日期：2012-09-29 亚航决定从明年2月起在飞机经济舱中开设安静区，只有12岁及以上的乘客才可在该区域就坐，无需额外支付费用。对于那些没有孩子以及容易被打扰的旅客来说，这无疑是个好消息。不过很多有孩子的家长则对此表示不满，称这样与其他乘客隔离开来，感觉自己像二等公民。 At 35... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-29 英国伦敦大学学院一项针对6800余人的研究显示，智商低的人比智商高的人更容易不快乐。研究指出，低智商多与低收入和不良心理健康状况相关联，而这二者是导致不快乐的主要因素。 People with lower intelligence are more likely to be unhappy than their brighter col... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-28 Epilepsy is twice as common in low and middle-income countries as it is in the developed world, according to an international team of researchers. 一个国际研究小组发现，中低收入国家癫痫的发病率是发达国家的两倍。 They say the higher incidence is link... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-28 Great apes, such as gorillas, chimps and bonobos, are running out of places to live, say scientists. 科学家称，大猿类动物（比如大猩猩、黑猩猩和倭黑猩猩）的生存之地即将耗... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-27 The sequence of huge earthquakes that struck off the coast of Sumatra in April may signal the creation of a new tectonic plate boundary. 四月份苏门答腊岛海岸发生的大地震可能预示着新地壳构造板块的形成。 Scientists give the assessment in this week's N... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-26 People with lower intelligence are more likely to be unhappy than their brighter colleagues, according to UK researchers. 英国研究人员称，具有较低智商的人比聪明的人更易不开心。 Their study of 6,870 people showed low intelligence was often linked wit... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-25 Severe heart failure can cause the lungs to fill with fluid, leaving people feeling like they are drowning, says a new campaign by the British Heart Foundation. 英国心脏基金会的一项新活动显示 ，严重的心力衰竭会导致肺部充满液体，使人感觉像是溺水。 Bu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-23 Beware first-class travellers! Passengers sitting in the rear of a plane have the best chance of survival in the event of a crash, an extraordinary and costly aviation experiment ever conducted has revealed. 头等舱的乘客要当心了！一项耗资巨大的特别... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-22 旅居巴黎的加拿大女子坦尼亚希斯经过三年的研究制作出了一款可随意调换鞋跟高度的高跟鞋。当你走在上班路上，觉得鞋跟太高、脚不舒服的时候，只要按一下鞋跟上的按钮，把高跟卸下来，换上一副适合走路的鞋跟就可以了。 A multi-height shoe with changeable heels, cre... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-19 A version of Edvard Munch's The Scream, which became the most expensive artwork sold at auction earlier this year, is to go on display in New York. 今年早些时候被拍卖的最贵艺术品、爱德华蒙克的一副《呐喊》，将在纽约展出。 Munch created four versions... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-19 Bolivian President Evo Morales has enacted a law aimed at protecting a unique species of dolphins that live in the country's Amazon rivers. 玻利维亚总统埃沃莫拉莱斯颁布了一项法律，意在保护国内亚马逊河流中一种独特的海豚。 The new legislation bans fis... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-19 Up to a million people in the UK have completely preventable severe headaches caused by taking too many painkillers, doctors have said. 医生表示，英国高达100万人患有由止痛药引起的完全可预防的严重头痛。 They said some were trapped in a vicious cycle... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-17 A character trait in psychopaths has been identified by scientists as a common thread in successful US presidents. 科学家发现，成功的美国总统都具有某种共同的心理病态性格。 Fearless dominance, which is linked to less social and physical apprehensiven... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-17 Children get their sense of humour from their parents as a study has found babies as young as six months learn to laugh at the same thing as their mothers and fathers. 孩子的幽默感是从父母那里习得的，一项研究发现，六月大的婴儿就能学会对父母感到好笑... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-17 有两项独立研究显示，911恐怖袭击对鲸鱼活动产生了积极的影响，而对很多当时尚未出生的婴儿则产生了负面效应。 The tragic events of September 11, 2001 changed the world forever. But 11 years after the terrorist attacks, a number of strange byproducts of th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-17 很多人喜欢睡前躺在床上拿iPad或手机上网、看电影或者玩游戏。最近有研究显示，这种行为会影响睡眠质量。 Using tablet computers like Apple's iPad and Samsung's Galaxy Note just before bed can lead to a poor night's sleep, according to research. More and m... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-13 A new species of monkey has been identified in Africa, say scientists. 科学家称，非洲发现了一种新猴子。 The primate was discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo where it is known locally as a lesula. The species is separated from its nearest c... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-13 The number of children dying before the age of five has fallen significantly over the past 20 years, the UN children's agency Unicef has said. 联合国儿童基金会称，过去20年间低于五岁的儿童的死亡率显著下降。 Some 6.9 million children died before the a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-10 Doraemon, Japan's robot cat from the future, will celebrate turning minus 100 years old by being given official residence of the city where he will be born, a city official told the reporters on Friday. 为了庆祝来自未来的日本机器猫哆啦A梦负100岁的生... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-09-08 If you think that Internet shopping on a Sunday gets you the best deals, then think again. Tuesday is actually the best day of the week if you want to grab a bargain, according to an exhaustive analysis of on-line shopping. 如果你以为周日上网购物能... 阅读全文>>