10-11-01 Researchers at the University of Bristol reveal today in the journal Nature that they have developed a seismological(地震学上的) 'speed gun' for the inside of the Earth. Using this technique they will be able to measure the way the Earth's deep in...
10-10-31 Few fish are famed for their parenting skills. Most species leave their freshly hatched fry(鱼苗) to fend for themselves, but not discus fish(七彩神仙鱼) . Jonathan Buckley from the University of Plymouth, UK, explains that discus fish young fee...
10-10-27 Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute developed a new method for using water to tune the band gap of the nanomaterial graphene(石墨烯) , opening the door to new graphene-based transistors and nanoelectronics. By exposing a graphene film...
10-10-19 The United Nations says two-thirds of the West African nation of Benin is flooded after heavy rains. 联合国发言人称,西非国家贝宁三分之二的地区遭遇暴雨引发的洪灾。 At least 43 people have been killed in recent weeks, according to UN officials, and n...
10-10-14 Scientists have solved an important mystery about why an arsenic(砷的) compound, called arsenite(亚砷酸盐) , can kill us, and yet function as an effective therapeutic agent against disease and infections. According to new research published in t...
10-10-14 With almost one billion people lacking access to clean, safe drinking water, scientists are reporting development and successful initial tests(初始测试) of an inexpensive new filtering technology that kills up to 98 percent of disease-causing bact...
10-10-07 A first-of-its-kind study that tracked the oceanic migrations of adult Atlantic sturgeon(鲟鱼) that were caught and tagged in the Hudson River discovered that these fish move vast distances in the Atlantic Ocean, traveling as far south as Georgia...
10-10-06 Freshwater is flowing into Earth's oceans in greater amounts every year, a team of researchers has found, thanks to more frequent and extreme storms linked to global warming. All told, 18 percent more water fed into the world's oceans from rivers an...
10-09-30 法国巴黎公共供水公司于本周二在巴黎东部的一个公园推出了该市首个公共饮水机,可免费无限量为市民提供气泡水,希望由此减少瓶装水的消费及其对环境的污染。据介绍,公共饮水机中的水有加气、未加气、冰镇及常温等不同选择,以满足市民的不同需求。 Eco-conscious Pari...
10-09-26 Returning David Wagoner At the brim(边缘) of a deep pool before the rapids(急流,湍流) below that stone stairway(阶梯,楼梯) for days overhead the under-sheen of the other world turning darker lighter again still holding the first taste of rai...