Today's Moment of Science is about lightning bugs. 今天的科学一刻我们要讲的是关于萤火虫。 Lightning bugs are cool because if you squish them you can make...oh, forget it! 萤火虫非常酷，因为如果你将它们压扁哦，还是...
With about ten percent more water in their bodies than women, men can drink more alcohol than women before becoming intoxicated. 男性体内比女性多10%以上的水份，这样男性再喝醉之前可以比女性喝更多酒。 In fact, studies s...
If I were you, Yael, if I were a woman that is, I would reconsider that fourth drink you just ordered. 如果我是你，雅艾尔，如果我是女人的话，我会重新考虑刚刚点的第4杯。 You don't want a hangover tomorrow. 你不想明天...
Although, bats and moths certainly had an evolutionary arms race. 尽管如此，蝙蝠和飞蛾的确在进化上展开了一场军备竞赛。 Bats used echo location to hunt moths and moths responded by adapting the capacity to detect those sonic...
These winter mornings can be drab, I look forward to birds and butterflies returning in spring. 这些冬天的早晨有时是单调乏味的，我期待着鸟儿和蝴蝶在春天回来。 Yes, butterflies can always brighten the day. 是的，蝴蝶总...
Eels are excellent at controlling the jolts they release. 鳗鱼很擅长控制它们释放的震动。 Since these creatures are mostly blind, small elctrical pulses act like radar, telling the eel about its environment. 由于这些生物大多是看...
There's a reason you won't find electric eels at your local petting zoo: 你在当地的宠物动物园找不到电鳗是有原因的： these fierce creatures can release over 800 volts of electricity! 这些凶猛的生物可以释放超过800伏特的...
Guess how many American women got the answer correct? 猜一猜有多少美国妇女答对了？ Not a lot? 不是很多？ Only eight percent. 只有8%。 Even more alarming, a Gallup poll asked doctors the same question. Only fifty-five percent kne...
Time once again for What You Didn't Know. 欢迎来到《那么你不了解的事情》环节。 This is where we read a well-known science fact and then surprise you with the follow-up. Ready? 今天要讲的科学事实可能家喻户晓，而稍后的...
How often have you found yourself laughing at someone's attempt at being funny in order to spare their feelings or make them feel good? 你是否经常发现因为他人的幽默而发笑只是为了照顾他们的感情或让他们感觉良好? Wow....
