Scientists worldwide are racing to sequence DNA -- decipher（解密） genetic blueprints -- faster and cheaper than ever by passing strands of the genetic m...
Living alone was associated with an increased risk of death and cardiovascular（心血管的） death in an international study of stable outpatients at risk of ...
The ancient reserves of methane（甲烷） gas seeping from the melting Arctic ice cap told Jeff Chanton and fellow researchers what they already knew: As th...
A group of Japanese scientists have surprised themselves by being able to predict the success or failure of blockbuster movies at the box office using...
During heavy rain, the lid of Nepenthes gracilis（股薄肌） pitchers acts like a springboard, catapulting insects that seek shelter on its underside directl...
Childhood obesity（肥胖） has increased dramatically throughout the past 40 years and has been tied to many health problems. Now, a University of Missouri...
In Israel's Negev Desert, a plant called sweet mignonette（木犀草） or taily weed uses a toxic "mustard oil bomb" to make the spiny（多刺的） mous...
Population estimates for the Amazon basin just before Europeans arrived range from 2 to 10 million people. The newly reported reconstruction of Amazon...
American mountain lions, or cougars（美洲狮） , are re-emerging in areas of the United States, reversing 100 years of decline. The evidence, published in T...
Scientists have managed to switch on and off the magnetism of a new material using quantum mechanics, making the material a test bed for future quantu...