SSS 2009-01-29

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Weve all gotten e-mails warning us about nasty computer viruses. Maybe you even have antivirus software installed on your machine. Well, now scientists s

SSS 2009-01-30

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. You probably remember exactly what you were doing when you first heard the news on 9/11. Thats because the brain has ways to file information so that thi

SSS 2009-12-14

Sickle cell disease is a blood disorder due to a single genetic mutation. It remains in populations because the mutation has a flip sideit helps to protect against malaria. Now another mutation has been shown to afford similar protection. Deficiency

SSS 2009-12-10

Little girls are made of sugar and spice and, according to a study published in the journal Cell, a fierce determination to maintain their girlishness. Because it seems that a single gene keeps their ovaries from turning into testes. Scientists have

SSS 2009-12-09

Almost three centuries after his death, Antonio Stradivari is still a legend for the sound of his instruments, from the rich depths of his cellos [cello sound] to the soaring clarity of his violins [violin sound]. Theories are often put forth that St

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-01-15

How do you to find 1 kilogram? Easy. It's the exact mass of medal cylinder called the international prototype kilogram. IPK, for short. Kept in controlled conditions in France. But the standard kilogram has gained weight since its creation in 1875. T

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-01-17

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick. Got a minute? Medicinal tablets are nothing new. Doctors have been dispensing pills for thousands of years. And now archaeologists have turned up some of those ancient medicines, wh

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-01-18

Medicinal tablets are nothing new. Doctors have been dispensing pills for thousands of years. And now archaeologists have turned up some of those ancient medicines, which were preserved in a shipwreck for close to two millennia. The 2nd-century Pozzi

SSS 2010-09-16

You know how grandma's always criticizing your new haircut or choice of clothing? Well, it might not hurt to listen. Because old folks who can't hold their tongues may give the best advice. Thats according to a study in the Journal of Experimental So

SSS 2010-09-17

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Baseball players sometimes cheat! One popular method has been to cork the bat. You drill out some of the core of the bat, and replace the heavy wood with light cork. You

SSS 2010-09-20

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Cynthia Graber. Thisll just take a minute. Songbirds sing to entice mates, and the timing of those songs is often regulated by sunlight. But that timing is getting thrown offby streetlamps. Thats acc

SSS 2010-04-16

Invasive species can decrease biodiversity and drive resident species to the brink of extinction. But how do these interlopers fare so well in unfamiliar territory? One idea is that theyve escaped their enemies, for example, the parasites that keep t

SSS 2010-04-15

Last week, scientists announced the discovery of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton of what might be a new species of an ancient hominid that lived almost 2 million years ago. The bones were found in 2008. This February, they were analyzed by one o

SSS 2010-03-16

They say that who you hang out with says a lot about who you are. Well, the microbes that hang out on your fingers can point to exactly who you are. Because scientists at the University of Colorado in Boulder have been able to identify individuals ba

SSS 2010-03-17

The American Museum of Natural Historys Hayden Planetarium hosted a discussion of the future of manned space flight on March 15th. Retired Air Force General Lester Lyles was asked about the militarys interest in space: Its the high ground. Its the ul

SSS 2010-03-18

Humans are pegged to a 24-hour cycle. We're locked into it not just by day and nighttheres the master timepiece in the brain called the circadian clock. But it doesn't make sense to live by a 24-hour clock in the Arctic, where it's dark or light for

科学美国人60秒 SSS Climate Change Might Shrink Fish

Climate Change Might Shrink Fish 气候变化会迫使鱼类变小 As the world's oceans heat up, salmon are migrating earlier. Plankton are shifting their range. But warmer water temperatures also mean warmer fishand faster-running metabolisms. 随着

科学美国人60秒 SSS Recycle Your Eclipse Glasses

Recycle Your Eclipse Glasses 公益！回收利用日食观测镜 Youve all taken off your glasses by now, along with the family and friends of my friend Dennis Meredith. Because the Great American Eclipse of 2017 has come and gone. And most people i

科学美国人60秒 SSS Winking Star Six Centuries Ago Explained

Winking Star Six Centuries Ago Explained 揭秘600年前那颗一闪即逝的恒星 On March 11, 1437, Korean royal astronomers noticed something out of the ordinary in the night sky. There was a brand new star they'd never seen before, between two o

科学美国人60秒 SSS Rabbit Relatives Reel from Climate Change

Rabbit Relatives Reel from Climate Change 气候变化又将害死谁 Up in Californias High Sierra, above the dense pine forests, rocky habitats reign. And if you look carefully among the boulders, you might see a pikaa rabbit relative the size of a