你每天需要喝8杯水吗？

Do you need eight glasses of water everyday? Tring to do the right thing by drinking eight full glasses of water everyday may do little more than making a person run to the bathroom, a researcher said. Newspaper articles, health and beauty magazines

Earth and Sky:Electric Fish 发电鱼

Electric Fish 发电鱼 One way that Harold Zakon and his team find fish to study is to put electrical detectors into the bottom of murky streams in Venezuela. This works because certain fish emit pulses of electricity. Discover electric fish -- on tod

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Amid all the tradition and history of Katmandu, a profound change is in the air. In fact, it might literally clear the air, reducing the choking pollution which has blighted this congested valley. The streets of the capital are gradually being taken

NPR 2010-10-23

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Obama's campaign swing through the West Coast takes him to California, where he is speaking at a fundraiser for Senator Barbara Boxer and touting her commitment to helping the middle class. Th

Electric Bike Ban in New York Hurts Food Delivery Workers

A ban on electric bicycles in New York City is hurting delivery workers who depend on them to earn a living. Many of the workers are immigrants. Electric bicycles, or e-bikes, have foot-powered pedals like other bicycles. But they also have electric-

心灵鸡汤:“对这只来说有意义”

Along the coast of the vast Atlantic ocean there lived an old man. Each day when the tide went out he would make his way along the beach for miles. Another man who lived not far away would occasionally watch as he vanished into the distance and later

NPR 2010-04-06

The White House is strongly condemning todays attack by extremists on the US Consulate in Pakistan. Suicide bombers and gunmen tried to breach the perimeter of the heavily fortified compound. Sound of explosions and weapons fire sent people scramblin

TED演讲:人如果不喝水会怎么样(1)

Water is virtually everywhere, from soil moisture and ice caps, to the cells inside our own bodies. 水几乎无所不在，从土壤水分及冰帽，到人体内的细胞。 Depending on factors like location, fat index, age, and sex, the average h

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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, we tell about health problems linked to extreme heat. We also tell about what to do to prevent and treat these problems. (MU

TED演讲:见证现代奴役的照片(3)

Many have been tricked by false promises of a good education, a better job, 他们当中很多人都是被虚假承诺所骗轻信所谓好的教育机会、好的工作机会， only to find that they're forced to work without pay under the threat o

2018年CRI Electric cars unveiled at Beijing Motor Show

Automakers are rolling out their new electric vehicles at the 2018 Beijing Motor Show, the motor industry's biggest sales event this year. Carmakers expect new growth in China's market despite the looming threat of a trade war between China and the U

Electric motor made in single molecule

BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- Scientists from Tufts University of the U.S. have created the world's smallest electrical motor in a single molecule. The finding was published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology on Monday. In the research, scientist

How to Drink More Water (and Why You Should)

How to Drink More Water (and Why You Should) Water is the driving force of all nature - Leonardo da Vinci Do you want a really simple way to improve your health and productivity? Heres a free and easy way to stay healthy and get more done which doesn

节气词汇：夏至英语怎么说？

【节气词汇】 Summer Solstice 夏至 Summer Solstice comes on June 21 to June 22 each year when the sun altitude arrive the highest in north. This day has the longest day time of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the sunshine in many citie

喝水不够对身体造成的不良后果

Besides the fact that you'd literally die without it, there are many, MANY imperative reasons to drink water frequently, every single day. It starts out pretty mild - you might feel thirsty and have a dry mouth. But the long-term effects of not drink

这就尴尬了! 研究表明 跑马拉松会伤肾!

Marathons can be bad for your health, scientists have warned after a study found 80 percent of competitors suffer kidney injury because of dehydration. 科学家警告称，马拉松可能会对人体产生危害。他们的研究发现，由于缺水，

英语美文：对这只来说有意义

Along the coast of the vast Atlantic ocean there lived an old man. Each day when the tide went out he would make his way along the beach for miles. Another man who lived not far away would occasionally watch as he vanished into the distance and later

夏至健康小贴士

Summer Solstice 夏至 Summer Solstice comes on June 21 to June 22 each year when the sun altitude arrive the highest in north. This day has the longest day time of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the sunshine in many cities in south China ma

白宫哀悼马尔克斯

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Thursday mourned the death of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Colombia's Nobel- winning writer famed for his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. With the passing of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the world has lo

对这只来说有意义

Along the coast of the vast Atlantic ocean there lived an old man. Each day when the tide went out he would make his way along the beach for miles. Another man who lived not far away would occasionally watch as he vanished into the distance and later