Genetic Protection against Sleep Deprivation A study in The Journal of Neuroscience finds that people with a particular version of a gene called Period 3 are better able to handle sleep deprivation because more of their brains get involved in counte

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 60秒科学

Anxiety(焦虑渴望) is filling the air in Washington D.C., as the clock ticks closer to a federal government shutdown with no budget approval. Lawmakers continued the debate Friday, leaving tourists in the nation's capital wondering whether it will

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

An oil-splattered BP(英国石油公司) engineer's boiler suit has become one of the most successful Halloween costumes in the United States. More than 10,000 of the outfits have been sold in the approach to this year's October 31 holiday, which

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's Day 21 of the partial federal government shutdown, and it's causing big financial concerns for hundreds of thousands of people who aren't getting paychecks today. Here's one example. Some furloughed workers can't refinance t

发表于:2019-02-20 / 阅读(33) / 评论(0) 分类 2019年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We are now into day seven of a partial shutdown of the federal government. Government employees are still getting paid for work they did before the shutdown, but the checks will soon be stopping. Among the 800,000 people to be aff

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台12月

NOEL KING, HOST: This morning, a partial government shutdown continues. It started on Saturday after lawmakers failed to agree on a set of spending bills. The main sticking point was President Trump's demand for $5 billion for border wall funding. Th

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(32) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台12月