16-03-03 I was working at a booth at the Los Angeles Home and Garden Show. Next to me was a woman demonstrating a shower saver. As she was telling a passer-by the qualities of the device, she mentioned that it saved 25000 gallons of water a year. The man sto...

16-07-11 So I lived my life alone, without anyone that I could really talk to, until I had an accident with my plane in the Desert of Sahara, six years ago. Something was broken in my engine. And as I had with me neither a mechanic nor any passengers, I set...

16-02-26 Aquatic life can suffer when high concentrations of dissolved salts enter freshwater ecosystems, a process known as salinization. An international, multi-institutional team of researchers that includes a Virginia Tech graduate student recommends way...

16-02-24 More than 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water, yet scientists know more about space than about what happens in the ocean. One way scientists are trying to improve their understanding of the marine environment is through the use of...

16-02-14 water melon 西瓜 plastic bags 塑料袋 mandarin orange 橘子 kiwi fruit 奇异果 sugar cane 甘蔗 peach 桃子 grapes 葡萄 honeydew melon 甜瓜 basket 篮子 papaya 木瓜 guava 番石榴 lime 青柠 lemon 柠檬 star fruit 杨桃 seeds 种子 nectarine 油桃 scale 秤 grape...

16-02-05 We probably all feel a bit like a sleepy housecat when we have to get up for work in the morning. 每当清晨不得不从舒服的被子里爬起来去上班时，我们都会感觉自己像一只嗜睡的小猫。 This Norwegian woman has taken that feeling to the next level. Nano clai...

16-02-04 bottled water 瓶装水 poster 海报 candy 糖果 pretzel 双圈饼干 cookie 曲奇饼 gum 口香糖 mustard 芥末 popsicle 棒冰 drumstick 鸡腿 chicken nuggets 鸡块 popcorn 爆米花 hamburger 汉堡 soft drink 软饮料 ketchup 番茄酱 fries 薯条 hot dog 热狗 paper cup 纸...

16-01-08 The Romans are well known for introducing sanitation technology to Europe around 2,000 years ago, including public multi-seat latrines with washing facilities, sewerage systems, piped drinking water from aqueducts, and heated public baths for washin...

16-01-06 Oliver, being left to himself in the undertaker's shop, set the lamp down on a workman's bench, and gazed timidly about him with a feeling of awe and dread, which many people a good deal older than he will be at no loss to understand. An unfinished...

16-01-05 Climate change impacts and associated changes in water resources could lead to reductions in electricity production capacity for more than 60% of the power plants worldwide from 2040-2069, according to a new study published today in the journal Natu...