15-02-25 At this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the big theme was the Internet of things -- the idea that everything in the human environment, from kitchen appliances to industrial equipment, could be equipped with sensors and processors that...

15-01-14 A Sunday school teacher said to her children, We have been learning how powerful kings and queens were in Bible times. But, there is a higher power. Can anybody tell me what it is? One child blurted out, Aces!...

14-12-22 People who own all-electric cars where coal generates the power may think they are helping the environment. 电动汽车的用电来自燃煤发电厂，使用电动汽车的人可能认为他们保护了环境。 But a new study finds their vehicles actually make the air dirtier, wo...

14-12-16 Cities like Miami are all too familiar with hurricane-related power outages. But a Johns Hopkins University analysis finds climate change will give other major metro areas a lot to worry about in future storms. Johns Hopkins engineers created a comp...

14-12-10 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has fired his deputy Joice Mujuru and seven other cabinet ministers loyal to her. 津巴布韦总统罗伯特穆加贝将副总统乔伊思穆菊茹以及其他七位忠于副总统的内阁大臣撤职。 A statement issued by the president's chief secre...

14-11-30 You may have noticed that the voices of politicians seem to change as they rise up the ranks. 你可能会注意到，政客升往高职时，他们的声音也随之改变。 Now scientists claim that being in a position of power can fundamentally change the way you speak an...

14-11-25 If you ever complain about how often you need to recharge your smartphone, an Israeli startup may provide a solution to charging your smartphone in the blink of an eye. 如果你曾经抱怨过智能手机需要频繁充电，以色列一家创业公司可能将提供一个解决反感：...

14-11-06 An energy-saving haircut is a mainly short haircut that would reduce power consumption regarding hair driers or water. 节能发型是一个可以减少吹风机和水的能源消耗的短发。 The Japanese government has called on companies and households to drastically r...

14-10-09 TWO days are passed. It is a summer evening; the coachman has set me down at a place called Whitcross; he could take me no farther for the sum I had given, and I was not possessed of another shilling in the world. The coach is a mile off by this tim...

14-09-12 Colours give off very specific signals, said David Zyla, New York-based author of Color Your Style. The same suit can be transformed with different tie colours, each with a very different impact and message. 写了《用颜色秀出你的风格》的纽约作家大卫...