13-11-26 Scientists should take the conservative approach when searching for habitable zones where life-sustaining planets might exist, according to James Kasting, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, including when building Terrestrial Planet F...

13-11-25 Jed got to the top of the mountain and sat down to rest. The July sun had made him hot. It had been a long walk to the top and he was tired. He knew the horse he was trying to capture could not be too far away. He looked at the mountain and the vall...

13-11-21 Cooling systems generally rely on water pumped through pipes to remove unwanted heat. Now, researchers at MIT and in Australia have found a way of enhancing heat transfer in such systems by using magnetic fields, a method that could prevent hotspots...

13-11-20 Narcissus was a handsome youth. His lovely face and graceful form were the admiration of all who looked upon him. And he knew it. He was proud that he thought no one buthimself was worthy to see his youthful beauty. Thus given up to sweet thoughts o...

13-11-07 The degradation of drilling sumps（池） associated with hydrocarbon extraction can negatively affect aquatic ecosystems, according to new research published November 6th in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Joshua Thienpont and colleagues at Queen...

13-11-02 In an example of the challenges water-strapped Western cities will face in a warming world, new research shows that every degree Fahrenheit of warming in the Salt Lake City region could mean a 1.8 to 6.5 percent drop in the annual flow of streams th...

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...

13-10-25 没有证据表明一天之内除了饮用其他饮料外再喝八杯水会对你有益，事实是这可能对身体有害。生活在温带气候的人若没有保持体力锻炼，一天则需要六至八杯水，不过这些水分可以通过食物、酒或含咖啡因的饮料获得。 Drinking eight cups or two litres of water a day is lo...

13-10-20 Toyota is recalling 885,000 vehicles to fix a problem that could cause a water leak from the air conditioning unit. 丰田将召回88.5万辆汽车，这部分汽车存在一个会导致空调系统漏水的小问题。 It said water could leak into the airbag control module, causi...

13-10-16 Nearly every body of water, from a puddle or a pond to a vast ocean, contains microscopic organisms that live attached to rocks, plants, and animals. These so-called sessile（固着的） suspension feeders are critical to aquatic ecosystems and play an...