Humans may be no less a part of the animal kingdom than lions, tigers and bears, but certain things set us apart. For instance, although like our mammalian cousins we use teeth to bite and chew food, were the only animals that brush after every meal....
When it comes to losing weight, the trick lies not so much in what you eat but in how much you consume. After all, even if you stick to whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, its still possible to eat too much, resulting in weight gain. 说到减肥，诀...
Whats five times as strong as steel, twice as tough as Kevlar, and can be stretched over thirty percent in length without breaking? The answer is spider silk. 什么东西的强度是钢的5倍？什么东西的韧性是凯夫拉的2倍？什么东西能...
Researchers at Penn State University and the University of Buffalo have completed the most in depth bear DNA study to date. The project has revealed a lot about genetic relationships between bears, and also the unlikely romances that pepper their his...
The next time youre driving during a rain shower, glance back at the rear window. Youll notice that while raindrops batter the front windshield, they seem to avoid the back window as long as the car is moving. How is that possible? 下一次下阵雨而...
Todays Moment of Science digs up the story behind one of the grizzly bears more unusual nicknames: the Rototiller of the Rockies. 今天科学一刻将会深入挖掘灰熊的一个不同寻常的绰号背后的故事，这个绰号就是落基山脉的...
On airplanes, cabin pressure changes during takeoff and landing to help passengers breathe easy at high altitudes. These changes in air pressure may make adults ears feel a little funny, prompting a few yawns to equalize the pressure. But for babies,...
Fish do drink water, but how they consume it depends on where they live. Water gets into a fishs body through osmosis, the process in which water diffuses from a higher to a lower concentration. 鱼儿确实喝水，但它们怎样喝水却取决于其...
During the last ice age, rapid swings in temperature occurred within decades or less, meaning populations of organisms had to adjust quickly to new environments or face extinction. 在最后一个冰河世纪中，温度在数十年甚至更短的时间...
Todays program is about an effect that not only have we all witnessed, but have participated in. Havent we all been on an elevator and noticed that just about everyone stops talking when they get on? Why do we do that? You can be having a perfectly p...
Few minor injuries are as painful as the dreaded paper cut. Just thinking about it probably makes you cringe. However, these cuts are usually small, hardly noticeable, and rarely bleed. So what makes them so painful? 很少有一些小伤能够像被纸...
You may have heard that humans and chimpanzees have something like 96 percent of our DNA in common. So why, then, are diseases like cancer so common in humans but so rare in chimps? If our DNA is nearly identical, shouldnt we be at risk for many of t...
Fingernails. Theyre good for scratching, biting, clipping, and polishing. But what are they, in fact? 手指甲可以被用来划，咬，剪，磨。但是事实上，它们究竟是什么呢？ Although nails may look simple, they actually have var...
As Robert Palmer sang in the mid 80s, You might as well face it, youre addicted to love. While that may or may not be true depending on who you are, its no secret that addiction is a common phenomenon. 80年代中期的罗伯特帕尔默曾经唱道：...
Did you know that there could be more bacteria living in your mouth than there are people on earth? 你知道吗，寄居于你口中的细菌有可能比全世界的人口数还多？ Bacteria love our mouths because the livin is easytheres plenty o...
