Science In The News (科学新闻报道)

2016-10-17 Chimps Finding a Happy Ending

Paper plates full of fruit, a colorful sign and dolls for children were all part of a birthday party recently in the…

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2016-10-11 Study: Humans Will Never Live Much Past 115 Years

A new study suggests there may be a limit to how long people can live. American researchers found that the…

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2016-10-10 A Fish That ‘Sings’ Love Songs?

This is the sound of a fish "singing:" Hmmmmmmmm. It is a male fish — a plainfin midshipman, to be…

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2016-10-03 Scientists Explore Underwater Volcanoes

What covers nearly 29 million square kilometers of this planet beneath the sea? The answer is seamounts. Seamounts are mountains,…

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2016-09-26 Intelligent Crows Use Tools

What do otters, chimpanzees, and one species of crow have in common? All three are animals. They also use tools.…

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2016-09-19 Pulp from Plants Makes Packaging More Earth-Friendly

The average American throws away about 84 kilos of plastic every year. Much of that ends up in the ocean,…

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2016-09-12 Possible Earth-Like Planet Next Door?

Scientists say they discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting the star closest to our planet other than the Sun. It is…

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2016-09-05 Drug Treats Memory Problems in Mice

A surprising discovery has been made in the treatment of Alzheimer's, the brain disease that causes memory loss and other…

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2016-08-31 Juno Gets a Close-up Look at Jupiter

The spacecraft Juno successfully passed close to Jupiter Saturday as it orbits the solar system's largest planet. NASA, the American…

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2016-08-29 A Laboratory Turns Deadly Insect Venom into Medicine

To most of us, medicine comes from a drugstore. But originally, much of the medicine developed in the last century…

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