In 2019, U.S. health officials became very concerned about a mysterious illness related to vaping. Vaping is the act of breathing in vapor through the mouth. It uses a battery-operated electronic device to heat liquid and mix small particles with air...
Within 10 years, nearly half of American adults will be obeseor very overweighta new report predicts. 一份新的报告预测，10年内将会有近一半美国成年人肥胖或超重。 In addition, the researchers warned that one in four American...
This year saw the deaths of people who changed culture through art, politics and tireless hard work. It also witnessed tragedy, in talent struck down in its youth. A sharecropper's son who rose through positions of political power to become one of th...
Prison Sentences for Chinese Scientist Who Changed Babies' Genes A Chinese court has sentenced the scientist who created the world's first gene-edited babies to three years in prison. 中国一家法院判处了创造世界上第一个基因编辑婴儿...
2019 was a big year for major space discoveries and events related to worldwide climate change. Here is a look back at some of the most popular science stories we covered in 2019. Black hole image An international team of astronomers announced it had...
Different Ideas About Self-Driving Cars Many businesses are considering different plans to make automotive artificial intelligence profitable. The founders of Argo AI along with automaker partners Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG - believe their...
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer known. 胰腺癌是已知最为致命的癌症之一。 The disease is hard to detect and is usually found when it has progressed too far to be cured. But researchers are using new technology...
A new coffee culture is forming in and around San Francisco, California. A growing number of coffeehouses there are barring paper cups. Instead, they are using glass containers or creating bring your own cup policies. The movement started among neigh...
Poisonous Lead Dust a Result of Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Paris has many old buildings with lead, yet does not have rules about lead dust in public spaces. 巴黎有许多含铅的老建筑，但没有关于公共场所铅尘的规定。 The issue ha...
What is the best form of exercise for older adults who are dieting? Doctors do not yet know the answer. But one study suggests that elderly dieters may be able to protect against bone thinning by doing resistance exercise. Obesity, BMI, and bone loss...
Woman Who Fled Arranged Marriage Gets College Education in US The road to higher education can be a long one. But few people have traveled as far as Dilafruz Dilia Samadova has. When Samadova was 21, she fled an arranged marriage in the Central Asian...
Should auld (old) acquaintance be forgot And never brought te (to) mind Should auld (old) acquaintance be forgot And days of auld lang syne That is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year's Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne. It is the tra...
Newseum to Close after Years of Difficulties The Newseum, a private museum showing modern history through the eyes of journalists, is closing after 11 years in Washington, DC. Opened in 2008, the building became recognizable for its four-story high m...
US to Drop Old Definition of Foot Measurement The U.S. government plans to drop a very old way of measuring a foot over large distances. Land surveyors in the United States currently have two choices for measuring the 12-inch measurement known as a f...
Scientists are investigating a massive die-off of mussels in a major river in the southeastern United States. They hope to learn the cause. 科学家正在研究美国东南部某主要河流的大规模贻贝死亡现象。他们希望能了解根本原...
