预计到 2050 年,全世界超过一半的成年人以及三分之一的儿童、青少年及年轻成年人将超重或肥胖。这一结论出自一项对全球数据的新研究,这项发表在英国知名医学杂志《柳叶刀》上的研究覆盖了来自全球超过 200 个国家的数据。 What's described as one of the most comprehensive global studies of the rise in unhealthy weights, published in the journal The…
在一名年轻男子死于维苏威火山喷发近 2000 年后,科学家们发现他的大脑被温度极高的火山灰云变成了玻璃并保存了下来。 A human brain turned to glass by a volcano… It sounds like bad science fiction. And when archaeologists first found glass fragments inside…
科学家发现,即使在棺椁中存放了 5000 年,古埃及的木乃伊仍然能散发出香味。 In air extracted from sarcophagi sealed for thousands of years, researchers in Cairo detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes and also hints of smoke, mould, flowers and…
世界雪橇犬锦标赛于每年一月和二月间举行。2025 年的锦标赛刚刚在瑞典厄斯特松德落幕。来自 22 个国家的 150 多名参赛者和 1000 多只雪橇犬参与了为期三天的比赛。作为一个非职业体育项目,这个赛事没有设立奖金。 With sub-zero temperatures and heaps of snow as far as the eye can see, this is as close as you can get to…
全球首个针对校园手机禁令效果的研究结果显示,禁用手机和学生的成绩或心理健康之间并没有显著关联。 This is the first scientific study to compare schools with different smartphone policies. The researchers studied the habits of more than 1,200…
近日,英国爱丁堡刚刚确定了一项新税收规定的细节,该规定将对所有前往爱丁堡旅游的游客收取游客税。新规定将于 2026 年 7 月生效,届时爱丁堡将向游客收取住宿费用的 5%作为游客税。 Although they're common in Europe, this will be the first city-wide tourist tax in the UK. 虽然游客税在欧洲已经十分常见,但这个新设的游客税将是英国首个覆盖整个城市的游客税。 The Scottish Parliament passed…
研究人员收集并分析了从小行星 “贝努” 收集的灰尘颗粒之后发现,该小行星含有能形成生命的化学基石。 In labs around the world, scientists have been studying tiny black specks of dust from asteroid Bennu. They were…
根据最新研究,2000 年前不列颠群岛上的社会关系主要围绕着女性血缘构建,因此土地和财富主要由女儿们而非儿子们继承。 The most legendary Celtic woman was Boudica, the warrior queen who led a revolt against the Romans almost 2,000 years ago. But new…
英国一项大规模研究发现了每天喝一大杯牛奶等高钙饮食能帮助降低肠癌风险的更多证据。癌症慈善机构表示,健康均衡的饮食习惯、维持健康的体重以及戒烟都是降低肠癌风险的最佳方式。 Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, and experts believe poor diet is behind half of all…
剑桥郡一采石场内发现了英国境内最大的恐龙行迹遗址。研究人员在石灰岩地面上辨认出了大约 200 个互相重叠交错的巨大脚印,这些脚印形成于约 1.66 亿年前。 The dinosaur tracks were first discovered by a worker at the quarry. Scientists have now unearthed 200 huge footprints criss-crossing the limestone floor. They were made by…