SSS 2008-06-06

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. For women who are rather well-endowed, working out can sometimes be, well, a bit of a pain. Finding a good sports bra is key, now new research on breast

SSS 2008-06-09

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This'll just take a minute. You should talk about your feelings. Do you want to talk about it? We need to talk.Whether its the aftermath of a failed relationship or the horrors of a

SSS 2008-06-10

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. It might look and even feel like paper, but a new material created by scientists at MIT is designed to be an oil spill super-absorber. This technology d

SSS 2008-05-14

This is Scientific American's 60 Second Science, I'm Karen Hopkin, this'll just take a minute. With gas prices at an all-time high, and expected to climb higher, seems people are keenly aware of what it costs to drive from here to there. But a study

SSS 2008-10-15

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? October 15th is Global Handwashing Day. And public health officials are hoping to highlight hygiene concerns across the globe. One country that needs a hand with was

SSS 2008-10-17

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. In 1953 a student named Stanley Miller did an experiment showing that the simple chemicals present on the early Earth could give rise to the basic buildi

SSS 2008-10-20

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. We humans have always pondered the heavens. Astronomy and physics have come out of our wonder at the points of light in the darkness. Scientists now wa

SSS 2008-10-21

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? The World Series starts October 22nd, with the improbable American League champion Tampa Bay Rays hosting the National League best Philadelphia Phillies. And theres a

SSS 2008-11-03

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? It sure is a pig-eat-anchovy world out there. While that may sound like a joke, the results of a newly released study say it's no laughing matter. Farmers are fatten

SSS 2008-11-04

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Its true that if you eat a lot of whats fondly dubbed the stinking rose, others might notice a faint whiff of eau de garlic in your sweat. But even the

SSS 2008-11-05

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? You might think that the World Toilet Summit was a meeting of Wall Street bigwigs. But no, its actually about toilets. The three day conference opened on November 4th

SSS 2008-11-06

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Why bother with sex? Its a question thats bugged biologists since they first noticed that some critters do it and some dont. The answer theyve come up wi

SSS 2008-11-07

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. One of the most important archaeological finds in history was the Dead Sea Scrolls. These documents include some of the earliest written records of the

SSS 2008-11-10

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Every year, scores of manatees are killed by boats in Floridas waters. Their plight is an ecological concern. And everyone from marine biologists to Marg

SSS 2008-11-11

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? If you're too tired to think straight, it might be because parts of your brain are already asleep at the wheel. A team of neuroscientists from Washington State Unive

SSS 2008-11-12

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. They say that the best offense is a good defense. And the best defense might be the most offensive. Take, for example, the barfing caterpillars of the be

SSS 2008-11-13

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Weve heard that a mothers weight during pregnancy can influence the weight of her offspring. Now a study of rats shows that the fat content in a moms d

SSS 2008-11-14

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Rachel Kremen. Got a minute? Researchers have discovered that improving voter turnout tends to result in better decision-makingat least amongst fish. A recent study of stickleback found that they s

SSS 2008-11-17

This podcast is brought to you by the American Chemical Society. The global challenges chemistry solutions podcast from ACS discusses how chemistry research is critical in solving some of the world's most daunting problems, concerning energy, food an

SSS 2008-11-18

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. In theory, scientists could learn a lot about our health by testing tiny amounts of bodily fluidsa drop of blood, a tear, a bead of sweat. But somethin