Scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered previously unknown volcanoes in the ocean waters around the remote South Sandwich Islan...
Missing or deformed（畸形的，残缺的） limbs, clubfoot（畸形足） , facial disorders and gastrointestinal（胃肠的） problems are some of the most common birth defects foun...
By honing in on the mysterious potato genome and its tuber（块茎） – its edible（可食用的） portion – researchers are unveiling the secrets of the w...
How deep is the ocean's capacity to buffer（缓冲） against climate change? As one of the planet's largest single carbon absorbers, the ocean takes...
For patients suffering from epidermolysis bullosa (EB大疱性表皮松解症), a hereditary（遗传的） skin disease, even a gentle touch is extremely painful. Now Dr. Li-Y...
An estimated two billion people in the developing world heat and cook with a biomass（生物质） fuel such as wood, but the practice exposes people – e...
An international team of scientists has discovered that the female ancestor of all living polar bears was a brown bear that lived in the vicinity of（在...
Arthroscopic（关节镜的） treatment of a common hip problem that leads to arthritis is successful in terms of restoring range of motion, according to results...
Oh, the challenges of being a neuron, responsible for essential things like muscle contraction, gland secretion（分泌物） and sensitivity to touch, sound a...
As any student who's had to study for multiple exams can tell you, trying to learn two different sets of facts one after another is challenging. A...