模块化机器人越来越接近现实 For years, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University experimented with a snake-like robot that could crawl through pipes and climb up trees. 多年来，卡内基梅隆大学(Carnegie Mellon University)的研究人...
尝试新概念 NASA火星着陆器遇挫 The U.S. space agency's test run of a Mars landing system came to a disappointing end Monday when the saucer-shaped vehicle's parachute failed to unfurl high over the Pacific Ocean. 美国太空总署（NASA）...
缅甸在孟加拉边界附近加强巡逻 It is a bright, hot day on the Naf river, which forms part of Myanmars western border with Bangladesh, an area where human smugglers pick up people on both sides of the border. 这是纳夫河畔晴朗、炎热...
顾客口味改变促快餐业转型 Fast-food giants are facing demanding customers who want healthful food that can be tailored to individual tastes. These days, they want something more than just hamburgers and french fries. 面向的苛刻的顾客...
报告预测中国温室效应气体排放下降 Chinas greenhouse gas emissions likely will decline faster than previously thought, according to a new report. The authors say that means the world could prevent global warming exceeding U.N. targets....
肯尼亚未遏制人口贩卖或面临美国制裁 Kenya risks being subjected to U.S. sanctions for failing to comply with the minimum standards of the Trafficking Victims Protection Acts (TVPA). 肯尼亚因未能遵守《人口贩运受害者保护...
新闻博物馆纪念墙又添遇难记者 Dozens of journalists die every year while doing their jobs, reporting on stories from the most troubled regions of the world. Fourteen of those who died last year a small fraction of the total were remember...
不怕伤鸟：无扇叶涡轮风力发电机 Wind turbines are efficient sources of cheap energy but also a source of concern as their huge spinning blades frequently kill birds and bats. A new type of wind generator developed in Spain offers a crea...
奥巴马夫人启动两亿美元女孩教育项目 U.S. first lady Michelle Obama has announced new multi-million dollar global programs to get more girls into education. On a visit to Britain, which is also taking part in the plan, Obama described...
前沿科技改变飞机驾驶舱 Thanks to the seemingly unstoppable advance of electronic and mechanical devices, aircraft manufacturers are constantly upgrading the cockpit environment and the passenger cabin, making flying the plane and traveling...
物莫能陷？军事专家对俄新坦克能力存疑 Russia has been showing off its new combat tank design, which officials claim is 20 years ahead of current Western designs. But military analysts question those assertions, and warn the cost coul...
我们谈话时大脑在做什么 As every portrait painter knows, the slightest change in the shape of eyebrows, the curvature of lips or a crease in the forehead can alter the expression of a person's face and affect how someone else responds. 当我...
骑车上天：单人飞行器接近成为现实 Smart phones, essentially pocket-sized computers, we already have. Flying drones with cameras are available to everybody. Robots and self-driving cars are just around the corner. Now, two groups of inv...
