An Accidental Molecule Often times, scientific discoveries happen by accident. For example,British scientists were tinkering with molecules meant to interact with bioengineered cells. During an experiment, they left an organic solution overnight to e...
Is it true that certain colors affect how we think and behave, or how we perform at work? Great question. And in fact, psychologists have found that colors very well may influence our mindset and behavior. For example, studies have shown that red col...
Lancewoods And Moas Long Gone Like animals, plants evolve by adapting to their surroundings. For example, New Zealands lancewood tree has evolved to defend itself against being eaten by the moaa large, flightless bird related to the emu and ostrich....
Play And Language We usually think of play as something thats done only in ones free time, separate from the serious business of life. For an infant or a toddler, however,learning to play is a crucial part of social development. The ages between eigh...
生词： oasis [əʊˈeɪsɪs] 绿洲 tranquility [trŋˈkwɪlɪtɪ] 平静；安宁 scented [sentɪd] 有气味的；有嗅觉的 alyssum [əˈlisəm] 香荠属 sylvestris 欧洲赤松 flaunt [flɔ:nt] 炫耀；夸耀 trumpet-shaped 喇叭形 velve...
生词： Aztecs 阿兹特克人 sophisticate [səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪt] 老于世故的人 sacred [ˈseikrid] 宗教的; 神圣的 massacre [ˈmsəkə] 大屠杀；惨败 spill [spil] 溢出；泼出 Hindus 印度教徒 pungent [ˈpʌndʒənt] 辛辣的；...
生词： Asters ['stə] 紫苑 Goldenrod秋麒麟草属植物 rattlesnake ['rt(ə)lsneɪk] 响尾蛇 hummingbird ['hʌmɪŋbз:d] 蜂鸟 entice [in'tais] 引诱, 怂恿 aromatic [͵rəu'mtik] 芳香的 dislodge [dis'lɔdӡ] 逐出; 逐退 rip [rip] 废...
Curry Power If you like curry then you must be delighted to learn that scientists in Ireland have found a certain type of curry spice can kill off cancer cells. The chemical curcumin can be found in the bright yellow curry spice turmeric. Its long th...
White Wine Warning In many countries, white wines such as Chardonnay are the preferred choice when people have seafood or poultry dishes. And they certainly dont stain your teeth, tongue or lips like red wines do. However findings published in the jo...
生词： assyrian [ə'siriən] 亚述的; 亚述人[语]的 medieval [͵medi'i:vəl] 中古的, 中世纪的 symmetry ['simitri] 对称; 调和; 匀称美 aesthetics [i:s'etiks] 美学, 审美学; 美的哲学 exposure [iks'pəuӡə] 暴露；显示...
The Naked Airport Its a familiar sight in many of the UKs airports long queues of people waiting to go through security to catch their flights. What if there was a simple and quick way to avoid all the hassle of having to take off all metal objects,...
生词： mound [maund] 土墩; 土堆 spire ['spaiə] 幼叶, 幼苗 digitalis [͵didӡi'teilis] 洋[毛]地黄 superstition [͵sju:pə'stiən] 迷信; [古]异教; 异端 offend [ə'fend] 冒犯; 侮辱 biennial [bai'eniəl] 二年生的 mulch [mʌ...
生词： mantle ['mntl] 披风,斗篷 chartreuse [ɑ:'trə:z] 鲜嫩的黄绿色 dainty ['deinti] 优美的, 秀丽的 cluster ['klʌstə] 群， 球； 簇； 束， 组， 串， 团 frothy ['frɔi] 起泡沫的, 多泡沫的 spray [sprei] 小树枝...
Harry Potter Competition How would you like to go behind the scenes on the set of the next Harry Potter film? What about meeting the stars of the films? And best of all actually appearing in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows itself? It may sound t...
Many flowering plants were first cultivated because they were useful rather than decorative. They were used as medicines, sources of perfume and toilet water, and as soap substitutes, to disguise the fact that bathing was not convenient. The sweet sc...
