16-05-18 Conventional wisdom says removing beach debris helps sea turtles nest; now, as sea-turtle nesting season gets underway, a new University of Florida study proves it. Clearing the beach of flotsam and jetsam increased the number of nests by as much as...

15-07-30 The day the children move out of home and start a life of their own is a milestone many mothers dread. Or do they? 孩子们从家里搬出去开始独立生活是很多母亲都害怕面对的一个时刻。真的是这样吗？ Far from rattling about their empty nest, most women find...

15-07-28 In order to avoid calamities, at first the kingfisher always selects a high place to build its nest. But when the young birds are hatched, it will move to a place a little lower to build its nest. This is because the kingfisher is particularly fond...

14-12-18 Once upon a time there was a baby eagle living in a nest perched on a cliff overlooking a beautiful valley with waterfalls and streams, trees and lots of little animals, scurrying about enjoying their lives. The baby eagle liked the nest. It was the...

14-07-04 A new species of spider wasp, the 'Bone-house Wasp,' may use chemical cues from dead ants as a nest protection strategy, according to a recent study published July 2, 2014 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Michael Staab from University of Freib...

14-05-29 Meng jiu is a kind of bird that lives in the south. It always makes its delicate nest with beautiful feathers, and fastens the nest to the spikes of reeds（芦苇） . Whenever there is a big wind, the nest always falls to the ground when the reeds bre...

14-05-19 My sister, a primary school teacher, was informed by one of her pupils that a bird had built its nest in the tree outside the classroom. What kind of bird? my sister asked. I didn't see the bird, ma'am, only the nest, replied the child. Then, can yo...

14-01-14 Google has announced plans to buy thermostat maker Nest Labs for $3.2bn. 谷歌宣布计划以32亿美元收购恒温器生产商Nest Labs。 Google said the cash deal was expected to be completed in the next few months. California-based Nest Labs was founded by two f...

13-12-12 Cuckoos that lay their eggs in the nest of a magpie（喜鹊） so that their chicks can be raised by the latter better hope that their young are not raised together with other magpies. The chances of cuckoo fledglings（雏鸟） raised in mixed broods bei...

09-08-16 随着独生子女一代的长大和人口老龄化步伐的加快，我国空巢家庭的数量和比例飞速增长，这已对传统的家庭养老产生强烈冲击，也对人口老龄化问题构成了巨大挑战。空巢家庭的老人不仅面临养老等难题，而且由于无法尽享天伦之乐，还容易出现悲观的情绪问题。 请看《中国日报...