We all know that elephants arent really scared of mice. But a new study shows that theyre really not crazy about something even smaller: ants. In fact, elephants dislike ants so much that they avoid acacia trees that harbor the tiny, six-legged necta...
The remains of what may be the earliest known group feast have been identified in northern Israel. 科学家们在以色列的北部发现了有可能是已知的人类最早群体宴会的遗址。 Dinner Party Discovered 12,000 Years Later We human...
Engineers are always plugging away to get better energy efficiency out of our products -- like cars that guzzle less gas or light bulbs that burn brighter on fewer watts. But even if we replaced all today's bulbs with energy-sipping LEDs, the world m...
Recent hearing tests on teens show an increase in hearing loss over the last generation, possibly as a result of increased earbud use. Are you listening to me through headphones? Because heres a sample of what might be harming the ears of teenagers....
Restaurant patron: Gimme the chocolate milkshake and the cheeseburger deluxe. Waitress: Thats the cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, onion, fries and statin pill, coming right up. That scene could someday happen, if researchers at Imperial College Lo...
Youve probably seen dogs working security at airports, sniffing for drugs, bombs and contraband food. Now our best-friend biosensors might have a new task: ferretting out the scent of bird flu. And they may not be alone on the job. Researchers from t...
Americans, and American physicians, are concerned about ballooning waistlines and the accompanying health problems. Now, researchers have presented the first randomized trial of what they hail as a side-effect-free, prescription-free and simply free...
太阳能电池板能通过自发电脉冲震落其灰尘，以确保最大限度的获得光照。 Imagine giant fields filled with photovoltaic solar panels, soaking up rays. The best spots to put such panels are obviously sunny, with little rain....
如果你听到一个涉及轻微道德越界的故事，而且这个故事跟你没有什么关系的话，你会不会当做笑话，一笑而过呢？ Everyone from Freud to Tina Fey has tried to understand why some things are funny. Now, new rese...
研究表明那些诚实的人比那些心理阴暗的人更容易识别出谎话。KH报道。所以诚实有利于培养更好的对人际关系知觉。如果你不相信这个观点，也许你可能只是对自己不够诚实。 When you think o...
