60秒科学:用身体动作来充电电池植入的医疗设备

最新研制一种新的医疗设备，可以利用身体动作来充电。 Novel materials could allow the implantation of flexible, rechargeable batteries that would constantly recharge from the body's own movements--even just breathing. Cynthia Gr

60秒科学:餐厅太吵 食物就不那么美味了

Noise can make food taste more bland, but also increase the perception of its crunchiness. Christopher Intagliata reports 餐馆里的噪音除了会打扰到你的交谈之外还会对食物的口味产生什么影响呢？ A noisy restaurant can di

60秒科学:Water on the Moon

Water on the Moon Studies in the journal Science report that instruments on three different spacecraft have found evidence for widespread trace amounts of water on the moon. Karen Hopkin reports For all you space buffs who like to keep track of wher

60秒科学:Drink Now, Pay Later

Drink Now, Pay Later A study with animals in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that alcohol abuse in adolescence leads to a lifetime of poor decision-making skills. Karen Hopkin reports We all know that drinking can cloud jud

60秒科学:Scary Music Scarier with Eyes Shut

Scary Music Scarier with Eyes Shut In the journal Public Library of Science ONE, researchers report that listening to scary music with eyes shut may intensify the emotional experience. Cynthia Graber reports Scary music plays a key role in ramping u

60秒科学:蝴蝶也懂药材 自我治疗伤病

人类的许多药材资源都来自于植物，而根据种种事例显示，人类并非植物药材的唯一受益物种，许多动物也会寻找特定的植物来治疗自身伤病。 Infected monarch butterflies will lay their eggs on plants t

60秒科学:社交能力强的团队优于仅仅智商高的团

研究表明，那些社交能力强的团队的要优于仅仅智商高的团队。 Groups of two to five members who interacted with each other best outperformed groups whose individual members had higher intelligence scores. Karen Hopkin reports I

60秒科学:身高与基因密切相关

人的身高很大程度上取决于基因，其他因素如饮食和环境对身高也有所影响。 Analysis of DNA from 180,000 people finds dozens of gene regions associated with height differences, and shows how researchers can analyze traits t

60秒科学:关上眼前的一扇窗会为你打开另一扇窗

很多人都相信上帝是公平的，关上眼前的一扇窗会为你打开另一扇窗。在最新的科学研究中我们也能得到类似的结论：天生听力有缺陷的人会有更好的视觉。 Recent research explains how the deaf can

60秒科学:"爱"能缓解疼痛Love Lessens Pain

有许多人认为爱会带来伤痛，但两位美国大学的研究专家得出的结论是爱能缓解疼痛。 Contemplating a new love can reduce pain by activating the same brain region that processes addictions and analgesic drugs. Cynthia Gra

60秒科学:Torture Interferes with Memory

Torture Interferes with Memory In the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, psychologist Share O'Mara notes that torture can interfere with the brain's memory retrieval apparatus, making it counterproductive to the aim of producing useful informatio

60秒科学:Expedition Finds World War II Navy Wreck

Expedition Finds World War II Navy Wreck A National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration expedition has located a naval vessel lost off North Carolina during World War II's Battle of the Atlantic. Steve Mirsky reports The National Oceanic Atmospheric

60秒科学:卡路里可以目测吗?

Subjects varied their estimates of the calorie content of a food depending on the assumed negative or positive healthful qualities of the food item they had previously been shown--with weird consequences. Cynthia Graber reports Dieters may try to est

60秒科学:城市生活增强感染性疾病抵抗力

The descendants of longtime urban dwellers show increased genetically driven resistance to tuberculosis, due to evolutionary selection pressure over millennia. Christopher Intagliata reports 城市长久居住民的后代，经过数千年的自然选择

60秒科学:老年人行路安全要避免喝酒

研究表明，老年人喝酒后会影响行路时避开障碍物的灵活性。 Subjects with an average age of 62 had trouble avoiding an obstacle placed on a treadmill after consuming even small amounts of alcohol. Cynthia Graber reports A signif

60秒科学:晚上在照明下的老鼠更容易变得肥胖

研究表明，在晚上给老鼠给光照，老鼠会变得不那么活泼，而且会发胖。 Light at night increases mice's body mass, apparently by shifting food intake to times when the animals are less active. Karen Hopkin reportsYouve tried

60秒科学:Freeing the Mind to Forget

Freeing the Mind to Forget Young brains can forget painful memories, but old ones tend not to. An animal study in the journal Science finds that it may be possible to restore the old brain to its younger, more pliable state. Karen Hopkin reports Som

60秒科学:新CPR,免去人工呼吸的尴尬

New data show that when bystanders without emergency medical training try CPR using only chest compression, the results can be better than if they also attempt mouth-to-mouth. Christopher Intagliata reports 看见身边有人突然倒了， 想救人家

60秒科学:NASA将发火星探测器 揭火星大气层流失之

诸多线索综合起来为我们描绘出一幅画面：那是火星遥远的过去，那时的火星还有着一层厚厚的大气层，令这颗星球温热暖和，从而使水能够在火星表面流淌。但如今，地表的水消失不见，而