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Finding Formosan Black BearsFormosan black bears are Taiwan's bear. They have a white "V" on their chests. We see cute Formosan black bear toys and pictures everywhere. But there are few real bears. There are only 200 to 600 of them. 台灣黑熊的胸前有白色的 V 字形，非常可愛。我們常看到牠們的照片或玩具，但真正的台灣黑熊非常少，只有 200 到 600 隻。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

New Hakka Eight-Tone MusicTaiwan is home to lots of cultures. The Hakka culture is one.台灣有非常豐富、多元的文化，客家文化是其中之一。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript.

Socktober Helps People Stay Warm One October, some kids in the U.S. learned about people with no homes. The kids wanted to help them very much. They talked to their teacher about helping. 有一年的十月，美國幾位兒童得知有人無家可歸，就問老師怎麼幫助那些人。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

Scientists Studying Small Human Bones on Island Twenty years ago, scientists found bones on an island in Indonesia. The bones are from sixty thousand to one hundred thousand years old!二十年前，科學家在印尼一座小島上，發現一些人骨化石，大約有六萬到十萬年的歷史!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, include a vocabulary list and quiz!

Flying Robots to Clean Up Mount EverestMount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth. Every year, many people climb it. But they leave a lot of trash. It makes the mountain dirty and dangerous.聖母峰是世界最高峰，每年都有很多人去攀登，但是他們留下很多垃圾，讓聖母峰變得又髒又危險。Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including a vocabulary list and quiz!

Man Saves License Plates After TyphoonA man in a yellow raincoat got off his scooter. He was holding a plastic bag. He walked into a police station. What was he doing there?穿著黃色雨衣的男人，下了機車，提著一袋塑膠袋走進警察局。他在做甚麼呢?Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including the vocabulary list and a quiz to test your understanding!

South Korea Doesn't Waste FoodOh no! The kids didn't eat all their lunch! Did you know that food that is not eaten is called "food waste"?糟了，這些孩子們沒有把午餐吃完，你知道剩下的食物就會變成廚餘了嗎!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including vocabulary and quiz!

Did you watch the Summer Olympics a few months ago? Paris was very hot. The hottest days were more than thirty-five degrees! That is hot for Paris!Click HERE to see the full episode transcript.

Discover the ancient game of Go, a strategic board game played for over 4,000 years. In this episode, we'll explore its history, how it's played, and how 22-year-old Taiwanese player Lai Jun-fu made history by winning a major tournament in South Korea. Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, including vocabulary and a quiz!

The Moon Water ContestIn this episode, we explore the exciting race to make moon water! Learn how scientists are trying to turn dirty moon ice into clean water with help from a contest hosted by the UK and Canadian space agencies.Click HERE to see the full episode transcript, vocabulary, and quiz.