These winter mornings can be drab, I look forward to birds and butterflies returning in spring. 这些冬天的早晨有时是单调乏味的，我期待着鸟儿和蝴蝶在春天回来。 Yes, butterflies can always brighten the day. 是的，蝴蝶总...
Eels are excellent at controlling the jolts they release. 鳗鱼很擅长控制它们释放的震动。 Since these creatures are mostly blind, small elctrical pulses act like radar, telling the eel about its environment. 由于这些生物大多是看...
There's a reason you won't find electric eels at your local petting zoo: 你在当地的宠物动物园找不到电鳗是有原因的： these fierce creatures can release over 800 volts of electricity! 这些凶猛的生物可以释放超过800伏特的...
Guess how many American women got the answer correct? 猜一猜有多少美国妇女答对了？ Not a lot? 不是很多？ Only eight percent. 只有8%。 Even more alarming, a Gallup poll asked doctors the same question. Only fifty-five percent kne...
Time once again for What You Didn't Know. 欢迎来到《那么你不了解的事情》环节。 This is where we read a well-known science fact and then surprise you with the follow-up. Ready? 今天要讲的科学事实可能家喻户晓，而稍后的...
How often have you found yourself laughing at someone's attempt at being funny in order to spare their feelings or make them feel good? 你是否经常发现因为他人的幽默而发笑只是为了照顾他们的感情或让他们感觉良好? Wow....
Yael, I've been thinking lately that maybe I should go into stand-up comedy. 雅艾尔，最近我一直在思考，或许我应该去演个喜剧脱口秀。 What on earth gave you that idea? 为什么突然冒出这种想法？ I've noticed that I...
They generally go from eighty-eight to one-hundred-and-eight megahertz. 通常会从88到108兆赫。 That's over a hundred million cycles per second. 超过每秒一亿次。 Wow! That's pretty fast. 哇!那可是相当快。 As a result, a single r...
What a great day for a drive! How do you likemy new Ferarri? 多么适合兜风的天气!你觉得我的新法拉利怎么样? Very fancy. 非常花俏。 Best of all, the radio works, so we can still enjoy A Moment of Science. 最重要的是,收音机...
I see what you're getting at. 我明白你所说的了。 What's interesting is that people tend to exaggerate when they're asked about hand- washing. 有意思的是人们倾向于夸大洗手的次数。 In surveys, ninety-five percent of people cl...
Today, it's time once again for another Gross Fact of the Month. 今天的节目又到了令人生厌话题的时刻。 Uh oh! I hope no one's eating! 我希望此时此刻没人正在用餐。 Okay, ready? In a recent study of people passing through...
So, they collected a lot of data, and produced a mathematical formula to illustrate how quickly a vehicle could travel on a wet surface before entering hydroplane mode. 因此，他们收集了很多数据，并且得出一个数学公式来说明车辆...
Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle moves too quickly along a wet road. 当车辆在潮湿的路面上开得太快时会出现打滑现象。 A layer of water accumulates under the tires; they lift up and lose traction; the driver loses control. 轮胎...
These cells donate their nuclei to the damaged fibers, helping them to repair by increasing thesize and number of proteins. 这些细胞将自己的核心捐赠给受损的纤维,通过增加蛋白质的大小和数量帮助修复。 In addition, thr...
You probably know that the way to stronger musclesis a weight or resistance training program, 你可能知道要长肌肉需要合适的重量或阻力训练计划, but do you know how weight lifting increases strength? 但你知道举重也能长肌肉...
