美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-10-22

name a famous female scientist. If you said Marie Curie, youre not alone. In fact, a lot of people cant think of a single other example. Well, England's Royal Society is fixin to rectify that. On Friday, October 19th, its sponsoring a Wiki-editing ma

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-10-23

Want to exercise, but don't have enough time? Forget slogging half an hour on the treadmill. You can burn the same number of calories with a few quick sprints on an exercise bike. So says a study presented at a meeting of the American Physiological S

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-10-25

Want to exercise, but don't have enough time? Forget slogging half an hour on the treadmill. You can burn the same number of calories with a few quick sprints on an exercise bike. So says a study presented at a meeting of the American Physiological S

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-10-29

When Pablo Panda Sandoval made history with 3 home runs in game one of the world series his head was probably buzzing. But when batters in chilly Detroit had the ball not quite right in the next couple of the nets, it will be their hands that buzzing

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-10-30

When Pablo Penda Sandoval made history with 3 home rounds in game one of the world series his head was probably buzzing but when batters and chilli detroy hit the ball not quite right the next couple of nights it will be their hands that are buzzing

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-11-28

Ticks are bad news. They spread Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. And theyre also responsible for an unusual food allergyto meat. Yup, get bit by one of these buggers and it could be bye-bye BBQ. The strange allergy has been linked to th

SSS 2012-04-26

Does your puppy turn his nose up at his own chowbecause he wants some of whatever it is that youre having? A new study finds that, when it comes to food, dogs recognize human social signals about what's good. The work is in the journal Public Library

SSS 2012-04-30

This is Scientific American 60 Second Science, I am Steve Mursky, Got a minute? Obese people have higher risks for diabetes, heart disease, arthritisand injuries in car accidents? Yes, in part because theyre far less likely to wear a seat belt. Thats

SSS 2012-03-21

This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, i am Cynthia Graber, this will just take a minute~ When you hear Western music, you generally get the emotional tone. A major key is happy. (music plays) A minor one? Thats sad. (music plays) And spoken

SSS 2012-03-22

A quarter of all police shootings involve unarmed suspects. In a few recent cases, officers mistook cell phones and hairbrushes for guns, and shot and killed the victims. Now a study may explainin partthese errors. Researchers found that when a perso

SSS 2012-03-23

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick, Got a minute~ Opera and classical music can relax you and maybe your immune system, if results with mice extend to us. Because mice that got heart transplants and who listened to op

SSS 2012-03-26

This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, I am Christopher Intagliata, got a minute? You've probably had the feeling. Your running shoes are pounding the pavementthen suddenly your pain fades away, and you're feeling euphoric. The runner's high

SSS 2012-03-27

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick, got a minute? Stuck on a tricky math problem? Start clapping. Grade school kids who learned about fractions through a rhythm-and-music-based curriculum outperformed their peers in t

SSS 2012-03-28

This is Scientific Americans 60 Second Science, I am Cynthia Graber, this will just take a minute. Compounds found in the herb thyme have antibiotic properties. Now scientists have demonstrated that thyme might have a future role in fighting acne. A

SSS 2012-03-29

This is Scientific Americans 60 Second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick, got a minute. Kindles, Nooks and other e-readers catch flack for threatening the future of printed books. But reading itself may get a boost from the devices. For example, a study

SSS 2012-03-30

kindles looks and other E reads catch black for threatening future printed books, but reading itself make it boost for devices. For example, a study struggling students found kids bear better about reading after course in which they use amazon kindle

SSS 2012-02-20

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I'm Steve Mirsky, got a minute? In science, citations are gold. A journal article that gets cited a lot is usually considered a valuable piece of work. Now comes a study claiming that the number of times

SSS 2012-02-21

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Christopher Intagliata, got a minute? It's no secret cigarettes can yellow your teeth. But tobacco smoke has another, unseen effect. It can wipe out the healthy bacteria in your mouth, leaving the f

SSS 2012-02-22

This is Scientific American 60 second science, I am Christopher Intagliata, got a minute? The most common types of ingested birth control contain estrogen. But the hormone doesnt just prevent human babies. It may be lowering numbers of frog babies, t

SSS 2012-02-23

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I'm Sophie Bushwick, got a minute In the lab, female rodents sometimes terminate their pregnancies after being exposed to new males. Its called the Bruce effect, for researcher Hilda Bruce. Now a study i