SSS 2009-02-12

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? February 12th is the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln. But theyre linked by something else, too. Before Darwin, natural philosophers held to a poin

SSS 2009-02-13

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Sometimes you want something so badly it hurts, usually something that someone else has. Now a report in the journal Science shows that the agony of envy

SSS 2009-02-17

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? Even monkeys know when theyre getting a bad deal, said primatologist Frans de Waal at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in

SSS 2009-02-16

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Expectant moms can have very different ideas when it comes to where they plan to have their babies. Some women even choose to give birth in a warm tub of

SSS 2009-03-02

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Its like the molecular version of the Joker and the Riddler teaming up against Batman. Scientists at Yale University have discovered that amyloid beta, a

SSS 2009-03-03

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. We like to think were pretty sophisticated when it comes to voting for politicians. Oh, sure, weve all heard that the taller guy usually wins. But were

SSS 2009-03-04

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Over the past 50 years more and more women have entered the work force. And theyre increasingly taking on jobs that have traditionally gone to men. Now

SSS 2009-03-05

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Well, that just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Its a phrase youve likely used at one time or other. And chances are you were talking about something you

SSS 2009-03-06

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christie Nicholson. This will just take a minute. Ticking clock indeed. Already its time to turn clocks forward one hour this Sunday morning, March 8th. Two years ago Congress ordered Daylight Savi

SSS 2009-03-09

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christie Nicholson. This will just take a minute. Most of us know we save energy when we put our idle computers to sleep. But what about the servers that run data centers? Every cell phone call, AT

SSS 2009-03-10

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christie Nicholson. This will just take a minute. So check this out: Hi my name is Adi Rajagopalan, I'm going on 18 in a few days, and my project was Modelling Synergistic Cellulolytic-Hemicellulol

SSS 2009-03-12

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Farmers fertilize their fields to get the maximum meal from their crops. But the effects of these loads of nitrogen and phosphorous extend beyond the field and past

SSS 2009-06-05

This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin, this will just take a minute. When it comes to lizards' sex, size dose matter. But not in the way you might think. Because in the June 4th online issue of Journal Current Biology, sci

SSS 2009-06-03

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Seismologists spend a lot of time listening to the earth. Ocean acoustic monitors have been providing information on the earths vibrations since the 1930

SSS 2009-06-02

Leptin is a hormone made by fat cells that tells you when you're full. If you didn't have leptin---and some people don't---youd eat way too much, get real fat and almost certainly develop diabetes. Leptin acts like a natural appetite suppressant. Kid

SSS 2009-06-01

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky, got a minute? On May 19th, President Obama announced a new federal gas mileage standard. He wants the country's entire car and light truck fleet to average 35.5 miles per gallon by 20

SSS 2009-05-15

This is Scientific Americans 60-second Science, Im Steve Mirsky, got a minute? Friends who had a swimming pool also had a little sign posted that said, We dont swim in your toilet. Please dont pee in our pool. Despite such widespread admonitions, 4/5

SSS 2009-05-14

This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber, this will just take a minute. Americans have gained a lot of weight in the past few decades. Is it our sedentary lifestyle? The increase in processed foods and sweeteners? Supersize

SSS 2009-05-13

This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Hybrid cars are good for the environment, but scientists say that they might be bad for pedestrians. Because hybrids are so quiet that can be hard for wa

SSS 2009-05-12

This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Exercise is good for you. Antioxidants are good for you, but put them together, and its not as good as you think because a recent study shows that some v