SSS 2010-12-10

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. 'Tis the season when many of us go on a seafood diet: we see food and we eat it. But if you want to avoid packing on the pounds, a new study suggests tha

SSS 2010-12-13

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Galileo first spotted Saturn's rings 400 years ago. But since then, scientists have been stumped about how they got there. Because the rings are almost pure wa

SSS 2010-12-01

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. To many who stare up at the heavens, the stars may seem simply uncountable. Of course that's not the attitude of astronomers. But they've made a discov

SSS 2010-12-02

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Life on earth requires six basic ingredientscarbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur and phosphorus. Those six elements are the building blocks for DNA and R

SSS 2010-12-03

Theyre everyones worst nightmare when it comes to swimming in the ocean: great white sharks. Thats despite the fact that the number of fatal shark attacks annually can usually be counted on the fingers of one still attached hand. But a new study find

SSS 2010-12-06

When they wheel you into the operating room, climate change is probably the last thing on your mind. But maybe it should be on your anesthesiologist's mind. Because the gases used to knock you out contribute to global warming. Researchers, including

SSS 2010-12-07

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Think about flying and you no doubt think about air--the wind in your face, the wind at your back, the wind beneath your wings. Now physicists note that li

SSS 2010-12-08

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Seeing may be believing. But according to a new study -Excuse me, a bathroom? -Sorry? -Where, bathroom? -Boat room? Oh bathroom, on the left. Where was I

SSS 2010-12-09

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Imagine climbing diamond mountains, or hiking around the graphite shores of a lake of tar. Sound a little sci-fi? Well a new discovery suggests planets like that

SSS 2010-12-14

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. In the spring of 1912 an iceberg in the Atlantic took down the Titanic. Now, some humble bacteria are trying to finish the job. Scientists analyzing rust f

SSS 2010-12-15

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Rats have long been guilty of spreading disease. But now they've gone into the diagnosis side. Because rats can be trained to spot tuberculosisand to do

SSS 2010-12-16

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. 'Tis the season when were eating. And we want to be sure that the kitchen staff are following protocols that keep us from getting sick. So how best to h

SSS 2010-12-21

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im KarenHopkin. This will just take a minute. Think of a qualitythat defines a strong leader. Do I hear: dynamic, driven, decisive, original?Well, I probably didnt hear original , because people who are

SSS 2010-12-27

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? As a bitter winter storm rages on the east coast, it's hard to knock being warm-blooded. But what about the metabolic cost of maintaining a high body-temperature? Well,

SSS 2010-12-28

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? As you get jostled in the daily rough and tumble, does it feel like other people care less about how rough you have it and how much youre getting tumbled? Well, your suspi

SSS 2010-12-17

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. They call it culturomics: the obvious play on the word genomics looks at trends in human thought and culture. But scientists say culturomics has been h

SSS 2010-12-24

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Pop-pop! Its so good to see you. How are you? Mans voice: Good, good. How are those knees holding up? And the old ticker? Man: Fine. Cant complain. What m

SSS 2010-12-20

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Sticks and stones may break some bonesunless you're a young female chimp. In that case, you're more likely to cradle your stick like a dollie. That findi

SSS 2010-12-30

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Over the years regulations have developed to limit the hours of hospital interns and residents, because someone putting in a 100-hour workweek might not be at their best w

SSS 2010-12-29

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Beauty is only skin deep. And the beauty of shiny white teeth is even less deep. Because a new study shows that fluoride forms a thinner protective shiel