美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-11-27

A crocodiles thick, rough skin looks like an impenetrable suit of armor. But the crocs skin actually confers a delicate sense of touch thats among the most acute in the animal kingdom. Thats according to a study in The Journal of Experimental Biology

SSS 2012-07-30

The London Olympics are about to begin, and spectators will again be riveted by feats that would have been impossible when the modern Olympics began in 1894. Jaw-dropping records are attainable in part because of the advances in materials science. Ne

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-11-29

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

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-11-30

You might say blue-green algae are optimists: they put things in the best possible lightliterally. Actually, the organisms arent really algae. Theyre photosynthetic ocean bacteria. And they can fine-tune their photosynthetic apparatus to take advanta

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-10-16

Pet turtles can be unsanitary. But Chinese soft-shelled turtles really up the ante on distasteful behavior. They perform a variation on urinationthrough their mouths. Most land-based vertebrates produce urine to get rid of water-soluble toxic waste,

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-10-17

Researchers have known about these high-pitched squeaky songs for years. But they only recently discovered that mice can learn the songs of other mice. Such vocal learning is a rarity among animals. We know of only three kinds of birdsparrots, hummin

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-10-18

Quick, name a famous female scientist. If you said Marie Curie, you're not alone. In fact, a lot of people can't think of a single example. Well, England's Royal Society is fixing to rectify that. On Friday, October 19th, it's sponsoring a Wiki-editi

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