| Ancient human species discovered |
科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)古代新人種 |
| Scientists say an entirely separate type of human identified from bones in Siberia co-existed and interbred with our own species, the BBC reported. The ancient humans have been dubbed "Denisovans" after the caves in Siberia where their remains were found. There is also evidence that this population was widespread in Eurasia. A study in Nature journal shows that Denisovans co-existed with Neanderthals and interbred with our species-perhaps around 50,000 years ago. It's unknown when or how these humans disappeared, but it is likely something to do with modern people because all the "archaic" humans, such as Denisovans and Neanderthals, disappeared sometime after Homo sapiens arrived. |
英國(guó)廣播公司消息，科學(xué)家經(jīng)過(guò)對(duì)在西伯利亞發(fā)現(xiàn)的一些骨頭的鑒定，發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)完全不同的人種，該人種曾和我們的祖先共存和交配。這一古人種被稱(chēng)為“迪尼索萬(wàn)人”，是依據(jù)發(fā)現(xiàn)他們的遺骸的洞穴命名的。有證據(jù)表明這種人在歐亞大陸廣泛分布。《自然》雜志發(fā)表的一項(xiàng)研究結(jié)果表明迪尼索萬(wàn)人曾與尼安德塔人共存并在大約5萬(wàn)年前與我們的祖先進(jìn)行過(guò)交配。沒(méi)有人知道這個(gè)人種是在什么時(shí)候消失以及如何消失的，但這很有可能跟現(xiàn)代人類(lèi)有關(guān)，因?yàn)樗械墓糯朔N，像迪尼索萬(wàn)人和尼安德塔人，都是在現(xiàn)代人出現(xiàn)之后消失的。 |
| Norway hopes reflectors save reindeer |
挪威保護(hù)馴鹿出新招 |
| Norway's 200,000 reindeer are being fitted with reflectors to reduce the number of car crashes that kill around 500 of the animals each year, the Daily Telegraph reported. About 2,000 reindeer have been fitted with reflective yellow collars this month. "It really works," said Kristian Oevernes, an official from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. A test drive on a snowmobile demonstrated that marked reindeer were far more visible in the dark. |
英國(guó)《每日電訊報(bào)》消息，挪威每年有大約500只馴鹿被汽車(chē)撞死，為了減少此類(lèi)事故，挪威正在實(shí)施一項(xiàng)計(jì)劃，在20萬(wàn)只馴鹿身上安裝反光器。本月已有2000只馴鹿的脖子上帶上了反光的黃色絲帶。挪威公路管理處官員克里斯蒂安?歐威納斯說(shuō)：“這個(gè)辦法真的很管用。”在雪地汽車(chē)上的一次測(cè)試駕駛顯示，黑暗中，帶有反光器的馴鹿比不帶反光器的馴鹿更容易被人們發(fā)現(xiàn)。 |
| Minds have healing powers |
精神具有治愈力 |
| The human mind has healing powers, according to a study by Harvard Medical School that found placebos work even when patients know they are fake, the Daily Telegraph reported. Even though the fake pills contain no active ingredients, patients often respond to them. The phenomenon was thought to result from the body being tricked into producing an effect that normally would have been brought about by the drugs. |
據(jù)英國(guó)《每日電訊報(bào)》報(bào)道，人類(lèi)的意識(shí)的確能夠治病。哈佛醫(yī)學(xué)院的一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，即便給病人服用假的安慰劑，照樣有效果。假安慰劑里面不含有效成分，病人服用后，“藥效”還是可以顯現(xiàn)出來(lái)。這種現(xiàn)象的原因，是由于人體認(rèn)為服用的藥物會(huì)有效果，然后“被騙”產(chǎn)生出一種安慰的力量。 |
| Bride deceived by female husband |
印度女子假扮新郎騙嫁妝 |
| An Indian bride discovered that her husband was a woman, the Telegraph reported. For six months, Minati Khatua, 27, from Orissa, India, was told by her husband that they could not consummate their marriage because "he" was observing a religious ritual. She discovered her husband's secret when she walked in on her spouse in the bath. "I thought he was devout and respectful of me. But when I walked into the bathroom there was no mistaking that my husband was 100 percent a woman," she told police, who have launched a fraud investigation. The husband has since disappeared. Police believe the groom may have posed as a man to take advantage of the dowry, which reportedly included a car, gold ornaments and some ￡350 in cash. |
一位印度新娘發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的丈夫竟然是個(gè)女人！據(jù)英國(guó)《每日電訊報(bào)》報(bào)道，來(lái)自印度奧里薩邦的米娜塔·卡托今年27歲。在婚后六個(gè)月的時(shí)間里，“丈夫”一直跟她說(shuō)自己正在進(jìn)行一種宗教儀式，不能與她圓房。直到她在“丈夫”洗澡時(shí)走進(jìn)浴室，這才發(fā)現(xiàn)了“他”的秘密。米娜塔告訴警方：“我原以為‘他’很虔誠(chéng)，對(duì)我很尊敬。但是當(dāng)我走進(jìn)浴室時(shí)，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)‘他’百分之百是個(gè)女的，我絕對(duì)沒(méi)看錯(cuò)。”目前，警方已就此騙局展開(kāi)調(diào)查，而米娜塔的“丈夫”已然消失。警方認(rèn)為該“新郎官”假扮男人可能是為了騙取嫁妝。據(jù)悉，米娜塔的嫁妝包括一輛汽車(chē)，一些金飾和大約350英鎊現(xiàn)金。 |
| Iron, folic acid make kids smarter |
葉酸和鐵有助孩子智力 |
| Children in rural Nepal whose mothers took iron and folic acid supplements during pregnancy were smarter, more organized and had better fine motor skills, US researchers said Tuesday, Reuters reported. They said ensuring that pregnant women get this basic prenatal care could have a big effect on the educational future of children who live in poor communities where iron deficiency is common. Iron is essential for the development of the central nervous system, and iron deficiency is the most common and widespread nutritional disorder in the world, which affects 2 billion people, according to the World Health Organization. |
路透社報(bào)道，美國(guó)的研究表明，在尼泊爾農(nóng)村，懷孕期間補(bǔ)鐵和葉酸的媽媽其孩子更聰明，做事更有條理而且有更好的駕車(chē)技術(shù)。研究人員說(shuō)在貧困的地方缺鐵非常常見(jiàn)，確保孕婦得到基本的產(chǎn)前保健將對(duì)孩子的智力發(fā)育意義重大。鐵對(duì)中樞神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的發(fā)育非常重要。世界衛(wèi)生組織的研究結(jié)果表明，缺鐵是世界上最常見(jiàn)最普遍的營(yíng)養(yǎng)不良現(xiàn)象，受影響的人口達(dá)到20億。 |
| 61-year-old asks for eyelid surgery |
六旬農(nóng)村老漢割雙眼皮 |
| 61-year-old peasant Mr. Yang went to a plastic surgery hospital yesterday and asked for double eyelid surgery, shm.com.cn reported. Mr. Yang has a pair of hypertrophic eyelids that prevent him opening his eyes wide. Mr. Yang said he has had the condition since he was young but it had got worse as he got older. His eyes now look like two lines and people often think he is asleep. His daughter had successful double eyelid surgery recently and this encouraged Mr. Yang to go to the hospital. Double eyelid surgery will remove fat from around Mr. Yang's eyes and he will be able to see the world much better. |
水母網(wǎng)報(bào)道，今年61歲的莊稼漢楊大爺昨天去整形醫(yī)院要求割雙眼皮。老人長(zhǎng)著一雙腫眼泡，眼睛總是睜不開(kāi)。楊大爺說(shuō)他年輕的時(shí)候就是腫眼泡，等老了之后就愈發(fā)嚴(yán)重，眼睛直接瞇成了一條線，不認(rèn)識(shí)的人還以為他整天在睡覺(jué)。他女兒最近做了雙眼皮手術(shù)效果不錯(cuò)，楊大爺就鼓起勇氣也來(lái)到醫(yī)院。雙眼皮手術(shù)可以抽取眼部周?chē)荆g(shù)后楊大爺就可以更清晰地看世界了。 |
