Stroll through the frozen foods section of the supermarket andyou'll find frozen corn, peas, and beans. 你在闲逛超市的冷冻食品区的时候，会看到有冷冻玉米、冷冻豌豆和冷冻大豆。 A Moment of Science wonders, why isn't t...
We humans pride ourselves on having large, supple brains. Butwhile our brains are larger than those of most other animals, itappears that over time our presence can result in smaller-brained animals having cerebral growthspurts. 我们人类为拥有大...
We humans pride ourselves on having large, supple brains. Butwhile our brains are larger than those of most other animals, itappears that over time our presence can result in smaller-brained animals having cerebral growthspurts. 我们人类为拥有大...
It's eleven o'clock Sunday morning, and you've just woken up after a late night of carousing. 现在是周日上午11点，而你刚从前一晚的狂欢过后醒来。 You stumble out of bed, brace yourself on the bathroom sink and blink into the mi...
If you follow football, hockey, soccer, or boxing, then youknow that athletes in these and other contact sports are at constant risk for a concussion. 如果你喜欢橄榄球、橄榄球、足球或是拳击运动，那么你就会很清楚这些以及...
I have a trivia question for you, Don. 唐，我有个小问题想问你， What do the Ebola virus,anthrax, and the avian flu have in common? 埃博拉病毒、炭疽热和禽流感这些疾病有哪些共同的特点？ After all, they're some of t...
Remember that hit song from the 80s that featured thechorus: 还记得80年代那首红极一时歌曲吗？它的合声部分极有特色： And I would walk five hundred miles/and I would walk five hundred more/Just to bethe man who walks a thousan...
Remember back in grade school sitting at the lunch table whensomeone cracked a joke just after you took a swig of milk? 你还能记得小学时候，当你坐在餐桌边刚喝了一大口牛奶时别人讲了一个笑话时的情况吗？ As you la...
Dear A Moment of Science, 亲爱的的《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。真的，我对此感到很恐惧。 Yet I've never actually had a really bad orpainful experience wi...
It's time to go again to the A Moment of Science mailbag. Alistener writes: 又到了科学一刻听众的来信时间。一位听众写道： Dear A Moment of Science, 亲爱的《科学一刻》， I'm not a math person. In fact, anytime I have to...
Did last night's dinner make you drool with anticipation? 昨天的晚餐有没有让你垂涎三尺、充满期待？ Did lunch have you licking your chops? 你的午餐是否让你意犹未尽？ According to research by teams from Thailand and Swe...
Even without the guidance of organized religion, some animal sinstinctively know that it's a good thing to help others. 即使没有类似人类宗教的指引，有些动物仍能本能地救助处于危难中的其它动物。 For example, when a b...
It's time to go again to the A Moment of Science mailbag. Alistener writes: 又到了我们查看《科学一刻》栏目读者来信的时候了，一位听众这样写道： Dear A Moment of Science, 亲爱的《科学一刻》栏目， My husband...
It's time to go again to the A Moment of Science mailbag. 又到阅读《科学一刻》栏目来信的时间了。 A listener writes: 其中一位听众来信说： Dear A Moment of Science,I've heard that owning a dog or cat can be a good way to de...
Laughter research has found that only a small percentage oflaughter, less than 20%, is a sincere response to someone's humor. 对笑容的研究表明只有小部分不超过20%的笑容是发自肺腑的对于某人幽默的回应。 In fact, laught...
