Nepal's devastating earthquake was the disaster experts knew was coming. 尼泊尔遭遇的此次毁灭性地震是在地震专家预料之中。 Just a week ago, about 50 earthquake and social scientists from around the world came to Kathmandu, Nepa...
A cat who prefers to stand up on two paws has become the latest feline internet sensation, thanks to his super strong back legs. 最近有一只猫在网上迅速蹿红，它用两只后腿站立的萌姿俘获了大批网友。 George, the Munchkin-...
Late last spring, a doctoral student worked late into the night. As she doodled, her chemistry thesis took on a life of its own, transforming into a comic book. 去年春末，一位博士生常常忙到深夜。经过她的妙笔，她的化学论文以...
At first, it seemed like a brilliant marketing plan. Perhaps it still is. 起初，这看上去是一个非常棒的营销方案。或许现在依然如此。 The popularity of the Chinese ride-sharing app Didi Dache (滴滴打车), which translates...
In America, prestige speaks with a British accent. Friendliness, however, sounds a lot like you. 在美国，人们觉得英音高大上，而美音则显得友善。 Record a variety of people reading the same passage aloud speakers from different r...
Dan Fredinburg was one of four Americans killed when a massive earthquake struck Nepal on Saturday, causing a wall of ice and rock to engulf the base camp. 当地时间4月25日，尼泊尔强震引发珠穆朗玛峰雪崩，部分基地大本营被埋...
Which species would take over the world if humans went extinct? 如果人类灭绝了，哪类物种会统治世界？ 来自Quora的网友总结： Well it won't be fecking dolphins, that's for sure. Because: 当然，那TM肯定不可能是海豚。因...
What is the best lesson you have learnt in your life? 你生命中最大的启示是什么？ 获得10.7k好评的回答：@ Vishwas Londhe Imaginary problems are the only complexities in this world. 想象中的问题是世界上最复杂的东西。...
Everyone office has that one person who just doesn't seem to play nicely with others. 每个办公室都有这样的人：他们似乎和别人无法友好的相处。 Most of us worry about making big blunders at work, but it's often it's more subtl...
It creates a sound that sets teeth on edge and, were often told, raises the risk of arthritis. 掰指关节的声音让人很不舒服，而且我们常被告知，掰指关节会增加患关节炎的风险。 But people who can crack their knuckles...
Forget the protein shakes, chocolate milk may be the best thing to drink after you workout. 忘掉蛋白质奶昔吧，巧克力奶或许才是运动后的最佳饮品。 Scientists have found that the beverage has all the nutrients that your body ne...
The tech-heavy Nasdaq index has closed at a record high, surpassing a level it last reached in 2000 at the height of the dot com bubble. 以科技股为主的纳斯达克指数再创历史新高，超过了其2000年互联网泡沫的高峰期的水平...
Students at the Dalian Nationalities University in China have designed a bike washing machine that will wash your clothes while you pedal. The invention is aptly called Bike Washing Machine or BiWa, and it aims to bring health and convenience to our...
Stephen Hawking may belauded as one of the most brilliant people living today, but can he make sense of Zayn Malik's decision to leave British boy band One Direction? Yes, yes he can. 史蒂芬霍金也许能被誉为现今在世最杰出的人之一，...
Fifteen video games that have engrossed gamers for untold hours were named finalists Tuesday for the new World Video Game Hall of Fame. 周二，15款游戏进入了世界游戏名人堂的决赛名单，玩家们在这些游戏上花费了无数时间...
