60秒科学:气泡也繁殖,大泡变小泡(有声)

Bubbles. Big ones entertain children and tiny ones tickle champagne aficionados. Even witches appreciate what they bring to a boiling cauldron. If you, too, are a bubble lover, then youll enjoy the latest bubble study published in the journal Nature.

60秒科学:大自然是活力之母(有声)

Its refreshing. Its invigorating. And it leaves you feeling truly alive. No, Im not talking about a cold shower or a fruit smoothie with a mochachino chaser. Im talking about nature. Because according to a study published in the Journal of Environmen

假钞难造,蝴蝶居功(有声)

Counterfeiters and money minters constantly try to outsmart each other. But money could become much harder to forgethanks to butterfly wings. Butterflies that flit through tropical forests often have brightly colored wings that irridesce in the sun.

警惕:经验不足的医生可能对你的健康造成(有声

July is coming. Its a time to fire up the barbecue, hit the beaches and watch the fireworks. Its definitely not a time to be in the hospital. Because fatal medical errors peak in July, an increase that happens to coincide with the annual arrival of n

改善城市规划,让人们爱上步行(有声)

Most of us dont think twice about getting behind the wheel even for short hops to pick up some milk. And thats not just because cars are convenient, or because were lazy. According to Andrew Furman of Ryerson University in Toronto , its because in ma

建筑物也爱粘糯米(有声)

Mmm, sticky rice. Its a glutinous side dish thats perfect for practicing your chopstick skills, for sopping up curry sauce and, amazingly, for building really strong pagodas. The Chinese have been building with mortar made from sticky rice and limest

针灸疗法缓解疼痛的内在机理(有声)

Research on acupuncture just got a shot in the arm. Well, a needle near the knee, actually. Because a study in the journal Nature Neuroscience has uncovered a mechanism that could explain how this traditional healing process can help reduce pain. Acu

冰岛火山惊人新发现:火山灰中产生内部电流(有声

Some interesting electrical activity in the clouds of ash drifting around Europe as a result of that Icelandic volcano. Models predicted that electrical charge should be limited to the top and bottom of any ash plume, which is often the site of spect

看看最奇怪的新物种有哪些?(有声)

What do a carnivorous sponge, a lobular yam and a flat-faced psychedelic frogfish all have in common? Theyre among the Top 10 Species first described in 2009. Thats according the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State Univer

How Deep Is the Ocean?大海到底有多深?(有声)

Its often said we know more about the moon than we do about the depths of the ocean. There is a lot we dont know about the H2O that covers much of the planet. Now were getting closer, though, to an important understanding: Just how deep are the ocean

广泛的人际关系可促进地区经济的繁荣(有声)

Social networking is all the rage. Seems the more people we know, the better we feel. But that drive for being connected may enrich more than our social lives. Because a study in the journal Science shows that the more diverse our personal networks,

不只是你:手机通话听不清楚惹人恼(有声)

【英文文本】 Well, did you see the thing about why people on cell phones are so annoying? I know, right? Because you only hear... Oohp, I gotta go. Sorry. I know that was irritating. Because a recent study in the journal Psychological Science s

可以录音和发声的衣服(有声)

M.I.T. researchers have developed a piezoelectric fiber that would react to electric currents and have the potential to record or produce audio. Clothing is so yesterday. I mean, really, what can it do? It cant pick up sound, or beep at us if somethi

医生也不爱打小报告(有声)

A survey of 2,000 physicians finds a third don't report fellow docs who do a bad job. Doctors like to think that theyll turn in colleagues who are doing a particularly bad job. But its not so straightforward when physicians are faced with such a coll

加入北极基因的疫苗不能在人类体温下生存(有声

Pathogens with added genes from Arctic bacteria could serve as vaccines that elicit an immune response before getting cooked in our warm bodies. Some bacteria have adapted to super cold environments for millions of years. And scientists have isolated

良好的公共交通能促进身体健康并有减肥功效

Residents tended to stay thinner when a commuter train was added to their region, because of increased exercise walking to and from stops City planners and citizens alike frequently push for better public transportation. They argue that it can lessen

未来水环境让现有鱼类很难生存(有声)

Fish raised in the more acidic seawater that would result from higher carbon dioxide levels forget to flee predators. More carbon dioxide emissions lead to more CO2 dissolving in the oceans, which turns the water acidic. Those sour seas slow the grow

运动项目比分影响选民的行为(有声)

Local college football wins before elections upped incumbents' vote totals, and college basketball wins influenced presidential ratings. When it comes to elections, sometimes we vote with our heads and sometimes with our hearts. But scientists at Sta

研究鸵鸟有助于了解恐龙的行动特征(有声)

Ostrich wings, in addition to use in display and thermoregulation, let the giant birds make subtle, quick movements. Which could help researchers better understand the behavior of bipedal dinosaurs Sometimes it seems theres only so much we can learn

智商与传染性疾病的关系(有声)

In a correlational study, lower average regional intelligence was found to be linked with higher infectious disease rates. Perhaps because the metabolic demands of the brain are great and resources are diverted to fight disease. Over the years, peopl