:

A smiley sun, birds in control, and a name we've all been saying wrong.

All that and more, coming up next!

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太陽在微笑嗎？

Is the Sun Smiling?

Most of us think of the sun as a hot ball in the sky without any feelings.

And we only ever see the sun smiling, when we're watching cartoons (卡通), or when we're looking at different emojis (表情符號).

But one NASA observatory (天文台) in the United States took a picture of the sun at the right time, and from the right angle (角度).

And the picture makes the sun look like a happy Halloween pumpkin (南瓜), known as a Jack-o-lantern.

The picture doesn't really show a smiling sun.

It actually shows the sun with several dark spots on its surface (表面).

These spots are called "coronal holes" (日冕洞).

These coronal holes look dark when a picture is taken, using ultraviolet light (紫外光線) or x-rays (X光).

在紫外線照射下，太陽表面上的暗斑剛好看起來像微笑的樣貌。

Coronal holes can actually show up any time.

We just can't see them with the naked eye (肉眼).

It is very dangerous to look directly at the sun.

But the official explanation of the happy sun didn't keep scientists from having fun.

Some of them used apps and computer programs to make the sun look more like a pumpkin.

They shared those pictures on social media to make people smile.

The picture didn't prove that the sun had feelings… but it proved that scientists had a sense of humor (幽默感).

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鳥類也有自制力？

Birds Have Self-control Too!

Birds might not look like humans.

But scientists say birds are more like humans than we think.

They say a bird's brain works the same way as a human's brain does.

科學家說鳥類的腦部其實有許多方面與人類的腦部相同。

Like, did you know a bird's brain and a human's brain works the same way when birds and people are learning to sing?

So it shouldn't be a surprise to know that birds can practice self-control, like humans can.

Having self-control (自制力) means you are able to wait, and keep yourself from doing something right away.

In a group of experiments, some birds showed they were able to give up (放棄) snacks they didn't like, so they can eventually get snacks that they did enjoy.

To give up snacks they didn't like, the birds looked at other things to distract themselves (讓自己分心).

Scientists say that's a trick (方法) used by human children and chimpanzees (黑猩猩).

Other kinds of birds even hid food they likeed so they could enjoy their snack later.

Tests also show that some birds are also smarter than other birds.

And these smarter birds, like crows, jays, magpies, and ravens, showed scientists that they could wait longer for a treat they enjoyed.

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愛黛兒親自示範該怎麼念名字

We've Been Saying Adele's Name Wrong

Do you know this singer?

She's from the UK.

And she's also famous for songs like "Someone Like You", and "Hello".

Most of us will say, "Oh, that's Adele".

But now the singer has revealed that we've all been saying her name wrong!

愛黛兒上節目時透露，大多數的人都把她的名字唸錯了！

On a show recently, the musician explained that most people say her name as "Uh-dell".

But actually, she says it's "Ah-dale".

Now you know.

The singer is about to start putting on shows in Las Vegas this month.

She is very excited.

She says she chose a smaller space for the shows, because she wants to see her fans' faces.

The singer and songwriter is one of the world's best-selling musicians.

She's won hundreds of awards for her music.

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So, in today's News Bites:

NASA took a picture of the sun that looks like the sun is smiling.

The picture doesn't really show a smiling sun.

It actually shows the sun with several dark spots on its surface.

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Experiments showed that birds can practice self-control.

In the experiments, some birds showed they were able to give up snacks they didn't like, so they could eventually get snacks that they enjoy.

Other kinds of birds can even hide food they like so they can enjoy their snack later.

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UK singer Adele has revealed that we've all been saying her name wrong!

On a show recently, the musician explained that most people say her name as "Uh-dell".

But actually, she says it's "Ah-dale".

Now you know.

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And that's today's episode of News Bites!