This extra jostling pushes the atoms farther apart, causing the whole substance to slightly increase in size. If the substance cools off, its atoms stop pushing against each other so vigorously. This makes the substance shrink again. This connection...
So, online dating is growing really, really fast. But its not just in the home that people are using these sites. One of the things that were seeing a lot of in the past 18 months is people using sites like mysinglefriend.com on their iPhones, on the...
Zara: Since we got married about a month after we got married, we started setting up a business together and went and bought a house together which needed a lot of work. Barnaby:Yeah, most people were picking out sofas and we were choosing what plast...
Fossil discoveries have begun to unravel the riddle of whale evolution, providing paleontologists with clues. Indohyus was a fox sized, even toed ungulate found in India. This herbivore was adapted to living in the water like whales, with a bony wall...
Helen: Well,last Sunday, I invited two English friends Basil and Judy for lunch at home and I asked them for their hosting tips. Let's start with conversation topics. Often，of course, being in England we talk about the weather, because usually ther...
Diarmuid:This year I decided to go on holiday here in the UK instead of going to a foreign country. Feifei: So you had a staycation? Diarmuid: Exactly. This year I had a staycation. S.T.A.Y.C.A.T.I.O.N. Feifei: Staycation. it sounds like the word vac...
Everyone is familiar with the riddle: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This sometimes leads to discussions about bird evolution. But most people dont realize this type of question is common in paleontology. For example: Which came first, the...
So you want to attract mates. After all, passing on your genes is what evolution is all about. To do that you need offspring, and to get a lot of those you need to be attractive. The flashier the better. Hey, look over here! Sexy me. Ah, but theres t...
John:Zara and Barnaby told us what it was like to be married for one year. Zara: After getting married I felt so happy, such a special happiness almost an unnatural happiness its kind of a buzz, an adrenalin kind of thing, you know. Barnaby: Its real...
Which is just what happens. This is a great short-term fix, but what about the poor skeleton? Eventually it will suffer from the loss of its own calciumbones will become brittle. What can we do? Two things. Help your body get more calcium by eating f...
Todays word is: osteoporosis! Yep, osteoporosis. Now, youve heard this word before, and you know it has something to do with bones. But can you actually explain what it is? The answer is straight-forward. It comes down to the fact that we human being...
Psychologists have found that people who believe in a just world are more likely to worship celebrities, whereas people more critical of society are less likely to obsess over a celebrity. People who strongly believe in a just world believe that life...
Are you lucky in love? Yes, this is our series all about dating in Britain today. This time were looking at online dating. It used to be taboo, but now millions of people are looking for love on the internet. I think one of the reasons weve seen that...
Because chlorophyll is the chemical responsible for making leaves green, its absence allows chemicals such as carotinoids, xanthophylls, and others to give leaves their orange, yellow, and various other colors. As trees stop producing chlorophyll, th...
Diarmuid: I suppose thats true Feifei. Lots of foreign people would describe British food as stodgy. When you think about it lots of British dishes are stodgy. Things like pies,puddings,roast dinners. Example A: Would you like some Christmas pudding?...
