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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The London Olympics are about to begin,and spectator will again be revited by feats that would've been imposibily when the modern Olympics began in 1986. Jaw-dropping records are attainable in part because of advances in material science. New materia
You've probably heard of peanut or shellfish allergies,but a meat allergy,not as common. Even weird * will might be causing it, tick bites.According to a study in the journal of General Internal Medicine. A few years back, folks started showing up in
This is scientific American sixty seconds science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? New dads might expect to deal with dirty diapers or a baby's cries in the night. But how about lower testosterone levels? Previous research has shown that fa
Jeanne Baret was passionate about science, so passionate that in the 1760s the French women disguised herself as a man. She hide her true identity to accompany her lover, Bach Philibert Commerson on the first friendship to sail around the world. At t
This scientific American 60 second ,I'm Cynthia Graber 。This just takes a minute。 After Haitiearth quack 2 year ,color swept the country. And within months, the same strain has spread to demanded republican of US then to Bure ,Mexico ,Spain ,an
This is Scientific American, 60 second science.I'm rose got minutes sit ,stay ,down ,no ,don't need that ,drop it, dogs .We pad them ,we love them ,we talk them. But are they listening, of course they are. Recent researchers found dogs pay attention
Can you tell the difference between Modern Violin and Tecra craft by Italian masters .Don't feel so bad, expert players can't do it either. In double blind test, 21 experienced violinists unable to tell difference between rare old instruments and new
Ever wondered why mosquito eat some people up but leave others relatively unscathed. a new study find this prefential treament due to smells produced by the microscopic critters that cover our bodies. the reaserch is in the journal public library sci
Happy new year and dont feel bad about taking today off, after all, youve travelled far. And Im not talking about the trip home from the party. According to NASA, just by being on the planet earth last year, youve zipped about 584 million miles aroun
No matter how seldom you've opened that calculus textbook on your shelf, the chances of worms having eaten it are pretty low. But books written back in the Renaissance have had much better odds of becoming worm food. Now we know that the holes left b
No matter how seldom you've opened that calculus textbook on your shelf, the chances of worms having eaten it are pretty low. But books written back in the Renaissance have had much better odds of becoming worm food. Now we know that the holes left b
No matter how seldom you've opened that calculus textbook on your shelf, the chances of worms having eaten it are pretty low. But books written back in the Renaissance have had much better odds of becoming worm food. Now we know that the holes left b
This is Scientific American sixty seconds science. I am Karen Hopkin. This will take just a minute. Your morning coffee. A baking pie. That turkey in the oven. There are some smells you just cant get enough of. But mix them and other scents all toget