13-11-02 The risks to public health from fracking for shale gas are low, according to a new official report. 一份新的官方报道称，液压开采页岩气影响公众健康的风险很...

13-10-28 Fracking is in the headlines a lot these days, and everyone has an opinion about it. But how much do we really know for certain about the oil and gas extraction technique and its health effects? And how do we find out the truth among all the shouted...

13-10-16 In the 2013 Ocean Health Index (OHI) -- an annual assessment of ocean health led by Ben Halpern, a research associate at UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and professor at the Bren School of Environment...

13-10-15 Air pollution is still continuing to damage European citizens' health and the environment, latest figures show. 最新数据显示，空气污染仍然在持续损害欧洲居民的健康与环境。 The European Environment Agency (EEA) listed tiny airborne particles and ozone...

13-10-06 Doctors who abuse prescription drugs often do so for self-medication -- whether for physical or emotional pain or stress relief, reports a study in the October Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction...

13-09-29 President Barack Obama furiously responded Friday to congressional budget battles that could threaten a partial government shutdown, accusing Republicans voting against his health care law of focusing on politics and holding the whole country hostag...

13-09-21 Calcium can do much more than strengthen bones. The mineral is a critical nutrient for healthy tree growth, and new research shows that adding it to the soil helps reverse the decades-long decline of forests ailing（生病，苦恼） from the effects of...

13-09-13 Scientists and conservators have developed a new method to diagnose painting canvases（帆布） from the back, without disturbing a single fibre, to see if they can withstand the stress of handling and travel. Using the method -- which is similar to t...

13-09-07 So far, a medical and healthcare system including medical infrastructure construction, service supply and health insurance coverage has taken shape, covering more than 1.3 billion people in urban and rural areas, according to the white paper. 白皮书...

13-09-02 The average height of men has risen by almost 11cm since the mid-19th century, experts have found. 专家发现，从19世纪中期至今，男性平均身高增加了近11厘米。 Data was collected on hundreds of thousands of men from 15 European countries. For British me...