14-09-20 Washington State University researchers have developed a unique method to use microbes buried in pond sediment to power waste cleanup in rural areas. The first microbe-powered, self-sustaining wastewater treatment system could lead to an inexpensive...

14-03-28 Chinese authorities on Sunday issued their first policy document of 2014, underscoring the importance of rural reform, developing modern agriculture and maintaining agriculture as the foundation of its economy. 中共中央周日发布了2014年首个政策性文件...

14-03-28 China has pledged to deepen rural reforms and step up agricultural modernization, according to a statement issued after a central rural work conference which ended on Tuesday. 周二结束的中央农村工作会议指出，中国将深化农村改革，加快农业现代化。 为期...

14-03-12 As energy costs rise, more Americans are turning to bioenergy to provide power to their homes and workplaces. Bioenergy is renewable energy made from organic sources, such as biomass. Technology has advanced enough that biomass power plants small en...

12-12-12 Chinese political advisors on Saturday called for more support forbarefoot doctors serving the country's vast rural areas. 政协委员呼吁，政府应给予赤脚医生更多的关注和支持，以服务广大农村地区。 文中的barefoot doctors就是指赤脚医生，现在也称乡村医生...

11-12-27 China plans to renovate 2.65 million dilapidated houses for poor rural households in the central and western regions this year, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) said Monday. 住房和城乡建设部周一称，我国计划今年完成中西部2...

11-02-16 People, usually migrants from rural areas and jobless citizens, are hired to queue up for different types of tickets in large cities in return for a pittance, they are called hired queuers . 代排族，指在大城市里被雇来替别人排队获取各类票证，然后从中...

10-09-24 While birds living in urban areas face more predators（捕食者） than do those in rural areas, that doesn't mean urban birds face more danger from nest robbers. A six-year study conducted in 19 central Ohio forests from 2004 to 2009 found that, as ex...

10-09-07 The association between psychotic（精神病的） disorders and living in urban areas appears to be a reflection of increased social fragmentation（破碎，分裂） present within cities, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of General P...

10-03-10 A recent Kansas State University study found that the availability of supermarkets -- rather than the lack of them --increased the risk of obesity（肥大，肥胖） for low-income women living in small cities. This suggests that policies to increase hea...