日期：2008-07-23 Prospective newlyweds in an Indonesian province are being given one more promise to honor: planting trees to help slow the rapid deterioration of the country's forests. As Indonesia marks World Environment Day on Thursday, husbands-and brides-to-be... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-23 It doesn't pay to be smart and ignorance really is bliss if you want a long life -- at least if you're a fly, according to new research by a Swiss university. Scientists Tadeusz Kawecki and Joep Burger at the University of Lausanne said Wednesday th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-23 Bachelor Carl Weisman got fed up of being classified as a playboy, a loser or a commitment-phobe so he set out to find out exactly why he and a growing number of eligible men were steering clear of marriage. Weisman, 49, conducted an online survey o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-23 Speedier family baths could help Japanese cut their burgeoning energy consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a government report said on Tuesday. Japanese households consume less energy than their US and European counterparts, but consumpt... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-23 Cash is no longer king as far as most Australians and South Koreans are concerned as more than eight in 10 pay less often in cash today than they did five years ago, according to a survey released on Monday. In comparison, 69 percent of Americans su... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-23 When you buy a Beverly Hills estate for a reported $35 million, you don't just throw any old housewarming party. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes hosted a lavish, over-the-top housewarming last Saturday night for more than 500 guests. The couple and thei... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-23 San Francisco is famous for its steep hills and fresh food, so it may come as no surprise that it wins the honor as the fittest city in the United States, according to a new report. San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area narrowly edged out Seatt... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-23 A Japanese man puzzled by food mysteriously disappearing from his refrigerator got a shock when he found out a woman had been living in his home for months without permission, police said Friday. The 57-year-old man living alone in the western city... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-23 In 2004, NASA's Opportunity rover found evidence in Martian soils that water had once flowed across the surface there, buoying hopes that the red planet may once have supported primitive life. But a new study throws some cold water, and a big pinch... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-15 Love is in the air for over 70 percent of Canadians, but men and women seem to view romantic relationships differently, according to a new survey. An Ipsos Reid poll that surveyed 1,033 Canadian adults found 78 percent of women said they were in lov... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-15 Smokers are about to get help kicking the tobacco habit: an interactive computer game that aims to coach cigarette users away from their addiction. Based on the successful Allen Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking method which reportedly has helped more... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-15 Kevin Whittaker and Cory Jens deserved congratulations after attempting to set a new world record, but they probably didn't want any handshakes. That's because the pair shook hands with one another Monday for 9 1/2 hours, trying to beat a handshakin... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-15 It's bad enough when the toilet gets clogged at home; it could be a lot more serious in space, especially with visitors on the way. NASA said Wednesday that the liquid waste handling function of the toilet at the International Space Station (ISS) ha... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-15 A Japanese brewery Tuesday said it was planning the first space beer, using offspring of barley once stored at the International Space Station. Researchers said the project was part of efforts to prepare for a future in which humans spend extended p... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-15 Children think other youngsters who wear glasses look smarter and are more honest than those who don't wear glasses, according to a U.S. study of 80 children. In addition, the researchers found that children tend not to judge peers who wear glasses... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-15 Learning a foreign language often involves a lot of boring memorization and verb conjugation, except in South Korea where flying punches and killer kicks are part of the curriculum. More than 40 academies nationwide teach what is known as Taeglish,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-15 Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. and its truck-making affiliate have joined a project to develop an environmentally friendly vehicle capable of moving both on roads and railways, an official said Monday. Toyota and affiliate Hino Motors Ltd. will take par... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-08 Tama, a nine-year-old cat, works as a stationmaster of Kishi Station on the KIshigawa Line In times of need, Japanese say they can even ask the cat for help. In this town in western Japan, people look to Tama, a nine-year-old cat working as master o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-08 Bella is at least 29 years old, according to her ower David Richardson. The owners of Bella say that she is at least 29 years old. Owner David Richardson, 76, said he got the mixed breed dog from an animal home about 26 years ago when she was at lea... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-07-08 American women are more concerned about losing weight than they are about suffering from cancer, heart disease or diabetes, a survey showed. American women are more concerned about losing weight than they are about suffering from cancer, heart disea... 阅读全文>>