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What Are Reflexes? If youve ever blinked at a sudden light, jerked your hand away from something hot, or jumped at a loud noise, then you know that these are not actions we consciously plan. Rather, they happen involuntarily. Such sudden, unconscious

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力文摘 English Digest

Afterglow Heres an experiment you can try: look at something bright relative to its surroundings, such as a lamp or a sunny window, for ten seconds without blink ing . Then shut your eyes and cover them over with your hands. You will find that the la

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(35) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力文摘 English Digest

Picture this: A foraging squirrel comes into range of a hungry, coiled rattlesnake. The squirrel realizes the danger too late--the rattlesnake strikes out and bites, fangs pumping venom deep into the squirrel's small body. The poison doesn't kill imm

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力文摘 English Digest

Sperm Sniff Out Their Targets 精子靠嗅觉发现卵子 Scientists who study human sperm have long wondered whether human sperm could somehow sense the presence of an egg . Then, just about a decade ago, it was discovered that sperm have protein s

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力文摘 English Digest

Tricking Your Muscles 肌肉欺骗了你? Heres a neat experiment: Find an open doorway and stand inside it, facing into the room. 做一个简单的实验:找一扇开着的门并站在门口,面向房间。 Now press your arms outward until t

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力文摘 English Digest

Y: I noticed that fish have holes that look like nostrils, does that mean they can smell? D: Smell, or olfaction, as scientists call it, is an important sense for many fish. Those little holes that look like nostrils are called nares. Nares dont lead

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力文摘 English Digest