日期：2011-01-04 Depression and diabetes appear to be associated with a significantly increased risk of death from heart disease and risk of death from all causes over a six-year period for women, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psy... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-04 A recent study by a team of researchers at the University of Arizona has tracked the incident of pathogens in biosolids（有机污泥） over a 19 year period in one major U.S. city. In the same study, the researchers also analyzed pathogen levels in bio... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-04 When engineers restore rivers, one Kansas State University professor hopes they'll keep a smaller engineer in mind: the North American beaver（海狸） . Beavers are often called ecosystem engineers because they can radically alter stream or valley bo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-04 The hair color of an unknown perpetrator（犯罪者） who has committed a crime will soon no longer be a secret for forensic（法院的） investigators. Erasmus MC scientists, in collaboration with their Polish colleagues, have discovered that DNA can be... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-03 Tel Aviv ― It has long been believed that modern man emerged from the continent of Africa 200,000 years ago. Now Tel Aviv University archaeologists（考古学家） have uncovered evidence that Homo sapiens roamed the land now called Israel as early as... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-03 Erosion is a significant problem on highway embankments（路堤，堤防） in New England. To mitigate（减轻，缓和） erosion on the regions' highways, slopes are seeded with a grass legume（豆类） mixture that usually including red fescue（牛毛草） , a g... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-03 A large collaborative（合作的，协作的） study has added to the growing list of genetic variants that determine how tall a person will be. The research, published by Cell Press on December 30 in the American Journal of Human Genetics, identifies unco... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-03 System 98S is currently bringing rains and gusty winds（疾风，阵风） to the northwestern coast of Western Australia, and NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite spotted areas of moderate（稳健的，适度的） to heavy rainfall in the system... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-03 Consistent（一致的，坚持的） exercise is associated with a lower risk of dying from colon cancer, according to a new study led by researchers at the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-03 An influx（流入，汇集） of invasive species can stop the dominant natural process of new species formation and trigger mass extinction events, according to research results published today in the journal PLoS ONE. The study of the collapse of Earth'... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-03 Addiction researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a risk for alcoholism also may put individuals at risk for obesity. The researchers noted that the association between a family history of alcoholism and... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-01-03 Although a clear association of tuberculosis（肺结核） with lung cancer remains to be established, a new study published in the January issue of the Journal of Thoracic（胸的） Oncology provides compelling（强制的） evidence of increased lung cancer... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-12-29 A study in HortTechnology featured a new technology that improved greenhouse climates by reducing solar heat radiation and temperatures during the hot summer season. The study, published by a team of Canadian researchers, was the first investigation... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-12-29 Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have learned why changes in a single gene, ROP18, contribute substantially（实质上，大体上） to dangerous forms of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii（弓形虫） . The answer has likely... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-12-29 New findings from the Monell Center reveal that weight gain of formula-fed infants is influenced by the type of formula the infant is consuming. The findings have implications related to the infant's risk for the development of obesity, diabetes and... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-12-29 Polyethylene（聚乙烯） mulches（覆盖物） , used widely in commercial vegetable production to improve crop yields and produce quality, have distinct disadvantages. Disposal options are limited, and plastic mulches often end up in landfills, being bur... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-12-29 Diseases caused by a species of fungus called Phytophthora（疫病菌） syringae are responsible for significant economic losses on a wide range of plants, including pear. In the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, disease occurs during the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-12-29 Woody ornamental plants（观赏植物） with colorful or unusually shaped stems, buds, flowers, or fruits represent a growing specialty niche in cut flower production markets. These unique plants can be good prospects for off-season production, offering... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-12-29 As people on Earth celebrate the holidays and prepare to ring in the New Year, an ESA/NASA spacecraft has quietly reached its own milestone: on December 26, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) discovered its 2000th comet. Drawing on help f... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-12-29 Tel Qudadi, an ancient fortress（堡垒，要塞） located in the heart of Tel Aviv at the mouth of the Yarkon River, was first excavated more than 70 years ago ― but the final results of neither the excavations nor the finds were ever published. Now, r... 阅读全文>>