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Gliese 581g is the sixth planet to be found circling a dwarf star some 20 light-years away, in the constellation of Libra. On paper it looks good three times the mass of the Earth with possibly a rocky surface and enough gravity to hold on to an atmo...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory is sending one robot where it has never gone before, a highly radioactive environment. 美国能源Idaho国家实验室要将机器人派往从未去过的地方，高辐射的环境。 The ta...
10 years after one of the worst attacks on U.S. soil, the mastermind behind the 9/11 tragedy has been killed. Osama Bin Laden is dead after a U.S. led team of special forces raided his compound outside Islamabad in Pakistan early Monday morning. Worl...
U.S. President Barack Obama turns from national elation over the killing of America's most wanted foe Osama bin Laden to face the threat that high gasoline prices and unemployment poses to his own 2012 re-election hopes. 美国总统奥巴马将成功斩...
India is well known for its legions of computer programmers, but the country also has another face as the last bastion of the typewriter. Manual typewriters stayed popular in India long after developed nations had entirely switched to the keyboard an...
Ever worried if your feet smell? Especially when you have to take off your shoes in front of other people? 你曾经担心过自己的脚散发出难闻气味嘛？尤其是你必须得在其他人面前脱鞋的时候。 Well, at least in Japan, suc...
This is a valentine you will just love or just hate. It is a Mercedes' smart car on display in Japan that is supposed to symbolize a gift of chocolate. There are little pieces that look like you could just eat them if they were not made of metal or a...
Less than hour after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak took to the airwaves and asked his country's government to resign, US President Barack Obama made a statement from the White House -- calling on Mubarak to allow peaceful dissent on the streets of...
The United States strongly condemns today's brutal attack that targeted a Frontier Constabulary training camp in Northwest Pakistan. It killed scores of innocent people and injured many others. We extend our condolences to the Pakistan armed forces a...
The colour olive green is the latest weapon in the ongoing battle between the Australian government and big tobacco. Under aggressive new proposals, billed as the toughest in the world, every packet of cigarettes sold in Australia would be packaged i...
At Beijing's flagship Apple Store they switched off the company's famous icon at midday. It was a tribute to Steve Jobs the visionary who had created a truly global brand. Flowers were laid at the entrance of the store. Some came to shop but others a...
One is the giant business, whose software powers more than 90% of the world's computers. The other is the firm, which has revolutionised the way many communicate. Now Skype is being swallowed up by Microsoft. 微软，一个商业巨头，它占有世界...
30年来美国最大的太空垃圾即将袭击地球，美国宇航局表示垃圾将会穿过澳大利亚、加拿大、非洲以及大片公海区域。这个已经有20年历史的高层大气研究卫星（UARS）预计将在坠入地球大气层时...
Its Wednesday, September 14th, 2011, Im Wilson Tang and its time to get loaded. At the build conference, Microsoft previewed the next Windows operating system, and it works in both tablets and standard desktops or laptops. Windows 8 will feature a ne...
Japan high-tech toilet makers flush with success In Japan, the global leader in high-tech toilet design, the latest restroom marvel should come with a health warning for hypochondriacs -- it doubles as a medical lab that can really spoil your day. Ja...
