日期：2009-07-04 Humanoid robot KOBIAN displays an emotion of disgust. Kobian, a humanoid robot, which can express seven human emotions, has been unveiled by researchers at Waseda University in Japan. The Emotional Humanoid Robot can express seven different feelings... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-07-04 The Shalbatana lake on Mars as it may have looked roughly 3.4 billion years ago. US researchers have uncovered traces of an ancient lake on Mars boosting hopes of discovering evidence that billions of years ago the Red planet hosted life. The lake,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-07-04 最近，德国科学家研发出了世界上首个秃顶计算器，该程序可以准确判定男性用户在什么年龄开始脱发或者秃顶。使用该程序时，用户需要输入年龄、婚姻状况、职业、居住地、当前发际线、家族脱发史以及压力水平等条件便可以查询。秃顶计算器刚刚问世十天，德国已有五十多万... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-07-04 英国研究人员正在训练一批糖尿病预警狗，当糖尿病患者血糖降至危险范围时，这些小狗便会表现出警告性的声音或者动作。据悉，位于英格兰南部艾尔斯伯里的癌症与生物探测狗研究中心正在训练17只小狗，让它们学会用自己超级灵敏的鼻子闻出主人的糖尿病症状。这一慈善机构... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-21 Men find averagely shaped women more attractive than fashion models and Playboy centrefolds, claim scientists. Researchers found that men preferred the shape of ordinary women, equivalent to dress size 14, than so-called super-attractive models, acc... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-21 A baby orangutan laughs while being tickled, in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Scientists say they've traced the origin of laughter into humankind's evolutionary past. When scientists set out to trace the roots of human laughter, some chimps and gorillas... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-21 A see-through swimsuit that will eliminate tan lines has been developed by British designers. The Tan Through range from Kiniki launched earlier this month is transparent when held up to the light. Thousands of microscopic holes in the mesh fabric a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-21 温布尔登网球赛开幕前，网球美女莎拉波娃忙里偷闲，走进伦敦著名的一家奢侈品百货店为路人展示一种高科技服装。这款及膝白色裙装的特别之处在于设计师通过蓝牙无线技术将衣服一部分与主人的手机连接在一起。当主人的手机有来电时，衣服与手机连接的部分就会发光，这样... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-21 将于下月发表在《肥胖》期刊上的一项最新研究发现，结婚或同居的两个人长胖的几率是同龄独居者的两倍。研究人员表示，结婚会给生活带来很多积极的变化，比如吸烟人数减少、死亡率降低等；但同时人们的肥胖几率却有所增加。研究发现，共同生活超过两年的伴侣会表现出相... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-21 最新一期英国《自然》期刊上的研究报告称，一种叫做轨道混沌的力量可能致使地球与金星、火星等相撞，从而引发太阳系混乱。不过，这种混乱出现几率约为1/2500，且在35亿年内不会发生。上述研究结果是巴黎检测中心研究人员使用计算机数字模拟技术，对未来50亿年太阳系星... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-01 Almost two-thirds of children want their parents to spend more time reading to them before bed, and most prefer Mum's storytelling to Dad's, researchers said. They conducted a study that showed younger children aged 3-4 were most hungry for more sto... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-01 Drink from plastic bottles can raise the bodys levels of a controversial gender-bending chemical by more than two thirds, according to tests. Experts have been concerned about the possible health effects of bisphenol A (BPA) - an everyday chemical u... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-05-31 Astronauts aboard the space station celebrated a space first on Wednesday by drinking water that had been recycled from their urine, sweat and water that condenses from exhaled air. They said cheers, clicked drinking bags and toasted NASA workers on... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-05-31 近日，有研究人员表示让我们对食物和性产生渴望的那部分脑组织同时也影响着我们的性情。这篇发表在《欧洲神经科学杂志》上的研究报告称，在大脑的某个区域较为集中的脑组织会让人更加热情、也更容易对别人产生感情。研究人员表示他们可以明确判定一个人个性的某个方面... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-05-31 近日，有研究人员表示让我们对食物和性产生渴望的那部分脑组织同时也影响着我们的性情。这篇发表在《欧洲神经科学杂志》上的研究报告称，在大脑的某个区域较为集中的脑组织会让人更加热情、也更容易对别人产生感情。研究人员表示他们可以明确判定一个人个性的某个方面... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-05-21 If having children late in life runs in your family, longevity may as well, according to a new analysis drawing from historical data from more than 2 million people. Dr. Ken R. Smith of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and his colleagues foun... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-05-21 The next time you cough or sneeze, there is good reason to cover your mouth. As many as 20,000 viruses are expelled in an average cough, which may be sufficient to infect many people - particularly those who are not vaccinated. Julian Tang, a consul... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-05-21 Two audience members watch the 2007 Farm Aid concert in New York in this September 9, 2007. Men who were grossly overweight at the age of 18 had nearly 50 percent less chance of being married by their 30s and 40s, said an international conference on... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-05-21 澳大利亚最新一项研究表明，人的胖瘦不太会影响收入，但是身高与薪水却似乎是成正比的。来自悉尼大学和堪培拉大学的研究人员发现，身高每多出10厘米，其对应的每小时薪酬就会增加百分之三，这一现象在男性当中尤为明显。经研究人员测算发现，对身高超过178厘米平均线的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-05-20 Everyone aged 55 and over should be taking drugs to lower their blood pressure, a London-based expert says. 一位伦敦专家称，达到并且超过55岁的人都应该通过药物来降低血压。 High blood pressure increases the risk of strokes and heart problems Epidemiol... 阅读全文>>