日期：2010-09-11 美国犹他州立大学的研究人员近期在一份研究报告中宣布，他们可以通过电脑将人类脑电波翻译成文字，且准确率最高可达90%。如果发展成熟，这样的读脑器将能够读懂任何人的心思。 Researchers have been able to translate brain signals into speech using sensors attac... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-09-11 法国巴黎最大的公共住房项目近日宣布将利用地铁中乘客身体释放出来的热量为市中心的一个公共住房项目供暖。 The warmth generated by human bodies in the Parisian metro will help heat a public housing project in the city center, the capital's largest owner o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-09-05 In Japan, the global leader in high-tech toilet design, the latest restroom marvel should come with a health warning for hypochondriacs -- it doubles as a medical lab that can really spoil your day. 作为高科技马桶设计方面的全球领先者，日本最新设计的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-09-03 Scientists say they are closer to knowing why older women are more likely to produce abnormal eggs. 科学家称他们已进一步了解为何高龄妇女更有可能排出不正常的卵细胞。 The protein is a key factor in the ovulation process The Newcastle University team s... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-09-02 A group of researchers in South Africa has developed a filter that can purify water straight from the bottle. 南非一组研究人员发明出一种可直接在瓶子中使水净化的过滤器。 The filter looks like a tea bag but contains material that block harmful chemica... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-08-28 The Man in the Moon has become the latest victim of contraction in the housing market. 月球人成为月球房地产市场紧缩的最新受害者。 A bird soars in front of a half moon near Glencoe, Ky., Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. Astronomers reporting on Thursday in the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-08-21 Health authorities in Thailand are urging young women not to wear fashionable black leggings to avoid attracting unwanted attention from dengue-carrying mosquitoes. 泰国卫生部门敦促年轻女性不要穿时髦的黑色紧身裤，以免招来携带登革热病毒的蚊子的叮咬。... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-08-21 英国著名物理学家史蒂芬霍金日前在接受美国著名网站BigThink访谈时，再曝惊人言论，称地球将在200年内毁灭，而人类只有移民外星球才能继续存活。 Humans: Its time to abandon Earth or face extinction. It could be the plot（情节，阴谋） of a summer blockbuster... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-08-07 Driving alone in a car increases global temperatures in the long run more than making the same long-distance journey by air according to a new study. However, in the short run traveling by air has a larger adverse climate impact because airplanes st... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-31 Robots that can chat, find misplaced glasses, draw aeroplanes and play with your children are attracting thousands of visitors during an expo in Tokyo as Japan adapts to changes in society. 在日本东京日前举办的一个博览会上，能与人交谈、帮人找眼镜、... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-31 A giant asteroid called 1999 RQ36 may crash into Earth on September 24 2182, scientists believe. 科学家相信，一颗名为1999 RQ36的巨大的小行星可能会在2182年撞击地球。 A team of experts, including some working for NASA, believes the 612-yards-wide obje... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-31 英国有专家提醒，长期穿人字拖可能会导致胫骨骨膜炎及关节疼痛等病症，人字拖对身体的危害跟高跟鞋不相上下，它造成的损伤甚至比高跟鞋的损伤更加严重，因为人们穿人字拖的时间更长。 Flip-flops force people to change the way they walk so that when taking a stri... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-31 India has come up with the world's cheapest laptop, a touch-screen computing device that costs $35. 印度政府日前推出了一款世界上最便宜的笔记本电脑，这款触摸屏的计算设备售价仅为35美元。 India has come up with the world's cheapest 'laptop.' a touch-sc... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-30 Researchers have identified rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars. 研究人员在火星上发现一些岩石，称这些岩石很可能藏有早期火星生命的化石。 Scientists believe life could have existed on Mars almost four billion... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-29 Drinking alcohol can not only ease the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis it appears to reduce disease severity too, research suggests. 研究显示，饮酒不仅可以缓解风湿性关节炎的症状而且似乎可以减轻病情的严重度。 More research is needed to find out why... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-25 Learning to play a musical instrument can change your brain, with a US review finding music training can lead to improved speech and foreign language skills. 美国一项研究发现，学习乐器能够使大脑发生变化，音乐训练能够提高演讲和外语水平。 A man plays... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-17 Life on Earth is wiped out every 27 million years and we have about 16 million years left until the next extinction, according to scientists. 科学家称，地球上的生命每隔2700万年就会被灭绝一次，我们到下一次大灭绝之前还有约1600万年时间。 Research into... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-17 What came first, the chicken or the egg? Scientists in Britain think it was probably the chicken, after using new computer technology to try and crack the age-old riddle. 究竟是鸡生蛋，还是蛋生鸡？英国科学家在应用最新电脑技术尝试破解这一古老谜题后宣... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-17 美国国家过敏症和传染病研究所专家14日表示，历经数十年的努力，全球卫生机构开始在艾滋病疫苗研制方面取得重大进展，使科学家对这类疫苗投放市场的信心倍增。 Global health authorities are finally beginning to make significant advances towards a vaccine（疫苗... 阅读全文>>

日期：2010-07-03 Modern festival-goers who dread ending up with a dead mobile phone battery after days stuck in a muddy field with no electric plug power points may now have a solution -- power boots. 喜爱参加节日活动的人再也不用担心被困泥地数日遇上手机没电，而且还... 阅读全文>>