A firm handshake（握手） could be a sign of a longer life expectancy（预期寿命）, according to British researchers. Scientists at the Medical Research Council(委员会) found that elderly people who could still give a firm handshake and wa...
Britons are the fattest people in Europe, with one of the world's fastest obesity(肥胖) growth rates, according to a leading international think-tank（智囊团）. The UK comes top out of 20 European Union nations, with almost one in four people...
Paris, Berlin and some 50 cities across France hope to stage the world's biggest fashion show next week, with up to 10,000 men and women modelling（模特） their own style on giant open-air catwalks. Held at the height of Paris fashion week which...
Things are on the up for US billionaires（亿万富翁） with more than half of them adding to their net worth in a year which once again saw Bill Gates as the richest of them all, Forbes（福布斯） magazine said on Wednesday. Gates, founder of...
Ozone layer（臭氧层） 'is no longer disappearing and will return to full strength by 2048', says UN report. The ozone layer is no longer disappearing and could be back to full strength by the middle of this century, UN scientists have confirmed（...
A space ambassador（大使,代表） could be appointed by the United Nations to act as the first point of contact for aliens trying to communicate with Earth. Mazlan Othman, a Malaysian astrophysicist(天体物理学家), is set to be tasked with c...
One of the world's most important caches of Greek manuscripts(手稿) is going online, part of a growing number of ancient documents to hit the Web in recent years. The British Library said Monday that it was making more than a quarter of （四分之一...
Conservationists are overestimating the number of species that have been driven to extinction(消失), scientists have said. A study has found that a third of all mammal species declared extinct in the past few centuries have turned up alive and well...
A growing number of women are developing something called 'computer face', a leading cosmetic surgeon（外科医生） said. Dr Michael Prager said professionals（专业人员） who worked long hours in front of a screen were ending up with saggy...
Americans are taking a cautious（谨慎的小心的） approach to marriage and are seeking more prenuptial agreements before walking down the aisle. And it is not just the wealthy and famous who are looking to safeguard（捍卫） their assets whe...
Paul, the oracle octopus（章鱼） who shot to fame in the World Cup this summer for his uncanny（神秘的） ability to predict the results of Germany's soccer matches, has died at his home in Oberhausen at the age of two. English-born Paul made...
As if the morning commute wasn't odd enough, intrepid New Yorkers trying to make their way to work on Tuesday had to battle past hordes of the walking dead. Two dozen zombies(僵尸), their clothes spattered with fake blood, were staggering up and do...
After a 14-year reign, Jack has lost its stranglehold on the title of England and Wales' top name for newborn boys, replaced by Oliver. Olivia was the most popular name for newborn girls for the second year in a row, according to figures published by...
Funemployment（失业乐活）, PIIGS and broken society have all made their way into the Collins English Dictionary, reflecting（反映表明） the dominance of the economic downturn in last year's consciousness（意识）. The latest technologi...
Michael Jackson's sudden death sparked an outpouring of grief around the world, but fans also opened their wallets to make him this year's top-earning dead celebrity（名人,名声） with $275 million, Forbes said on Monday. Jackson raked in more t...
