2. The storm system that iced over the Midwest has moved into the Northeast. It could drop a foot of snow in some places. Schools are closed and flights are cancelled.
3. Just days after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize for his environmental work, Al Gore says the US is "principally responsible" for blocking progress at the UN conference on climate change. The meeting is a precursor to talks in the US on reducing emissions that cause global warming.
4. Japanese scientists say this mouse doesn't experience fear. Just look at it nose to nose with a cat. They genetically modify it by removing certain nasal cells. Evidence they say that fear is a learnt response.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
Merriam-Webster Online
1. precursor(of / to sth) : noun.
(formal) something that happened or existed before something else and influenced its development
2. nasal: adj
[only before noun] related to the nose
