12-05-24 Ancient man, living in colder climates, is credited with making the first shoes, by adding material to the top of the crude sandals(凉鞋,拖鞋) his neighbors in warmer climates had invented. He did so out of necessity, to give his feet additional...
12-05-18 A young man fell into a state of coma, but recovered before his friends had buried him. One of them asked what it felt like to be dead. Dead! he exclaimed. I wasn't dead. And I knew I wasn't, because my feet were cold and I was hungry. But how did t...
12-02-15 Taking a cold bath after exercise can soothe sore muscles but it is unclear whether this is safe, say experts. 专家称,运动后洗冷水浴能减轻肌肉酸痛,但是尚不清楚这是否安全。 Plunging into chilly water can provide a shock to the system and may even b...
11-12-28 I had shrunk back and now stood a little to one side of the doorway and in shadow. If Moxon had looked farther than the face of his opponent he could have observed nothing now, except that the door was open. Something forbade me either to enter or t...
11-12-19 At least 26 people have died in a cold wave sweeping through northern India, the country's state broadcaster Doordarshan News says. 印度国家广播电视台全印新闻称,席卷北部地区的寒潮造成至少26人死亡。 The majority of deaths have happened in the state...
11-10-16 A cyclical drop in the sun's radiation can trigger unusually cold winters in parts of North America and Europe, scientists say, a finding that could improve long-range forecasts and help countries prepare for blizzards. 科学家表示,太阳辐射的周期性...
11-06-12 Teacher: Matthew, what is the climate of New Zealand? Matthew: Very cold, sir. Teacher: Wrong. Matthew: But, sir! When they send us meat it always arrives frozen!...
10-09-10 Fresh insight into(深刻理解,洞察) how plants slow their growth in cold weather could help scientists develop crops suited to cooler environments. Researchers have shown for the first time that a gene known as Spatula limits the growth of plants i...
10-07-20 A spell of extreme cold weather has brought ice and snow to much of Argentina, killing at least nine. 一股强冷空气袭击阿根廷,带来的冰雪造成至少9人丧生。 Most of the victims were homeless people in the capital Buenos Aires who died of hypothermia(...
10-07-01 New research by UC Davis wheat geneticist(遗传学者) Jorge Dubcovsky and his colleagues could lead to new strategies for improving freezing tolerance in wheat, which provides more than one-fifth of the calories consumed by people around the world....