Science and Technolgy. 科技。 A fishy tale. 小小鱼尾，几掀狂澜。 This engraving, of a flying fish, almost changed the course of history. It is one of a set from John Ray's and Francis Willughby's book Historia Piscium, published in 1686...
Science and Technolgy. 科技。 Deep-sea exploration. 深海探索。 The age of Aquarius 1. 宝瓶时代1。 Inner space is almost as hard to explore as outer space. 探太空难，察深海亦不易。 JAMES CAMERON knows how to make a splash. Lit...
Science and technology. 科技。 Animal testing. 动物实验。 Be nice to mice. 善待小鼠。 and they may return the favour. 它们可能会知恩图报。 Home, sweet home. 家，舒适的家。 ONLY one drug of every ten successfully tested i...
Science and technology. 科技。 Moral philosophy. 道德哲学。 Goodness has nothing to do with it. 无关善恶。 Utilitarians are not nice people. 功利主义者并不是好人。 IN THE grand scheme of things Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart M...
Science and technology. 科技。 Exercise and addiction. 锻炼也会上瘾。 Fun run. 奔跑的奥秘。 People, it seems, have evolved to be addicted to exercise. 人类似乎在进化过程中对锻炼上瘾了。 AS THE legions of gym bunnies a...
Science and technology. 科技。 The psychology of morality. 道德心理学。 Time to be honest. 诚实是需要时间的。 A simple experiment suggests a way to encourage truthfulness. 一个简单的实验却为我们提供了一种鼓励诚实的...
Science and technology. 科技。 Flu research. 流感研究。 How to make bird flu fly, part one. 让禽流感飞起来，第一部分。 The first of two controversial research papers is published. 充满争议的两篇研究论文的其中之一已...
Science and technology. 科技。 Photoelectric cells. 光电池。 To dye for. 利用染料进行能量转化。 A new type of cell may bring solar energy indoors. 一种新型电池也许能带来室内太阳能。 THE phrase indoor solar power sou...
Science and technology. 科技。 Bionics. 仿生学。 I think I'd like some coffee. 我想来点咖啡。 A paralysed woman gets herself a drink. 四肢瘫痪的女人也能自己喝咖啡。 HELPING yourself to a cup of coffee may seem like a smal...
Science and Technolgy. 科技。 Modern alchemy. 现代炼金术。 Turning a line. 进入新的一行。 The race to extend the periodic table continues. 扩展元素周期表的比赛仍在继续。 ONE of the first inklings that chemistry has an u...
