美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-09-05

They say that all's fair in love and war. But when it comes to making a deal, people have very definite ideas about what's fair. A recent study found that people will let a basic physiological need go unfulfilled rather than accept an unfair transact

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-09-07

As a kindergarten teacher might say, sharing is caring. She might not mention that cooperation is also a great way to form a community and thus improve everyone's chances of survival. Humans aren't only ones to apply this strategy. Marine bacteria al

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-09-10

Thinking about getting a new tatoo, Maybe a nice 3D double helix or an I-heart-Higgs Bosons. Well, you might wind up getting some mycobacteria with your body art. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has turned up about two dozen cases of t

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-09-11

A male songbird's tune advertises his status and availability to choosy female. But rock sparrows offer a notable exception. Their crooning can also reveal when the male has been jilted. Researchers studied the songs of male rock sparrows in the Fren

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-09-12

This is scientific American sixty seconds science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? When Pyrex cookware first came out, it was advertised as icebox to oven. Because it was made of borosilicate glass which could weather large temperature chan

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-09-13

When Pyrex(公司名) cookware first came out, it was advertised as the ice box to oven, because itwas made of borosilicate glass which could weather large temperature changes without undergoing thermo-shock and shattering. But today, Americans Pyrex

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-09-14

Plants can pull carbon dioxide, the planet warming greenhouse gas, out of earth's atmosphere. But these aren't the only living organisms that affect carbon dioxide levels and thus global warming. Nope, I'm not talking about humans. Humble sea otters

SSS 2012-08-14

Five-hundred years ago, a 15-year-old Incan girl was sacrificed, along with two other children. Her mummy has now revealed that she had an active lung infection at her death. Because a technique called shotgun proteomics has been used to determine wh

SSS 2012-08-15

This is scientific American sixty seconds science. I'm Ian Chant. Got a minute? Having a kid changes everything from your sleep schedule to the statues of that formerly spare room. The stable of bacteria that living in women's gut is also transformed

SSS 2012-08-16

This is scientific American sixty seconds science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Lots of animals build homes for protection. Think Beaver lodges and termite mounds. Hermit crabs, on the other hand, inhibit hand-me-down homes. But they rem

SSS 2012-08-17

This is scientific American sixty seconds science. I'm Evelyn Lamb. Got a minute? Big city dwellers who need a car for less than a day can rent Zipcars by the hour. Zipcar's ads emphasize environmentalism and community. But a recent study shows most

SSS 2012-08-20

This is scientific American sixty seconds science. I am Amy Kraft. Got a minute? Sweat potatoes contains fiber, vitamin A and calcium, but the way that scientists think they can make them even more healthful is literally shocking. Researchers found t

SSS 2012-08-21

This is scientific American sixty seconds science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Worldwide, we know of enough uranium to power today's nuclear reactors for another hundred years according to the nuclear energy agency. But scientists say t

SSS 2012-08-22

This is scientific American sixty seconds science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Camouflage face paint can make a soldier invisible to enemy in eyes. But it won't shield him from the shearing heat of a roadside bomb, a lethal eleven hundr

SSS 2012-08-23

One day the banana is perfect- bright yellow, firm, flavourful. But even within the same day, brown spots can appear on your perfectly ripe banana. Its flesh turns mushy and it's destined for the compost or at best banana bread. But scientists are de

SSS 2012-07-20

You might picture Neanderthal cavemen gnaw on bones around campfire. Which wouldnt be inaccurate. But Neanderthal mayhave also dieted on roasted vegetables and known a bit about medicinal plants,too. So says a study in a journal N, the science of nat

SSS 2012-07-23

This is Scientific American 60-second science.I'm Sophie Bushwick.Got a minute? It's not easy being yellow.But as now is face two separated con?? demix which threaten the pluck the fruit off x tables.Fortunately,reseachers have now x banana's DNA,pro

SSS 2012-07-24

This is Scientific American 60-second science.I'm Innmi Craft.Got a minute? Here's one way bites my get there next meal by ease dropping on flies having sex.That's eat a lot of seemingly undetectable flies.To find out how the winged memers find the i

SSS 2012-07-25

This is Scientific American's 60 seconds science. I'm Ian Chant. Got a minute Secret identities aren't just for superheros anymore. Researchers have found that protein present in everything from amoebas to people is living the double life. Once it bi

SSS 2012-07-26

This is Scientific American 60-second Science.I'm A.L.Got a minute? A nice glass of saki might not make figure of your dug.The bosom has resulted belong demascation processors.Humans have demascatered on off louder organisms from paths to grains to t