A blushing bride spent 200 hours hand stitching 22,000 individual goose feathers onto her dream dress. 这名娇羞的新娘用了200个小时亲手打造了一件缀满22000根鹅羽毛的独特婚纱。 Cheryl McGlynn, 24, from Middlesbrough, was d...
Nearly 90 percent of China's big cities failed to meet air quality standards in 2014, but that was still an improvement on 2013 as the country's war on pollution began to take effect, the environment ministry said on Monday. 环保部周一表示，2...
Angelina Jolie has beaten the likes of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, Hillary Clinton and even the Queen to be named the most admired woman in the world. 近日，安吉丽娜朱莉（Angelina Jolie）击败诺贝尔和平奖得主马拉拉...
You may have thought all superyachts were created equal. But according to one designer, there is a gap in the market for vessels targeted at the fairer sex. 也许你会觉得超级游艇的建造不分性别，但据一位设计师表示，市场上针...
Wealthy parents pass on three quarters of their fortunes to their children meaning it will take 300 years for the offspring of today's super-rich to have average incomes, a survey has revealed. 研究显示，富有的父母们会把四分之三的财产...
We say yes for many reasons. We seek validation, to be needed, or relied upon. We are good people. We care and so we give of ourselves to our families and friends. 我们回答好的理由有很多。我们寻求确认，想要被需要，或是被依靠...
If you are looking for a loan, serving your bank manager breakfast might just do the trick. 如果你准备申请贷款，不妨为银行经理准备早餐，问题即可迎刃而解。 A compound found in eggs makes people much more generous, new re...
We've all been told you should never judge a book by its cover. 常言道，仅凭书的封面无法判断一本书的好坏。 Now one creative agency has found a way to prevent that from ever happening by creating a cover that judges you. 如今，一...
Binge TV-watching is associated with loneliness and depression, a study has shown. 研究发现，沉迷于电视与孤独和抑郁有关。 Those who spend hours immersed in back-to-back episodes of their favourite TV series really are likely to be...
British MPs have voted in favour of the creation of babies with DNA from two women and one man, in an historic move. 英国国会议员投票通过一项具有历史性意义的决议，支持用两母一父的DNA培育婴儿。 The UK is now set to...
Lego has been voted the greatest toy of all time, with iconic favourites Monopoly, Action Man and Scalextric following just behind. 在最近的一项玩具评选中，乐高被评为有史以来最好的玩具，大富翁、机动人和四驱车等紧...
An Icelandic man who purchased the last-ever McDonald's meal sold before the chain closed down in the country in 2009 was stunned when he found it did not go mouldy. 在2009年麦当劳连锁店在冰岛全部关闭之际，一个冰岛居民买了最后...
Scientists studied more than 1,000 healthy joggers and non-joggers over a 12-year period. 科学家们对1000多名身体健康的慢跑者和不跑步的人进行研究，追踪时间超过12年。 Those who jogged at a steady pace for less than two...
Dr Myron Shekell from Washington University believes Yoda in Star Wars was based on the tiny tarsier due to its huge eyes, tiny frame and the fact that it speaks a secret language. 华盛顿大学的麦伦谢凯尔博士认为，《星球大战》中的...
How did zebras get their stripes? It's hard to get a black-and-white answer. 斑马身上的条纹是如何形成的？我们很难得到确切的答案。 Some scientists say the stripes are a form of camouflage that protects zebras from hungry lion...
