英文书摘精选 Parents Model Healthy Eating父母引导健康饮食

It should come as no surprise that the more stressed parents are at work, the greater the burden on their family. Its also probably not a surprise that this dynamic can negatively affect a familys nutrition. After all, the more time parents spend wor

英文书摘精选 Create Your Own Moon Craters制造属于你自己的月球陨石坑

What makes science really fun is when you get to do things yourself, so today were going to be making moon craters. 科学真正变得有趣的时刻就是当你亲自实践的时候，那么今天，让我们来一起制作月球陨石坑吧！ They

英文书摘精选 The Mysterious Liquid In Yogurt酸奶中的神秘液体

The Mysterious Liquid In Yogurt酸奶中的神秘液体（双语） When you open a container of yogurt, youll often see liquid collected on top. Some people mix it back into the yogurt, and others drain it off. What is it, and where does it come fro

英文书摘精选 The History Of Smallpox天花的历史

The History Of Smallpox天花的历史（双语） In Shakespeares day, wishing a pox on someone was a terrible curse. Ten percent of the population in 17th century London died gruesomely of smallpox, a virus spread easily by airborne particles or co

英文书摘精选 Why Does My Body Want To Snack为什么我们想要吃零食

Why Does My Body Want To Snack?为什么我们想要吃零食? Sometimes a snack quiets your growling stomach. But sometimes you just feel like munching, even though youre not really hungry. French researchers recently found that this second type of

英文书摘精选 Parents May Be Happier Than Childless Couples有孩子的夫妻家庭更幸福

Parents May Be Happier Than Childless Couples有孩子的夫妻家庭更幸福 Dear A Moment of Science, 亲爱的《科学一刻》栏目组， Im a parent of two young kids. Its challenging, but overall a very rewarding experience. Yet I keep heari

英文书摘精选 For a Longer Life, Go Running 跑步有利于长寿

For a Longer Life, Go Running 跑步有利于长寿 We all know that exercise is good for your health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. 我们都知道运动对健康有益。但有些运动可能比其它运动效果更好。 Ru

英文书摘精选 伟人传记06：获取完美品德

Attaining Moral Perfection 获取完美品德 In the various enumerations of the moral virtues I had met with in my reading, I found the catalogue more or less numerous，as different writers included more or fewer ideas under the same name. I propos

英文书摘精选 伟人传记05：热爱美食

Love for Good Eating 热爱美食 At supper Johnson talked of good eating with uncommon satisfaction. Some people, said he, have a foolish way of not minding, or pretending not to mind, what they eat. For my part, I mind my belly very studiously, and

英文书摘精选 How People In Greenland Learn How To Count格陵兰岛人是怎样学会计数的

Kids learn to count on their fingers, because theyre so, well, handy! And it makes sensemost number systems originally developed as people counted using their fingers. 小孩通过数手指来学习计数，因为这样确实非常方便。由此，最

英文书摘精选 What Is The Elevator Effect?何为电梯效应?

Todays program is about an effect that not only have we all witnessed, but have participated in. Havent we all been on an elevator and noticed that just about everyone stops talking when they get on? Why do we do that? You can be having a perfectly p

Bacteria Loves Your Mouth 细菌钟爱你的嘴

Did you know that there could be more bacteria living in your mouth than there are people on earth? 你知道吗，寄居于你口中的细菌有可能比全世界的人口数还多？ Bacteria love our mouths because the livin is easytheres plenty o

英文书摘精选 Can You Be Addicted To Chocolate?你能沉迷于巧克力吗?

As Robert Palmer sang in the mid 80s, You might as well face it, youre addicted to love. While that may or may not be true depending on who you are, its no secret that addiction is a common phenomenon. 80年代中期的罗伯特帕尔默曾经唱道：

英文书摘精选 What Are Fingernails?手指甲是什么?

Fingernails. Theyre good for scratching, biting, clipping, and polishing. But what are they, in fact? 手指甲可以被用来划，咬，剪，磨。但是事实上，它们究竟是什么呢？ Although nails may look simple, they actually have var

英文书摘精选 Why Humans (Not Chimps) Get Cancer为何人类而不是黑猩猩会得癌症?

You may have heard that humans and chimpanzees have something like 96 percent of our DNA in common. So why, then, are diseases like cancer so common in humans but so rare in chimps? If our DNA is nearly identical, shouldnt we be at risk for many of t

英文书摘精选 Paper Cuts,Why So Painful?为何被纸划伤如此疼痛?

Few minor injuries are as painful as the dreaded paper cut. Just thinking about it probably makes you cringe. However, these cuts are usually small, hardly noticeable, and rarely bleed. So what makes them so painful? 很少有一些小伤能够像被纸

英文书摘精选 Why Do We Need To Brush Our Teeth?我们为什么要刷牙?

Humans may be no less a part of the animal kingdom than lions, tigers and bears, but certain things set us apart. For instance, although like our mammalian cousins we use teeth to bite and chew food, were the only animals that brush after every meal.

英文书摘精选 What Is Spider Silk?蜘蛛丝是什么?

Whats five times as strong as steel, twice as tough as Kevlar, and can be stretched over thirty percent in length without breaking? The answer is spider silk. 什么东西的强度是钢的5倍？什么东西的韧性是凯夫拉的2倍？什么东西能

英文书摘精选 The Genetic Relationships Between Bears熊之间的遗传关系（

Researchers at Penn State University and the University of Buffalo have completed the most in depth bear DNA study to date. The project has revealed a lot about genetic relationships between bears, and also the unlikely romances that pepper their his

英文书摘精选 The Physics Of Rain On The Rear Window后窗玻璃上雨滴的物理现象

The next time youre driving during a rain shower, glance back at the rear window. Youll notice that while raindrops batter the front windshield, they seem to avoid the back window as long as the car is moving. How is that possible? 下一次下阵雨而