SSS 2012-04-03

This is Scientific American's Sixty Second Science. I am Marryia Decrisdina, got the minute. First Youtube Space Lab contest has anounced its winners, young people entry by creating a short vedio of their idea for experiments to be down in space. I w

SSS 2012-04-04

This is Scientific American 60 Second Science, I am Steve Mirsky, got a minute? Thirty percent of the teachers around the country teaching physics either dont have a degree in physics or dont have a minor in physics. Philip DiStefano, chancellor of t

SSS 2012-04-05

Concentrating in class gets two thumbs up. Which has the benefit of keeping those thumbs off the smartphone. A new study finds that texting in class distracts students. And that effective learners, who earn higher grades, text less during class. The

SSS 2012-04-06

This is Scientific American 60 Second Science, I am Cythia Graber, this will just take a minute~ Many Christians give up meat for Lent, a practice that indirectly affectshyenas, believe it or not. In northern Ethiopia, hyenas have become accustomed t

SSS 2012-04-09

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Christopher Intagliata, got t minute. City dwellers compete with the din of traffic to be heard. And its not just urban humans. Sparrows living in San Francisco's Presidio district actually tweet th

SSS 2012-04-10

This is scientific American 60 second Science, I am Christopher Intagliata, got a minute? Free smart phone apps might seem like a deal. But they can have a hidden cost: your phone's battery life. That's because free apps often serve up ads, which can

SSS 2012-04-11

Global warming might seem like a mechanic boom after all milder temperatures in more carbon dioxide and nitrogen should feed flower. But ten years study has found that any initial positive effect on plants from climate change may soon disappear. The

SSS 2012-04-12

This is Scientific American, 60-second science. I'm Cynthia Graber.This will just take a minute. When an animal faces a predator, its senses go into overdrive. So scientists wondered, could human anxiety be an evolutionary legacy to protect us agains

SSS 2012-04-13

This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, I am Steve Mirsky. If you have paraskevidekatriaphobia, today is not your day. Thats right, paraskevidekatriaphobia is fear of Friday the 13th and the accidents, mishaps and misfortunes thought by some

SSS 2012-04-16

Spring is in the air. And so are those dang insects, hungry for a blood meal. The victim can wind up with a bunch of bites, red and itchy. So what drugs can quench that itch? Maybe none, according to a study in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin. Res

SSS 2012-04-17

This is Scientific American 60 second Science I am Sophie Bushwick, got a minute? As it ages, white paper turns a distinctive yellow. But why? To find out, scientists artificially aged modern paper to reveal the changes on the molecular level. The re

SSS 2012-04-18

As it ages white paper turns a distinctive yellow. But why? To find out, scientists artificially aged modern paper to reveal the changes on the molecular level. The research is in the Journal Physical Review Letters. For 48 days, three unbleached pap

SSS 2012-04-02

The dengue virus depends on mosquitoes to get around, but the virus may have evolved a way to speed its spread by manipulating the behavior of masquito hosts. It makes them more blood thirsty, to quicker find a blood meal than their uninfected counte

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 2012-04-27

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick, got a minute? 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 recogniz

SSS 2012-04-20

As it ages, white paper turns distinctive of yellow, but why? To find out, scientists artificially aged modern paper to rebuild the changes on the molecular level, the researchers in the Journal physical review of letters, for 48 days, 3 unpleached p

SSS 2012-04-23

This is Scientific American 60 Second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick, go a minute? Its tough to pick a familiar face out of a crowdbut focusing on a known voice in a noisy room is easy. And a new study scanned volunteers brains to look at how we solve

SSS 2012-04-24

This is Scientific Americans 60 Second Science, I am Cynthia Graber, this will just take a minute~ Want to suss out the existence of a shy mammal in a tropical jungle? Just check a bloodsucking leech. Scientists estimate that about a quarter of the w

SSS 2012-04-25

This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick, Got a minute? Music, film and video game makes face a new online, digital world. And some are testing a revolutionary pricing system: pay what you want. But a new study finds that