13-05-03 Until recently, the only primate known to hibernate（东面） as a survival strategy was a creature called the western fat-tailed dwarf lemur, a tropical tree-dweller from the African island of Madagascar. But it turns out this hibernating lemur（狐猴...

13-04-27 Sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem during 2012 were the highest recorded in 150 years, according to the latest Ecosystem Advisory issued by NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). These high sea surface...

13-02-03 A research team in Japan exploring the functions of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) -- a molecule that encodes the chemical blueprint for protein synthesis -- has discovered a way to take a close look at the temperature distribution inside living...

13-01-28 If you thought it was cold where you are at the moment then a visit to the Russian village of Oymyakon might just change your mind. 如果你觉得你现在所处的地方十分寒冷，那么到俄罗斯的奥伊米亚康村庄走一走，你或许会改变看法。 With the average temperatu...

13-01-20 With more than 40 million people living under exceptional drought conditions in East Africa, the ability to make accurate predictions of drought has never been more important. In the aftermath of widespread famine（饥荒） and a humanitarian crisis c...

13-01-18 The Australian city of Sydney is experiencing its hottest day on record, with temperatures reaching nearly 46C. 澳大利亚城市悉尼正经历有记录以来最炎热的一天，气温接近46℃。 Thousands of people have been escaping the heat on Sydney\s Bondi Beach A te...

13-01-15 Monthly temperature extremes have become much more frequent, as measurements from around the world indicate. On average, there are now five times as many record-breaking hot months worldwide than could be expected without long-term global warming, s...

12-12-24 In a discovery that raises further concerns about the future contribution of Antarctica to sea level rise, a new study finds that the western part of the ice sheet is experiencing nearly twice as much warming as previously thought. The temperature r...

12-12-20 Cells cannot remain alive outside certain limits of temperature and much narrower limits mark the boundaries of effective functioning. Enzyme systems of mammals and birds are most efficient only within a narrow range around 37C; a departure of a few...

12-09-19 During the first six months of 2012, sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem were the highest ever recorded, according to the latest Ecosystem Advisory issued by NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). Above...