Peanuts are one of the worlds most nutritious foods. 花生是世界上最有营养的食物之一。 Peanuts contain pound for pound more protein, vitamins, and minerals than beef liver and more fat than heavy cream. 等重量的花生所含蛋白质、...
It may seem implausible that so much harm can result from such a seemingly innocent, useful food. 令人难以置信的是，这么严重的伤害居然来自于这样一种看起来无害、健康的食物。 But, its the peanuts usefulness that mak...
Oftentimes when we cry, we feel a lump in the throat. 很多时候，当我们哭泣时会喉咙哽咽。 Does a lump actually form, or is there some other explanation? 难道喉咙中真的出现了块状物？还是有其它的解释？ The lump-li...
It does this by increasing the flow of blood and oxygen to the necessary muscles. 这是通过增加向必要部位肌肉输送血液和氧气来实现的。 The same applies to humans. 同样的情况也适用于人类。 Even when we experience emo...
Dear A Moment of Science, 亲爱的《科学一刻》栏目组， I hate going to the dentist. In fact, I openly fear it. 我很讨厌看牙医。实际上，我感到很害怕。 Yet I've never actually had a really bad or painful experience with a...
Apparently, when fathers display fear and anxiety, kids are most likely to pick up those cues and see dental visits as something to fear. 很显然，当父亲表现出恐惧和焦虑时，孩子很可能接收这些心理暗示，认为看牙医是一...
What Kind Of Dogs Are Sled Dogs? 雪橇犬是什么品种？ In books and movies like Call of the Wild, huge, vicious huskies pull sleds for hundreds of miles over the Alaskan tundra. 书中或《野性的呼唤》等影片中描绘的巨型、凶猛的...
On film, large dogs seem powerful, but their size decreases their ability to use oxygen efficiently. 在电影里，体型巨大的狗狗看似强壮，但其实它们的体型降低了其利用氧气的能力。 In competitive dog-sledding, dogs usu...
A listener writes: 一位听众写道： Dear A Moment of Science, everyone gets bored from time to time. But I was wonderingwhat is boredom exactly, scientifically speaking? 亲爱的《科学一刻》栏目：每个人都会时不时对某事产生厌...
In other words, youre bored when you cant quite focus on stuffsuch as thoughts or things happening around youthat allows you to engage in absorbing activities. 换句话说，当你无法集中注意力思考问题或让自己注意周遭发生的事情...
Niagara Falls has been a famous honeymoon spot for over a hundred years: some honeymooners have been more faithful to it than to each other. 一百多年来，尼亚加拉大瀑布一直是著名的蜜月旅行圣地：许多新婚夫妇对它情有独...
The rate of erosion depends on factors like the volume of water going over the edge, the height of the drop, and the type of rocks that make up the base of the waterfall. 侵蚀率取决于许多因素，如经过悬崖面的水流量、瀑布高度及...
When they hear the name Ben Franklin, many folks think of the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress and things like that. 听到本杰明-富兰克林这个名字时，很多人首先会想到《独立宣言》，大陆会议等事件。...
Thats why he was hanging them by strings; when they are free to move, you can easily see the attraction and repulsion at work. 这就是他用细绳将它们悬挂起来的用意。当它们可以自由运动时，很容易就会发现它们相吸和相...
Did Ben Franklin really discover electricity with a kite? 本.富兰克林靠一只风筝发现了电？ That's a good one. 这是个好问题。 Everybody has heard the famous story of how pioneering experimenterand part-time founding fatherBen Fran...
