Lots of people have had dreams that seem to foretell the future. Some psychologists attribute this to retrieval cues. 很多人都曾做过似乎能预示未来的梦。一些心理学家把这种现象归因于复得线索。 Retrieval cues? 复得线...
Some methods of preserving food are easy to understand. 一些保存食物的方法很容易理解。 For example, it's easy to see that freezing your food, or packing it in salt, would make it inhospitable to the microbes which would otherwise cause...
Baby's Bacteria Related to Birth Method 出生方式决定婴儿携带什么样的细菌 Each of us harbors a unique collection of bacteria, on our outsides and our insides. Now, scientists are finding that the bacteria you get at birth may depend on...
十几岁的孩子，在身体、智力、品德等各方面都在快速地成长，也会跟父母发生很多碰撞和冲突。如何把握好这个阶段的教育，对很多父母来说都是人生最大的考验。 You've lived through 2 AM feed...
伦敦:一位数学家说,他可以94%的准确率来预测某对新婚夫妇是否会享有长久的婚姻。西雅图华盛顿大学数学教授默里说他发明的两个公式基于一项为期10年对700对美国夫妇进行的研究。心理学家...
Secondhand Smoke 二手烟 Secondhand smoke is the combination of sidestream smoke (the smoke given off by a burning tobacco product) and mainstream smoke (the smoke exhaled by a smoker). 二手烟包括侧流烟（烟草产品燃烧释放的烟）和主...
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake was a deadly earthquake, and occurred on May 12, 2008, killing an estimated 68,000 people. The earthquake was also felt in nearby countries and as far away as both Beijing and Shanghai where office buildings swayed with th...
To Juice or Not to Juice? 果汁该喝还是不该喝? Nutrition 营养 Juice may be tasty, but its not really that nutritious. While orange juice is an excellent source of vitamin, it doesnt contain a significant amount of other minerals and vitamin...
Under Pressure压力之下 In physics, pressure depends on the amount of force acting on a surface and on the size of the surface. The smaller the surface, the greater the pressure. Lets say that a woman steps on your toe; she weighs 120 pounds. If s...
Believe In God And Feel Better 有信仰会感觉更好么？ Whether or not a treatment for an illness or disorder works usually doesnt depend on whether we believe it will work. For example, if you have an MRI, barring a malfunction, the technology...
NASA Wants To Teach You About Hydroplaning 美国宇航局教你如何防滑 What is hydroplaning? 什么是打滑现象？ Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle moves too quickly along a wet road. A layer of water accumulates under the tires; they lif...
How Far Away Is The Horizon? 地平线有多远？ Heres a neat question you may have never thought to ask. How far away is the horizon? 你可能从未思考过这个简单的问题，地平线有多远？ Flat Earth 地球是平的 Think about it....
Fun Fact: Alligators Can Regrow Teeth 有趣的事实：短嘴鳄可以再长牙齿 Fun fact about alligators: they can regrow any of their eighty teeth up to fifty times. Which is pretty impressive, especially compared to us relatively dentally chal...
Why Dont Humans Have Spots Or Stripes? 为什么人类身上没有斑点或条纹？ Have you ever wondered why we humans dont have spots or stripes? Well, maybe you havent, but it is interesting that so many creatures are multicolored but we are not...
Has Earths Gravitational Pull Been Changing? 地球的引力改变过吗？ Don, why are you slouching? Dont you know its bad for you? 唐，为啥你无精打采？你不知道这对你不好？ Did you know that about 200 tons of debris strike the...
