经济学人121:泥炭沼泽及气候变化 湿！湿！湿！
Science and Technology Peat bogs and climate change Wet, wet, wet 科技 泥炭沼泽及气候变化 湿！湿！湿！ Forests are not the only habitat whose conservation matters to the climate 森林并不是唯一事关气候保护的栖息地 RUS
经济学人122:动物行为 滴定进食
Science and Technology Animal behaviour Drip-feeding 科技 动物行为 滴定进食 Ecology raids the techniques of chemistry 生态学里应用上了化学技术。 BIOLOGISTS are sometimes accused of physics envyand there is truth in this accusat
经济学人123:生态学里应用上了化学技术
Science and Technology Animal behaviour Drip-feeding 科技 动物行为 滴定进食 Ecology raids the techniques of chemistry 生态学里应用上了化学技术。 BIOLOGISTS are sometimes accused of physics envyand there is truth in this accusat
经济学人124:地震学与海啸 掀起新浪潮
Science and Technology Seismology and tsunamis Making waves 科技 地震学与海啸 掀起新浪潮 A better tsunami-prediction system is now under development 更精准的海啸预测系统现已在开发中 GEOLOGISTS have long known that some ma
经济学人125:飞蛇 空中滑行
Science and Technology Flying snakes Slithering through the air 科技 飞蛇 空中滑行 Fancy aerodynamics explain why some snakes are good gliders 奇特的气体力学解释了为什么一些蛇善于飞行 MANY animals have mastered the trick o
经济学人126:红酒过敏 酒鬼们的烦恼
Science and Technology Allergy to wine The oenophile's lament 科技 红酒过敏 酒鬼们的烦恼 An explanation for a most unfortunate condition 这件不幸的事现在有解释了 ONE of lifes sadder statistics is that about 8% of people get sn
经济学人127:不只人类正在变胖,动物亦然
Science and Technology Animal obesity The fat cat cometh 科技 动物肥胖 肥猫报到 It is not just human beings that are getting fatter. Animals are, too 不只人类正在变胖，动物亦然 IN THEIR attempts to explain the global epidemic o
经济学人128:色情与政治 应付自如
Science and Technology ornography and politics Rising to the occasion 科技 色情与政治 应付自如 Electoral victory brings a surprising consequence: the winners look at smut 选举的胜利带来一个让人惊奇的结果：获胜的一方寻淫
经济学人129:喜马拉雅山受到了污染
Science and Technology Pollution in the Himalayas Time to call the sweep? 科技 喜马拉雅山受到了污染 是时候呼吁清扫了吗？ Soot gets everywhere. Even into the world's highest mountains 到处都弥漫着烟灰，甚至蔓延到了世
经济学人130:烟草提取物可用于植物病虫害
Science and Technology Pesticides Smoking them out 科技 农药 把它们熏死 Tobacco extracts protect plants from pests and pathogens 烟草提取物可用于植物病虫害 THERE are, as Paracelsus put it, no poisonsonly poisonous doses. That is
经济学人131:地震学上获取的灵感预测犯罪行为
Science and Technology Policing The aftershocks of crime 科技 治安 犯罪余震 An idea borrowed from seismology may help to predict criminal activity 从地震学上获取的灵感或许能预测犯罪行为 LOS ANGELES is one of the most under-
经济学人132:延长寿命 谢啦,老妈!
Science and Technology Extending lifespan Thanks, Mum! 科技 延长寿命 谢啦，老妈！ An obscure group of animals may reveal the secret of elongating life 一群不为人知的动物可能会揭开长寿之谜 THE one sure way to prolong an a
经济学人133:塑料 旧法新用
Science and Technology Plastics There and back again 科技 塑料 旧法新用 An old idea may help solve the problem of plastic waste 一个老方法也许可以帮助解决塑料垃圾的问题 PLASTICS were once regarded as wonder-materials. They
经济学人134:形体政治学
Science and technology 科学及技术 Human communication 人类交流 Gesture politics 形体政治学 People talk a lot, but their hand signals may convey more useful information 虽然人类主要通过语言交流，但是一些手势往往能传达
经济学人135:计算机模拟视觉
Science and technology 科学和技术 Computer vision 计算机模拟视觉 Eye robot 你是我的眼 Poor eyesight remains one of the main obstacles to letting robots loose among humans. 放手让机器人在人类社会自由活动仍存在重大障
