13-05-02 Good relationships. We have a human need to be close, to be intimate, with other human beings. Having good, supportive friendships, a strong marriage or close and loving relationships with our family members will make us much more likely to be happy...
13-04-09 The vocal lip-smacks that geladas(狒狒) use in friendly encounters have surprising similarities to human speech, according to a study reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on April 8th. The geladas, which live only in the remote mount...
13-04-09 At the beginning of the World Series of 1947, I experienced a completely new emotion, when the National Anthem was played. This time, I thought, it is being played for me, as much as for anyone else. This is organized major league baseball, and I am...
13-04-02 After the stealing of fire, Zeus became increasingly unkind to men. One day he ordered his son Hephaestus to build an image of a beautiful maiden out of clay. He then asked the gods and goddesses to award her with different kinds of gifts. Among oth...
13-03-22 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights believes football is behind the times and must catch up with modern society on social issues. 联合国人权事务高级专员认为,足球已落后于时代发展,必须赶上现代社会的社会问题。 Navi Pillay, who grew...
13-03-19 Buried for 100,000 years at Xujiayao in the Nihewan Basin of northern China, the recovered skull pieces of an early human exhibit a now-rare congenital(先天的) deformation that indicates inbreeding might well have been common among our ancestors,...
13-03-08 1. Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them. 智者解决问题,天才预防问题。 2. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. 宇宙中唯有两件事物是无限的:宇宙的大小与人的愚蠢。我不能确定的是...
13-02-28 A new genetic analysis of human lice(虱子) from across the world sheds light on the global spread of these parasites, their potential for disease transmission and insecticide resistance. The results are published February 27 in the open access jou...
13-02-19 The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan has fallen for the first time in six years, a UN report says. 一份联合国报告称,阿富汗平民伤亡人数近六年以来首次下降。 The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) documented 2,754 civilian deaths...
13-02-06 The UK dog population is estimated to be around ten million, with dogs producing approximately 1,000 tonnes of excrement(粪便) each day. New research has shown that dogs act as a major source of the parasite egg, Toxocara, which can potentially co...