Ever notice how sports fans insist on talking as if theyre one of the players when all you do is watch the games on TV? 你可曾留意到，运动赛事爱好者会滔滔不绝地谈论赛事，貌似他们就是参赛者之一，而实际上他们所...
Ow! Why Hot Feels Cold 噢！为什么明明是热的却让人感到冰冷呢？ Kids dont try this at home! 小孩子不要在家尝试以下实验！ Have you ever dipped your toe into a very hot bath and felt a flash of icy cold just before you re...
Just saying the word rose conjures up images of romance, secret admirers, Valentines gifts, and bridal bouquets. Romantics imagine soft, red petals and long, graceful stems, but practical gardeners know all about painful, pointy thorns. As the saying...
Dear A Moment of Science, 亲爱的《科学一刻》栏目组： Im not a big Facebook user, but I have friends who are. And Ive noticed that some of them are constantly updating their status. Where some people might post a message once a day, other...
Anyone who has vacationed in the higher elevations of Colorado, such as Vail and Estes Park, will tell you altitude sickness can be a real problem. Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, weakness, dizziness, and difficulty sleeping can plague those visi...
Can you bend your thumb backwards until it touches your wrist? If you join your hands behind your back, can you lift them over your head without letting go? 你是否能将大拇指向后弯曲直至其触碰到手腕部位？你将双手在背后紧握...
Have you ever had a problem getting a match to light? If so, you might be using the wrong type of match. There are actually two different types of matches: safety matches and strike-anywhere matches. 以前你点燃火柴时有没有点不着的时候呢...
Its time to go again to the A Moment of Science mailbag. A listener writes: 又到了我们查看《科学一刻》栏目读者来信的时候了，一位听众这样写道： Dear A Moment of Science, 亲爱的《科学一刻》栏目， My husband...
Even without the guidance of organized religion, some animals instinctively know that its a good thing to help others. 即使没有类似人类宗教的指引，有些动物仍能本能地救助处于危难中的其它动物。 A Helping Hand 伸出援...
Did last nights dinner make you drool with anticipation? Did lunch have you licking your chops? According to research by teams from Thailand and Sweden, enjoying your food increases the nourishment your body receives from it. 昨天的晚餐有没有让...
Imagine that youre an insect, and that youve fallen ill because some bacteria or parasites have invaded your body. If you want to make it to a ripe old bug age, your body will need to fight off these invaders. 想象一下，假如你是一只小昆虫...
Social psychologists have long been intrigued by what they call automatic behaviorthe ways people react to stimuli without consciously thinking about their actions. 社会心理学家一直对所谓的自动行为存有浓厚兴趣，这是人们对刺...
Back when most folks relied on an icebox to cool food, a block of ice was a precious commodity. If you put hot food in the icebox, the ice might melt. 以前，当大多数人们需要倚赖冰盒来冷却食物的时候，一块冰块就是一件珍贵...
Its time to go again to the A Moment of Science mailbag. A listener writes: 又到了科学一刻听众的来信时间。一位听众写道： Dear A Moment of Science, 亲爱的《科学一刻》， Im not a math person. In fact, anytime I have to d...
Have you ever heard the color blue? Or tasted the musical note F-sharp? For most people, in both cases the answer is no. But for some people blue has a particular sound or shape, and F sharp has a slightly sour taste. This unusual blending of the sen...
