日期：2011-12-03 All parents tell their children little white lies from time to time. Of course Father Christmas comes down the chimney! Eat your spinach youll get as strong as Popeye. ... and so on. However, theres one fib thats bigger than all the others. Its I do... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-27 A new study of competition among women suggests that they are 'bitchy' towards each other because they are evolutionarily programmed to be that way. 一项有关女性竞争的最新研究表明，女性对彼此之间恶毒是进化使然。 Published by the journal, Aggressive... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-27 Millions of Brits have ditched the traditional 'thank you' and replaced it with the less formal 'cheers', according to a poll. 根据一项民意调查，数百万英国人不再用传统的thank you来表达谢意，代之以不太正式的cheers。 Although the average person will s... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-25 There is little public appetite across the world for building new nuclear reactors, a poll for the BBC indicates. BBC的一项调查显示，全世界范围内，公众对于建设新核反应堆的支持微乎其微。 In countries with nuclear programmes, people are significantly... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-22 Aids-related deaths are at the lowest level since their 2005 peak, down 21%, figures from UNAids suggest. 联合国艾滋病规划署的数据显示，艾滋病死亡率自2005年高峰以来达到最低值，下降了21%。 Globally, the number of new HIV infections in 2010 was 21% do... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-20 A new book by an economics professor at the University of Texas-Austin reveals what the world of advertising has known for decades - that beauty sells. 得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的一名经济学教授在他的新书中揭示了一个广告界几十年来已经熟知的真理：漂亮的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-19 The US Treasury Department on Tuesday unveiled Year of the Dragon one-dollar notes, as a special seasonal gift featuring the most symbolic icon of Chinese traditional culture, in celebration of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. 为了庆祝即将到来的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-17 Google has launched an online music store in the US, which will allow devices running its Android software to buy, store and stream MP3 files. 谷歌在美国发布在线音乐商店，允许运行安卓系统的设备购买、储存和分流mp3文件。 EMI, Sony Music Entertainment,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-12 Nov. 11, 2011 is turning out to be a notable date for two reasons: The fact that it will be celebrated in the US as Veteran's Day and because when it is written numerically it comes out as 11/11/11. 2011年11月11日成为重要日期有两个原因：一是当天为美... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-12 As the nights get longer, those who suffer from the winter blues will be planning ways to escape to the sunshine. But there may be a much simpler way of cheering yourself up... simply shining a bright light into your ear canal. 随着黑夜变长，那些患... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-12 A new study reveals we can actually 'catch' other people's stress. 最新研究表明，我们会传染上他人的压力。 Professor Elaine Hatfield, a psychologist from the University of Hawaii, discovered that stress can be as contagious（传染性的） as a cold, and... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-12 In this age of Facebook and Twitter, we are all supposed to have hundreds of friends. But in fact most of us have just two people we would consider to be close friends down from an average of three 25 years ago, a study claims. 在这个Facebook和Twitt... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-11 Eating more cereals and whole grains could reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer, a BMJ study says. 英国医学杂志一项研究显示，多吃谷类食品能降低患结肠直肠癌的几率。 Researchers from Imperial College London found that for every 10g a day in... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-10 No wild black rhinos remain in West Africa, according to the latest global assessment of threatened species. 最近全球濒危物种评估显示，野生黑犀牛已经在西非绝迹。 Black rhino: For some species on the edge, captivity is the only hope The Red List, dra... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-05 Workers who commute by car, bus or train to the office are more likely to suffer from stress and exhaustion, according to a study. 研究表明，乘汽车、公交车或列车上下班的人更容易感到压力大和精疲力竭。 Scientists assessed 12,000 employees aged between... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-05 Some report feeling as if they are hovering above their own bodies, while others find themselves drawn towards a blinding light. But out-of-body experiences are nothing more than a trick of the mind, scientists claim. 不少有过濒死体验的人曾表示当时... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-05 Babies should sleep in their mothers bed until they are at least three years old, it was claimed last night. 昨晚发布的研究报告称，至少要到三岁大，宝宝才能和妈妈分床睡。 The controversial advice comes from a paediatrician（儿科专家） who found that... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-05 格林尼治时间以英国首都伦敦市郊格林尼治天文台命名，作为全球通用的时间参考标准已使用120多年。如今，这一以地球自转为依据的世界时可能由以原子振荡周期为依据的原子时彻底取代。 For more than 120 years, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) has been the international s... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-11-02 A BBC World Service survey in 25 countries has found strikingly different attitudes to the economic outlook between rich and developing countries. 英国广播公司在世界25个国家的一项调查显示，发达国家和发展中国家的人们对经济前景的估计截然不同。 In the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-10-30 Chaps, if youre wondering whether the lady of your dreams wants a big family, the answer could be staring you in the face. 伙计们，如果你想知道你的心上人是否想多要孩子，答案可能就写在脸上。 Women with feminine looks are more likely to long for lots... 阅读全文>>