76歲的年輕人在搜尋同一農民的田地後發現了稀有的羅馬硬幣

據信是在英國有史以來第一個在英國發現的金幣，在被一位虔誠的金屬探測者發掘出來後，在拍賣會上拍賣。

A Breakthrough Prize-winning physicist says quantum physics is ‘nonsense’

突破性獲獎物理學家說，量子物理學是“胡說八道”

From Scientific American: In the pantheon of modern physics, few figures can match the quiet authority of Gerard ’t Hooft. The Dutch theoretical physicist, now a professor emeritus at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, has spent much of the past half-century reshaping our understanding of the fundamental forces that knit together reality. But ’t Hooft’s unassuming, soft-spoken manner belies his towering scientific stature, which is better revealed by the prodigious numbers of prestigious prizes he has accrued, which include a Nobel Prize, a Wolf Prize, a Franklin Medal, and many more.

來自科學美國人：在現代物理的萬神殿中，很少有數字可以與杰拉德（Gerard）的安靜權威相匹配。荷蘭理論物理學家現在是荷蘭烏得勒支大學的名譽教授，在過去的半個世紀中，大部分時間都在重塑了我們對將現實結合在一起的基本力量的理解。但是，霍夫特（Hooft）謙虛，柔和的口語方式掩蓋了他高聳的科學地位，這是他所累積的著名獎品更好地揭示了這一點，其中包括諾貝爾獎，狼獎，富蘭克林獎牌等。

His latest accolade, announced on April 5, is the most lucrative in all of science: a Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, worth $3 million, in recognition of ’t Hooft’s myriad contributions to physics across his long career. In a conversation with Scientific American, ’t Hooft spoke about his Breakthrough Prize, his optimism for the future of particle physics and his dissatisfaction with quantum mechanics.

他的最新榮譽於4月5日宣布，是所有科學中最有利可圖的：基本物理學的特別突破獎，價值300萬美元，以表彰他在漫長的職業生涯中對物理學的無數貢獻。在與科學美國人的對話中，霍夫特談到了他的突破獎，對粒子物理的未來的樂觀情緒以及對量子力學的不滿。

76-year-old finds rare Roman coin after 6 years of searching in farmer’s field

76歲的老人在農民領域進行了6年的搜索後發現了稀有的羅馬硬幣

From Good News Network: A gold Roman coin believed to be the first of its kind ever found in Britain has fetched thousands at auction after being unearthed by a devoted metal detectorist.

從好消息網絡：一枚據信是英國有史以來第一個同類的黃金羅馬硬幣，在被虔誠的金屬探測者發掘出來後，在拍賣會上拍賣了數千枚。

Ron Walters finally struck gold after six years of searching the same farmer’s field in spring and autumn when the crops weren’t sown. The retired welder said he stumbled across the rare coin, which dates back to 69AD, on a day when he was planning to stay home.

羅恩·沃爾特斯（Ron Walters）在春季和秋季搜尋了同一農民的田野後，終於獲得了金牌。退休的焊工說，他偶然發現了稀有的硬幣，該硬幣可以追溯到69AD，這是他計劃待在家裡的一天。

“I was going to go one Thursday and decided against it. It was my wife who basically told me to ‘bugger off and get out of the house for a bit'.”

“我要去一個星期四決定反對。是我的妻子基本上告訴我'bugger掉了屋子'''。”

It is believed to be the first gold aureus of emperor Aulus Vitellius to ever be recorded as a find in the British Isles. The 1,955-year-old coin was auctioned this week by Fieldings Auctioneers and fetched $6,000, which the Kingswinford man will split with the field’s landowner.

據信，這是第一個在不列顛群島中被記錄為有史以來發現的金Vitellius皇帝的金果石。這位1,955年曆史的硬幣本週被菲爾德斯拍賣師拍賣，並獲得了6,000美元，金斯溫福德男子將與該田地的土地所有者分開。

This tropical tree thrives after being struck by lightning

這種熱帶樹在被閃電擊中後蓬勃發展

From Science.org: Growing up to 55 meters tall in the tropical forests of Panama, the almendro tree is a natural lightning rod.

從Science.org：在巴拿馬的熱帶森林中長達55米，Almendro樹是天然避雷針。

And that appears to be a good thing: The millions of volts that course through this species during a strike electrocute parasitic vines and leap from branches, killing nearby trees that might compete for the almendro’s sunlight, researchers report today in New Phytologist.

這似乎是一件好事：在新的植物學家中報導，新植物學家的報導說，在罷工電寄生藤蔓中，通過該物種的數百萬伏特通過該物種從分支上跳下來，殺死了附近的樹木，可能會爭奪Almendro的陽光。

Lightning works in mysterious ways in tropical forests. Unlike in cooler climes, trees don’t scorch, ignite, or explode when struck.

閃電在熱帶森林中以神秘的方式工作。與涼爽的氣體不同，在撞擊時，樹木不會灼傷，點燃或爆炸。

Since 2014, scientists have installed several monitoring systems in a patch of forest on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island. The systems can pinpoint the location of a lightning bolt to within fewer than 30 meters.

自2014年以來，科學家在巴拿馬科羅拉多島的一片森林中安裝了多個監測系統。系統可以將避雷針的位置定位在不到30米以內。

Almendro trees (Dipteryx oleifera) seemed particularly resilient to lightning strikes. All nine that had been struck were practically unscathed, losing only small patches of leaves. In comparison, similarly tall trees of other species took nearly six times as much damage.

Almendro樹（Dipteryx oleifera）似乎對雷擊特別有彈性。幾乎毫髮無損，所有擊中的九個都只會失去一小塊葉子。相比之下，其他物種的高大樹木造成了近六倍的傷害。

These 2,000-year-old mystery mounds in Ohio were built by an ancient civilization

俄亥俄州有2,000年曆史的神秘丘是由一個古老的文明建造的

From the BBC: We stopped when we reached the opening of a turf-topped circle, which was formed by another wall of mounded earth. We were at The Octagon, part of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, a large network of hand-constructed hills spread throughout central and southern Ohio that were built as many as 2,000 years ago. Indigenous people would come to The Octagon from hundreds of miles away, gathering regularly for shared rituals and worship.

從英國廣播公司（BBC）到達：當我們到達一個草皮頂圓圈的開口時，我們停下來，該圓圈由另一堵土壁的地球形成。我們在八角形的八角形，這是霍普韋爾禮儀的一部分，這是一個大型手工建造的山丘網絡，遍布俄亥俄州中部和南部，建於2000年前。土著人民將從數百英里之外來到八角形，定期聚集參加共同的儀式和崇拜。

All these prehistoric ceremonial earthworks in Ohio were created by what is now called the Hopewell Culture, a network of Native American societies that gathered from as far away as Montana and the Gulf of Mexico between roughly 100 BCE and 500 CE. Their earthworks in Ohio consist of shapes - like circles, squares and octagons - that were often connected to each other. Archaeologists are only now beginning to understand the sophistication of these engineering marvels.

所有這些史前儀式的土方在俄亥俄州都是由現在所謂的Hopewell Culture創建的，這是一個由美洲原住民社會組成的網絡，該網絡從蒙大拿州和墨西哥灣遠處聚集在公元前100年和公元前500年之間。他們在俄亥俄州的土方工程通常由圓形，正方形和八角形組成，它們經常相互連接。考古學家直到現在才開始理解這些工程奇蹟的複雜性。