日期：2012-12-03 When it comes to money, women really are more responsible than men, with an international survey finding that they're less likely to get into debt and strive（努力） harder to become financially independent。 The global Reuters Synovate survey polle... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-29 Sea levels are rising 60 per cent faster than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) central projections, new research suggests. While temperature rises appear to be consistent with the projections made in the IPCC's fourth assessmen... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-29 When seasonal changes affect food availability, omnivores（杂食者） like blue monkeys adapt by changing their diets, but such nutritional changes may impact female reproduction, according to research published November 28 in the open access journal... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-29 Reaching adulthood certainly takes longer than it did a generation ago, but new research shows one way that parents are contributing to the delay. A national study found that college students think 25 years old is the right age to get married, while... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-29 Nylon, Kevlar and other synthetic fabrics: Step aside. If new scientific research pans out（成功） , people may be sporting shirts, blouses（女衬衫） and other garments made from fibers modeled after those in the icky, super-strong slime from a crea... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-29 Arrchaeologists from the University of Rhode Island, the Israel Antiquities Authority, and the University of Louisville have discovered the remains of a fleet of early-19th century ships and ancient harbor structures from the Hellenistic（希腊风格的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-29 According to psychological lore（知识，学问） , when it comes to items of information the mind can cope with before confusion sets in, the magic number is seven. But a new analysis by a leading Australian psychiatrist challenges this long-held view,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-29 Don't worry, be happy and, according to new research, you will also be healthy. It is estimated that over the course of one year, Americans suffer 1 billion colds. But new research shows that all it may take to avoid this common affliction（苦恼） i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-28 Social and physical scientists have long been concerned about the effects of humans on Earth's surface -- in part through deforestation, encroachment（侵犯） of urban areas onto traditionally agricultural lands, and erosion of soils -- and the impli... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-28 A new review of existing studies points toward a potential role for vitamin D in helping to prevent dental caries, or tooth decay. The review, published in the December issue of Nutrition Reviews, encompassed（包含，环绕） 24 controlled clinical tri... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-28 A team of scientists from the University of Navarra and the Catalan Association of Biospeleology have discovered three new collembolan species in the Maestrazgo caves in Teruel, Spain. Their description has been published in the Zootaxa journal. The... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-27 Areopaguristes tudgei. That's the name of a new species of hermit crab recently discovered on the barrier reef off the coast of Belize by Christopher Tudge, a biology professor at American University in Washington, D.C. Tudge has been interested in... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-27 Are juicier, sweeter, more disease-resistant watermelons on the way? An international consortium of more than 60 scientists from the United States, China, and Europe has published the genome sequence of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) -- information... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-27 The question of how life began on a molecular level has been a longstanding problem in science. However, recent mathematical research sheds light on a possible mechanism by which life may have gotten a foothold（立足处） in the chemical soup that ex... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-27 A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined pediatric（小儿科的） injuries associated with inflatable bouncers, such as bounce houses and moonwalks. Res... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-27 This week a pioneering study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and co-authored by Dr. Alison Murray and Dr. Christian Fritsen of Nevada's Desert Research Institute (DRI) reveals, for the first time, a viable com... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-26 A study led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has found a correlation between vitamin D3 serum（血清） levels and subsequent incidence of Type 1 diabetes. The six-year study of blood levels of nearly 2,00... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-26 Australian researchers have discovered for the first time that reduced heart rate variability -- or changes in heart beat timing -- best predicts cognitive disturbances, such as concentration difficulties commonly reported by people with chronic fat... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-26 Groundwater provides drinking water for millions of Americans and is the primary source of water to irrigate cropland（农田） in many of the nations most productive agricultural settings. Although the benefits of groundwater development are many, gr... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-26 Come rain or shine, or even snow, some glaciers of the Himalayas will continue shrinking for many years to come. The forecast by Brigham Young University geology professor Summer Rupper comes after her research on Bhutan, a region in the bull's-eye... 阅读全文>>