• 南极海冰增加之谜

    10-08-17 While Arctic sea ice has been diminishing(减少,衰减) in recent decades, the Antarctic sea ice extent has been increasing slightly. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology provide an explanation for the seeming paradox(悖论,反论) o...

  • 研究:与群体联系紧密的人渴望牺牲个人利益

    10-08-13 People with extremely strong ties to their countries or groups are not only willing, but eager, to sacrifice themselves to save their compatriots(同胞) , according to new psychology(心理学) research from The University of Texas at Austin. In a s...

  • 观看喜欢的视频时 画面质量往往会被忽视

    10-08-13 Research from Rice University's Department of Psychology finds that if you like what you're watching, you're less likely to notice the difference in video quality of the TV show, Internet video or mobile movie clip(电影片段) . The findings come fr...

  • 英国发现石器时代古建筑

    10-08-11 Archaeologists(考古学家) working on Stone Age remains at a site in North Yorkshire say it contains Britain's earliest surviving house. A team from the Universities of Manchester and York reveal today that the home dates to at least 8,500 BC - when...

  • 全球变暖导致水稻产量下降

    10-08-10 Global warming is cutting rice yields in many parts of Asia, according to research. 调查显示,全球变暖导致亚洲许多地区水稻产量下降。 Warmer climates will bring changes to rainfall, potentially causing drought Yields have fallen by 10-20% over the la...

  • 超级计算机程序解决超导体难题

    10-08-10 Superconducting materials(超导材料) , which transmit power resistance-free, are found to perform optimally(最佳,最适宜) when high- and low-charge density varies on the nanoscale level, according to research performed at the Department of Energy...

  • 研究人员成功提高荧光探针的亮度

    10-08-10 Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center (MBIC) are turning up the brightness on a group of fluorescent probes(荧光探针) called fluoromodules that are used to monitor biological activities of individual...

  • 新细胞标签技术有利于更好地研究

    10-08-04 Scientists hoping to understand how cells work may get a boost from a new technique to tag and image proteins within living mammalian(哺乳类) cells. The new technique, developed by a research team led by University of Illinois at Chicago assistant...

  • 动物王国里的懒虫

    10-08-04 Pass the chips and hand over the remote. In a study involving the first-ever daily energy expenditure(能量消耗) measurements in apes, a researcher from Washington University in St. Louis and his team have determined that orangutans(猩猩) living...

  • 科学家发现控制血管细胞生长的方法

    10-08-02 Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a new way to regulate the uncontrolled growth of blood vessels(血管) , a major problem in a broad range of diseases and conditions. The findings are publishe...