12-10-25 Joint research between the University of Michigan and the Argentina-based National Council of Science and Technology (CONICET) has shed light on one of the most frustrating mysteries of weight loss -- why the weight inevitably comes back. A novel an...

12-10-11 The plan calls for high school students to be allowed to take a so-called ideal weight option in their final year exams, the baccalaureat, under which they would earn extra points if they kept a body mass index (BMI) of between 18 and 25. 这项计划要...

12-10-09 The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. So don't bother to think about it! Spit on your hands and get busy. Your blood will start circulating; your mind will start ticking and pretty soon th...

12-07-28 Women feel their sexiest at the age of 28, according to a survey. 据一项调查显示，女人在28岁的时候觉得自己最性感。 Miss Middleton, millionairess Tamara Ecclestone and actress Mila Kunis are all at the magic age for embracing their sex appeal（性感，...

12-07-21 The young boy who shielded his best friend from a spray of bullets earlier this week said he wouldn't hesitate to take the same action again. 美国芝加哥一位年轻男孩近日英雄救美，用身体挡住了射向好友的数发子弹。他表示如果再遇到类似情况，自己还会挺身...

12-07-18 Researchers say that a pair of 3,000-year-old mummified corpses that were recently discovered in Scotland are actually composed of body parts originating from six different people. 研究人员日前表示，近来在苏格兰出土的两具3000年前的木乃伊是由六具尸体...

12-05-03 Maximum running speed is the most important variable influencing mammalian eye size other than body size, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin. Species with larger eyes usually have higher visual acuity, says Chris Kirk,...

12-03-10 These are the modern day mummies. Already, more than 1500 people across the world have contacted Summum, the world's only mummification company, to be mummified after they die. 美国萨门公司推出全新安葬方式：把尸体制成现代木乃伊。全球已经有1500多人联...

12-02-29 Bio break refers to a general break for one's body: stretching one's legs, going to the bathroom, getting a drink of water, etc. The term is generally used during meetings, presentations, and other workplace occasions. Bio break（字面意思为生理休息...

12-02-27 When Sifrhippus, the earliest known horse, first appeared in the forests of North America more than 50 million years ago, it would not have been mistaken for a Clydesdale（强健的挽马） . It weighed in at around 12 pounds -- and it was destined to ge...