By studying the hydra（水螅） , a member of an ancient group of sea creatures that is still flourishing（繁荣的，盛行的） , scientists at UC Santa Barbara have mad...
Reading this story requires you to willfully（故意地） pay attention to the sentences and to tune out nearby conversations, the radio and other distraction...
The second–ever known tropical cyclone（热带气旋） in the South Atlantic Ocean can't escape satellite eyes, and today, the Geostationary Operation...
Researchers at the University of Calgary have discovered the unique genes that allow the opium poppy（罂粟） to make codeine（可待因） and morphine（吗啡） , thus ...
UC Irvine researchers have played a leading role in the genome sequencing of Hydra, a freshwater polyp（珊瑚虫，水螅虫） that has been a staple（主题） of biologic...
A quest that began over a decade ago with a chance observation has reached a milestone: the identification of a gene that may regulate（调节，规定） regenera...
Images from the recent flyby（飞越） of Phobos（火卫一） , on 7 March 2010, are released today. The images show Mars' rocky moon in exquisite（优美的，精致的） deta...
Studies in the United States have long shown that rich people tend to be healthier than poor people, and that this "health gap" between the ...
Increased understanding of the Skp2 gene and its relation to cellular senescence（衰老） may lead to the development of novel agents that can suppress（抑制，...
Researchers have discovered that infants respond to the rhythm（节奏，韵律） and tempo（拍子，速度） of music and find it more engaging than speech. The findings, b...