2012-01-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. cancer deaths continue to drop, according to the American Cancer Society. The new report shows a slow reduction in death rates from the most deadly kinds of cancers.Over the past five years, the

2012-01-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Scientists have identified a gene that causes deafness in mice, and they say it could lead to a better understanding of hereditary deafness in humans and maybe new treatments in the future. Scientists

2012-01-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

This fall, students in Rwanda will begin classes at Carnegie Mellon University’s Kigali campus when the U.S. research university opens its new graduate program in the East African country.Bruce Krogh

2012-01-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Health researchers and wildlife biologists say the number of infectious diseases that have jumped the boundary from animals to humans and between animal species is on the rise. Scientists believe the

2012-01-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Lung cancer claims an estimated one and a half million lives each year. But a research team at the Cleveland Clinic and University of Illinois is working to develop a new test that could make diagnosi

2012-01-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Going to college is often a chance for young adults to explore attitudes, ideas and beliefs different from the ones they grew up with. In many cases, students are finding new ways to express their fai

2012-01-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Perhaps Africa’s most famous musician, Youssou N’dour, has announced he will run for president of Senegal in the poll scheduled for late February. N’dour said he is answering a call by the people o

2012-01-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Researchers are beginning to understand why lasting weight loss is so hard. They believe it has to do with damage to the part of the brain that’s involved in weight control.If obese people stop overe

2012-01-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Staying in school really can make you smarter. A new study from Norway finds that students who remain in school longer than their counterparts have higher IQ scores. In the mid-1950s, the Norwegian g

2012-01-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Antoinette Mazzaglia knows where to find all of the best food in her adopted city of Florence, Italy, and she's helping fellow Americans find it. After hearing repeated tourist complaints about the l

2012-01-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Amid mounting criticism over the effectiveness of its observer mission to Syria, the Arab League has called an urgent meeting Saturday to discuss the future role of its team. France's foreign ministe

2012-01-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

One telephone feature that seemed revolutionary when it was introduced in the 1970s - but now is quite standard - is “Caller ID.” It’s a message that appears on your phone as it’s ringing, showing

2012-01-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

There may soon be a new weapon in the fight against malaria - a genetically-modified mosquito that kills the disease-causing parasite once it becomes infected.Malaria is a leading cause of death world

2012-01-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Fuel prices in Nigeria more than tripled in some areas of the country this week after the government announced an end to the fuel subsidy. Iny Ememobong, a spokesperson for the National Association of

2012-01-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Iran's National Security Adviser Saeed Jalili is calling for a new round of negotiations with the West over its nuclear program, amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf over threats by Tehran to

2012-01-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Republican voters in Iowa will kick off the 2012 U.S. presidential election campaign Tuesday with caucus voting, the first step in choosing a candidate to run against President Barack Obama next Novem

2012-01-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has seen a surge in the polls ahead of January 3 caucuses in Iowa. Here's more about the former senator and socially conservative candidate. Michele

2012-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The 2012 U.S. presidential election process officially begins Tuesday, the Midwestern state of Iowa. Republican voters will gather in caucus meetings across the state to vote for one of seven Republic

2012-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As Republican presidential candidates cross the Midwestern state of Iowa before the January 3rd caucus, they are greeted by supporters and demonstrators at campaign events. Police arrested scores dur

2012-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A youth group in one of Nairobi's many teeming slums has found a brilliant way to light up dark houses. Drawing upon an innovation from Brazil, the young people have installed so-called "water bulbs"

2012-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Hollywood's finest offerings often appear during the holiday season. This year, one of them is Michel Hazanavicius' "The Artist," a black-and-white homage to the silent films of the 1920s. "The Arti

2012-01-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The United States-based reproductive rights organization Ipas in collaboration with the Malawi’s Ministry of Health recently conducted the study entitled Abortion in Malawi: Results of a Study of Inc

2011-12-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In 2011, scientists discovered they had created a highly contagious and deadly form of H5N1 – commonly called avian or bird flu. When the discovery was announced, debate erupted over whether the rese

2011-12-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In 2011, Country album sales increased more than four percent over the previous year and a number of Country artists enjoyed crossover success on the pop charts.In 2011, the Eli Young Band earned its

2011-12-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

You’ve probably heard of “superheroes” - crime fighters possessed of incredible powers, their identities masked behind colorful costumes. Justice-seekers such as Superman, Batman and the Green Horn