Robot Learns to Cook by Watching Videos 机器人通过看视频学习做饭 Robots performing tasks according to a predetermined set of instructions are nothing new. But robots capable of learning how to do something by watching videos are a complet...
Scientists Seek Better Understanding of Threats Faced by Sharks 科学家寻找更好的途径解决鲨鱼面临的威胁 COCONUT ISLAND, HAWAII With many shark species endangered or threatened as a result of pollution and other problems, scientists...
Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 14 Were anointing the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending February 14, 2015. Maroon 5 scores its eighth career Top Five hit, as Sugar jumps a notch to fifth place. T...
Afghanistan Asking for US Troop Withdrawal Adjustment 阿富汗要求美军做出撤军调整 CAPITOL HILL The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan says President Ashraf Ghani has requested greater flexibility in the final drawdown of Americas mil...
Poll: US Farmers Support End to Cuba Embargo 民意调查:美国农民支持结束对古巴的禁运 BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS A Pew Research poll conducted in January shows that more than 60 percent of Americans support President Obamas decision in Dece...
US Unveils Anti-Poaching Strategy 美国公布打击反偷猎战略 The U.S. government has unveiled its strategy to fight the illegal wildlife trade. President Obama says wildlife trafficking undermines security, while decimating iconic animal popul...
Obama Calls Home US Ebola Workers WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama, noting the decline in the number of new Ebola cases in West Africa, said Wednesday that nearly all of the remaining 1,300 American troops currently fighting the outbreak in the aff...
Abu Dhabi Summit to Focus on Tobacco and Disease 阿布扎比峰会关注烟草和疾病问题 The 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health will be held next month in Abu Dhabi. The five-day meeting will feature the latest in smoking control effort...
Jakarta Sees Future End to Gridlock Woes 交通拥堵威胁雅加达的未来 JAKARTA Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, has long been held up as a prime example of a sprawling mega city that cannot stop nor sustain its continued growth. After years of de...
Space-Age Shower Saves Water, Money 太空式淋浴节约水和钱_ Showering typically sends water down the drain, but a new space-age shower could change that. The design, inspired by NASA, saves water and money. Astronauts have no choice but to re...
Shifting Focus in Ebola Countries An organization providing medical assistance to Ebola-affected countries is expanding its operations to include other health needs. Direct Relief is taking the action as fewer new Ebola cases are reported. From the e...
Migrants' Freezing Deaths Pressure EU Mediterranean Patrols POZZALO, SICILY In temperatures close to freezing and waves eight meters high, the Italian coast guard vessels took the migrants on board. Several had already died from exposure to ocean wat...
On Ukraine Battle Fringes, Civilians Struggle for Normalcy KRAMATORSK, UKRAINE While battles rage daily in some parts of eastern Ukraine, not far away -- in areas the government took back from the Russian-backed rebels last summer -- people are doing...
Is America in a Math Crisis? 美国陷入数学危机? NEW YORK It is often said mathematics is a cornerstone of learning. Communications, computer science, the arts, the Internet, space exploration - all are based on underlying mathematical concepts...
Asians Help Struggling Piano Market 亚洲人帮助陷入困境的钢琴市场 Pianos have been a common sight in American homes for decades. Sales have declined across the country, though, as fewer children learn to play. Asian Americans are becomin...
