Three sketches possibly drawn by Leonardo da Vinci have been found on the back of one of the master's major works, the Louvre museum said on Dec. 18. Describing the find as an exceptional discovery, the museum said in a statement that the drawings we...
Scientists say they have reconstructed around half of the genome of the woolly mammoth, a species that became extinct at the end of the last Ice Age some 11,000 years ago.The sequence comes from DNA in hair snipped from two woolly mammoths whose bodi...
In theory, shaving ought to be simple: the razor cuts the hair. 理论上说，刮胡子应该很简单：剃须刀切断胡须。 In practice, it's not just a matter of razors and hair, there's also shaving cream to considerfoamy stuff that you smea...
If you've ever had a spill when working with SuperGlue? Then you know that the warning on the side of the tube is the absolute truth: SuperGlue will indeed bond skin in a matter of seconds. 你使用强力胶的时候，胶水溢出过吗？你知道，...
The Year of the Gorilla began on Dec. 1－a U.N. effort to raise money for primates threatened with extinction from disease, hunting and deforestation. 11月1日由联合国官员发起的大猩猩年正式启动，为因疾病、人类捕猎和砍伐森...
Our ancestors developed agriculture about twelve thousand years ago. As they harvested the first crops, they undoubtedly congratulated themselves on their clevernessafter all, cultivation is far more efficient than hunting and gathering. Little did t...
A recent survey conducted by the Department of Health (DOH) showed that one out of every four junior high school students is currently overweight. The survey sample included roughly 4,400 junior high students in Taiwan. It found that 35% of boys and...
Don: Today on A Moment of Science, herring make sounds when passing gas... 唐：今日科学时刻，鲱鱼放屁时会发出声音... Yael: Don, be serious! 雅艾尔：唐，正经点！ Don: I am serious, Yael! The Atlantic herring is one of the...
You're hiking through the Rockies one day when you hear a low, ominous rumble. Landslide! Hundreds of tons of rock and soil are careening toward you at enormous speed. 一天，你徒步在岩石堆中穿行，这时你听到一阵低低的隆隆声，...
Sometimes it's easy to understand how an evolutionary change took place, but it's more difficult to understand why. 有时候去理解生物进化演变的过程很容易，想知道原因却很难。 For example, consider the beautiful birds of para...
