经济学人91:生物降解 "清道夫"平菇
Science and Technology Bioremediation Bottom feeders 科技 生物降解 清道夫平菇 A novel way of dealing with an unpleasant problem 解决烦人难题的新颖方法 DESPITE their name, disposable nappies are notoriously difficult to dispose o
经济学人92:一种流行新材料的新用途
Science and Technology Materials science Cracking a problem 科技 材料科学 通过裂纹解决问题 Another use for a fashionable, new material 一种流行新材料的新用途 LIKE all other human activities, science is subject to fads. 像其它
经济学人93:简谈人类宇宙飞行
Science and Technology Human spaceflight 科技 人类宇宙飞行 Fifty years have elapsed since a Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, lit the blue touchpaper on the era of manned spaceflight. 自从苏联宇航员尤里加加林点燃了载人航天时代
经济学人94:模仿 春天第一只雀鹰
Science and Technology Mimicry The first sparrowhawk of spring 科技 模仿 春天第一只雀鹰 To obtain better access to warbler nests, cuckoos mimic raptors 为了更好地抢占莺的巢穴，杜鹃通常会模仿成猛禽的样子 THE resembl
经济学人95:地震学与海啸 掀起新浪潮
Science and Technology Seismology and tsunamis Making waves 科技 地震学与海啸 掀起新浪潮 A better tsunami-prediction system is now under development 更精准的海啸预测系统现已在开发中 GEOLOGISTS have long known that some ma
经济学人96:健康生活 身与心
Science and Technology Healthy living Mind and body 科技 健康生活 身与心 The reason loneliness could be bad for your health 孤独会对你的健康不利的原因 SCIENCE has many uses, but it doesn't often produce handy pick-up lines. 科学
经济学人97:禽虐与气候变化 鸟类受害
Science and Technology Avian malaria and climate change Bite the birds 科技 禽虐与气候变化 鸟类受害 Malaria among birds is becoming more prevalent 鸟类中的疟疾感染越来越多 MOSQUITOES, which carry malaria parasites, like the w
经济学人98:婚前守贞可能的确有作用
Science and Technology Premarital sex The waiting game 科技 婚前性行为 等待的游戏 Chastity before marriage may have its uses after all 婚前守贞可能的确有作用 WHEN is it the right time to do the deed? 什么时候做爱做的事情
经济学人99:古代生态系统中的线索
Science and Technology Palaeontology Remember the tooth 科技 古生物学 牙齿的痕迹 A link is made in an ancient ecosystem 古代生态系统中的线索 WHO ate whom in the food chains of the past is rarely clear. 在古代谁以吃谁为生是
经济学人100:观察 生气勃勃者
Science and Technology Monitor Bright sparks 科技 观察 生气勃勃者 Innovation Awards: We invite nominations for our annual prizes recognising successful innovators in seven categories 创新奖：我们邀请在七个领域中有成功创新的
经济学人101:模仿 春天第一只雀鹰
Science and Technology Mimicry The first sparrowhawk of spring 科技 模仿 春天第一只雀鹰 To obtain better access to warbler nests, cuckoos mimic raptors 为了更好地抢占莺的巢穴，杜鹃通常会模仿成猛禽的样子 THE resembl
经济学人102:观察家 落入BEAR怀抱
Science and Technology Monitor Caught in a BEAR hug 科技 观察家 落入BEAR怀抱 Robotics: A newly designed robot can recover casualties from battlefields, and might also be able to make itself useful to soldiers in other ways 机器人技术：一
经济学人103:技术季刊 高耸的美丽
Technology Quarterly 技术季刊 Towering Beauty 高耸的美丽 A new way of transmitting electricity may soon be coming to a field near you 输电新法可能很快推出 A PYLON is supposed to be a beautiful thing. In ancient Egypt, pairs of tape
经济学人104:一种受外力时硬度提高的新材料
Science and Technology Materials science Stronger when stricken 科技 材料科学 越敲越结实 A new material that gets stiffer when it is stressed 一种受外力时硬度提高的新材料 ONE of the valuable properties of bone is that when it
经济学人105:智力测试 叫谁是笨蛋呢?
Science and Technology Intelligence testing Who are you calling bird-brained? 科技 智力测试 叫谁是笨蛋呢？ An attempt is being made to devise a universal intelligence test 人类正尝试设计一种通用的智力测验 WHAT is the IQ o
