16-02-14 A recent study provides new evidence that larvae swim faster, straighter and more consistently in a common direction when together in a group. The research led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric...

15-12-11 In the fields, there was a small animal called wu shu (the flying squirrel). It would say to everyone it met: I have five skills: flying, walking, swimming, climbing trees, and digging holes in the ground. Thereupon, its pals would laugh at it, sayi...

15-06-28 Now a new study has revealed that your choice of sport says more about you than you could possibly have imagined. 一项最新的研究显示，你选择的运动方式透露出来的个性特征比你想象的要多。 According researchers, cyclists are more likely to be emotionall...

14-10-22 There was a competition to swim from Santa Monica to Catalina doing only the breaststroke, and the three women who entered the race were a brunette, a redhead and a blonde. After approximately 14 hours, the brunette staggered up on the shore and was...

13-09-03 Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad has become the first person to swim from Cuba to the US without a shark cage. 耐力性游泳运动员戴安娜奈雅德成为不穿防鲨笼从古巴游至美国的第一人。 After about 53 hours' non-stop swimming, the 64-year-old American reached K...

13-07-22 精彩对白 Chessy: Hello, gorgeous! Oh, look at you! Oh, you grew. Oh, we missed you so much. Hey, don't you dare let your old man talk you out of going back to camp. Okay?You're a growing girl. You need adventure. Annie: Okay. Chessy: Oh, you hungry?...

13-06-25 How do fish swim? It is a simple question, but there is no simple answer. Researchers at Northwestern University have revealed some of the mechanical properties that allow fish to perform their complex movements. Their findings, published on June 13...

13-04-09 A University of Alberta researcher has identified some of the strongest evidence ever found that dinosaurs could paddle long distances. Working together with an international research team, U of A graduate student Scott Persons examined unusual claw...

12-09-14 There is a great kingdom under the sea. Where all the merpeople live and swim free. The king of the mermaids, Poseidon the Great, has six pretty daughters-the youngest is eight. Her name is Titania. She's golden hair. She likes to hear stories from...

11-02-12 When she looked ahead, Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a solid wall of fog. Her body was numb. She had been swimming for nearly sixteen hours. Already she was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions. Now, at age 34, her goal...