11-01-07 Calling the results extremely surprising, researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara and Texas AM University report that methane（甲烷，沼气） gas concentrations in the Gulf of Mexico have returned to near normal levels only months...

11-01-06 Mayo Clinic researchers have determined the lifetime risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis（风湿性关节炎） and six other autoimmune rheumatic（风湿病的） diseases for both men and women. The findings appear online in Arthritis and Rheumatism. VIDE...

11-01-05 The epic（史诗的） ocean- spanning（生成，长成） journeys of the gigantic leatherback（棱皮龟） turtle in the South Atlantic have been revealed for the first time thanks to groundbreaking research using satellite tracking. Experts at the Centre for...

11-01-03 A large collaborative（合作的，协作的） study has added to the growing list of genetic variants that determine how tall a person will be. The research, published by Cell Press on December 30 in the American Journal of Human Genetics, identifies unco...

11-01-03 An influx（流入，汇集） of invasive species can stop the dominant natural process of new species formation and trigger mass extinction events, according to research results published today in the journal PLoS ONE. The study of the collapse of Earth'...

10-12-24 A compound which acts in the opposite way as growth hormone can reverse（颠倒） some of the signs of aging, a research team that includes a Saint Louis University physician has shown. The finding may be counter-intuitive to some older adults who tak...

10-12-23 For most of us, the placebo effect is synonymous with（与同义） the power of positive thinking; it works because you believe you're taking a real drug. But a new study rattles this assumption. Researchers at Harvard Medical School's Osher Research C...

10-12-20 Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) at the University of Oxford have uncovered a clue that may help to explain why the earliest evidence of complex multicellular animal life appears around 550 mil...

10-12-17 Current diagnostic procedures for posttraumatic stress disorder ( PTSD创伤后精神紧张性精神障碍 ) fail to adequately reflect research into the broad nature of a traumatic（外伤的） event, according to a study that will appear in the January print iss...

10-12-17 Wind turbines in Midwestern farm fields may be doing more than churning out（大量生产） electricity. The giant turbine blades that generate renewable energy might also help corn and soybean crops stay cooler and dryer, help them fend off fungal（真...