日期：2017-07-05 Night shift work may stop the body repairing daily damage to DNA and raise the risk of mutations which lead to cancer, a new study suggests. 一项新研究显示，上夜班会阻止身体修复日常的DNA损伤，令基因突变风险增大进而引发癌症。 The link between working... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-07-05 It has long been believed that the smartphones in our pockets are actually making us dumber; but now there is evidence for it. 人们一直都觉得口袋里的智能手机让我们越来越笨了，现在有科学证据来证明了。 The constant presence of a mobile phone has a bra... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-07-05 Bananas are a wonderful source of potassium and are the perfect on-the-go snack. 香蕉是钾元素的绝佳来源，也是完美的便携零食。 The only downside to the fruit are those irritating leathery strands - which are actually called phloem bundles - that you... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-06-16 Just a couple of glasses of wine during pregnancy could alter your childs facial features, a new study claims. 一项新研究称，怀孕期间只喝几杯酒也会改变胎儿的面部特征。 It has long been seen that alcohol can infect a fetus, causing developmental dela... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-06-12 Everyone has secrets - and now we might know just how many. 每个人都有秘密，现在我们或许知道了你究竟有几个秘密。 A new study led by professor of management at Columbia Business School Michael Slepian, has looked into the secret-keeping habits of tho... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-06-10 控制热量摄入 Watching what you eat and practicing self-control at mealtimes could benefit more than just your waistline. According to Mental Health Daily, restricting your calories helps to elicit a stress response in the body, and while this may so... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-06-10 Choosing a name for a child is often a headache for parents, but new research shows that picking well could be more crucial than previously thought. 为孩子取名字对于父母而言通常都是件头疼事，但是新研究发现，取个好名字比你原想的还要重要。 Academics h... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-06-04 Graham Hancock is an audacious autodidact who believes that long before ancient Mesopotamia, Babylonia and Egypt there existed an even more glorious civilization. One so thoroughly wiped out by a comet strike around 12,000 years ago that nearly all... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-06-04 Swarms of cicadas are unexpectedly crawling out from under trees from North Carolina to New Jersey. The red-eyed insects are almost impossible to miss; they fly around lazily, plunking into backyard barbeques and crashing into cars. They litter the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-06-02 Taking part in Tai Chi could help to combat depression, new research claims. 最新研究表明，打太极拳能帮助对抗抑郁。 Going to classes in the ancient Chinese martial art for 12 weeks significantly reduced symptoms of the blues. It can work independent... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-27 Beauty sleep is a real thing, according to researchers who have shown that people who miss out on sleep do appear less attractive to others. 美容觉确有其事。研究人员表示，比起睡得好的人，睡眠不足的人显得没有那么光彩照人。 A couple of bad nights is e... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-24 Candles release carbon and metal particles which could raise the risk of heart and lung problems, a study has warned. 一项研究提醒，蜡烛释放的碳和金属颗粒会增加患心肺疾病的风险。 The scented candle market is worth 90million in Britain and they have... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-24 Breast milk is being used to fight cancer after scientists accidentally discovered it contains a substance that kills tumour cells. 科学家们意外发现母乳中含有能杀死肿瘤细胞的物质后，正试图通过母乳来对抗癌症。 Trials in patients with bladder cancer h... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-24 Blood donors may no longer be needed in the future after scientists showed it was possible to create blood from stem cells. 科学家们表明干细胞有望用于造血，未来可能不再需要献血者。 The 20 year project could pave the way for an unlimited number of bl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-07 With cattle breeding at an all time high, manure has become one of the worlds greatest environmental hazards, but one Dutch artist is using chemistry to turn into something that is both eco-friendly and valuable. Her innovative technique turns manur... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-06 A caterpillar that munches on plastic bags could hold the key to tackling plastic pollution, scientists say. 科学家们称，一种吃塑料袋的毛虫或可成为解决塑料污染的关键。 Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered that the larvae of the moth,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-06 Adults who have at least one diet drink a day are three times more at risk from a stroke or dementia, research shows lately. 最近的研究显示，每天摄入1瓶以上无糖饮料的成年人中风或患痴呆症的风险要增加3倍。 Scientists say they should no longer be regar... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-05-06 Point a high-powered telescope at the constellation Cetus, the sea monster, and it is just possible to make out a dim red dwarf star shining in the tail. 使用高倍率望远镜观察鲸鱼座（Ceuts，名为海怪），也只能勉强看到星座尾部有一颗昏暗的红矮星在发光。... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-04-20 Saturns icy moon Enceladus could theoretically be home to methane-producing alien life, NASA said Thursday. 美国宇航局周四表示，冰冷的土星卫星土卫二理论上可能存在释放甲烷的外星生物。 Researchers made the announcement based on data from 2015, when th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2017-04-15 Soon, your phones cracked screen may have its own healing factor. 在不久的将来，摔碎的手机屏幕或将能够自我修复。 Scientists from the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Riverside have developed a self-healing material that has p... 阅读全文>>