How a Frenchman is reviving McDonald’s in EuropeA. When Denis Hennequin took over as the European boss of McDonald’s in January 2004, the world’s biggest restaurant chain was showing signs of re
Sun’s fickle heart may leave us cold25 January 2007From New Scientist Print Edition.Stuart Clark1.There’s a dimmer switch inside the sun that causes its brightness to rise and fall on timescales o
Food agency takes on industry over junk labelsFelicity LawrenceThursday December 28，2006The Guardian1.Consumers are to be presented with two rival new year advertising campaigns as the Food Standard
Search begins for ’Earth’ beyond solar systemStaff and agenciesWednesday December 27，2006Guardian Unlimited1.A European spacecraft took off today to spearhead the search for another “Earth“
Don’t wash those fossils!Standard museum practice can wash away DNA.1.Washing，brushing and varnishing fossils — all standard conservation treatments used by many fossil hunters and museum curato
When was the last time you saw a frog? Chances are, if you live in a city, you have not seen one for some time. Even in wet areas once teeming with frogs and toads, it is BEComing less and less easy t
Almost everyone with or without a computer is aware of the latest technological revolution destined to change forever the way in which humans communicate, namely, the Information Superhighway, best ex
1. The failure of a high-profile cholesterol drug has thrown a spotlight on the complicated machinery that regulates cholesterol levels. But many researchers remain confident that drugs to boost level
The Triumph of UnreasonA.Neoclassical economics is built on the assumption that humans are rational beings who have a clear idea of their best interests and strive to extract maximum benefit (or “ut
A.It was uncharacteristically low-key for the industry’s greatest showman. But the essay published this week by Steve Jobs， the boss of Apple， on his firm’s website under the unassuming title