日期：2008-06-19 Women make better business leaders than men in all but two areas of management, but men have the upper hand when it comes to focusing on the bottom line, according to an Australian survey released on Monday. Women make better business leaders than m... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-06-11 Australian scientists develop apple that doesn't go brown Australian scientists have come up with an apple that does not go brown when cut. Unlike most apples, which go brown almost immediately, the fruit stays a pale pink colour for several hours a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-06-11 The secret of eternal youth? Try a tomato At this rate, scientists will have to come up with a better description for the tomato than mere 'superfood'. While it has long been credited with cutting cholesterol and preventing some cancers, the fruit n... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-06-04 Job flexibility is the key to keeping workers happy, productive and loyal to the company, a new study shows. Job flexibility is the key to keeping workers happy, productive and loyal to the company, a new study shows. Researchers at Wake Forest Univ... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-05-30 Japan's famed cherry trees have carried the hearts of a nation for centuries but they will soon enjoy another honour -- their seeds being blasted into outer space. Japan's famed cherry trees have carried the hearts of a nation for centuries but they... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-05-28 Swedish researchers find world's oldest living tree The world's oldest living tree on record is a nearly 10,000 year-old spruce that has been discovered in central Sweden, Umeaa University said on Thursday. Researchers had discovered a spruce with g... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-05-22 Plants deserve respect, a group of Swiss experts said Monday, arguing that killing them arbitrarily was morally wrong -- except when it comes to saving humans or maybe picking the petals off a daisy. Plants deserve respect, a group of Swiss experts... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-05-22 Kids who eat better perform better in school, a new study of Nova Scotia fifth-graders confirms. Kids who eat better perform better in school, a new study of Nova Scotia fifth-graders confirms. Students who ate an adequate amount of fruit, vegetable... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-05-16 Robots could fill the jobs of 3.5 million people in Japan by 2025, a thinktank says, helping to avert worker shortages as the country's population shrinks. Robots could fill the jobs of 3.5 million people in Japan by 2025, a thinktank says, helping... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-05-16 South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-Yeon and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko South Korea's first astronaut said Monday on the eve of her launch to the International Space Station (ISS) that she will celebrate arrival in space by... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-05-14 Depressed women seek more sex than those who are happy, a study has found. Depressed women seek more sex than those who are happy because it makes them feel more secure, a study has found. Those with mild to moderate depression indulge in up to a th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-05-14 Got a passion for buying sneakers? It could be a good sign, with a poll finding that people who buy three pairs of sneakers or more a year are far more likely to be a leadership type that other people. Got a passion for buying sneakers? It could be... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-28 Owning a cat can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes by more than a third, researchers have found. Owning a cat can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes by more than a third, researchers have found. Scientists said that having a cat... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-28 Japan's beloved cartoon robo-cat Doraemon took on a new role Wednesday as an anime ambassador in a bid to promote the nation's culture and its animation. Japan's beloved cartoon robo-cat Doraemon took on a new role Wednesday as an anime ambassador i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 London is the dirtiest and most expensive city in Europe, while Brussels is the most boring, according to a British survey published on Wednesday. London is the dirtiest and most expensive city in Europe, while Brussels is the most boring, according... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-21 Short people are most prone to jealousy, say scientists. Short people should pray for a return to the Seventies fashion of stack heels, for the power of jealousy depends on how tall you are, the British weekly New Scientist says. Researchers at the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-18 You can't buy happiness but it looks like you can at least inherit it, British and Australian researchers said. You can't buy happiness but it looks like you can at least inherit it, British and Australian researchers said. A study of nearly 1000 pa... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-12 Japanese firm tells workers: drinks are on us Boozing into the night might inhibit coherent speech, but a Japanese company bets it will make workers communicate better. And it's even willing to pay for it. Japan General Estate Co said Tuesday it is... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-12 Experts believe they have now finally solved the tricky question of why winter is notoriously known as the flu season. It is a mystery that has baffled doctors for decades. But experts believe they have now finally solved the tricky question of why... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-03-08 Eating yogurt and other foods laden with lactic acid may keep your gums from receding and teeth from falling out, Japanese researchers report. Eating yogurt and other foods laden with lactic acid may keep your gums from receding and teeth from falli... 阅读全文>>