美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-02

That spoon sure looks yummy. Not that I am planning on eating my utensils, but the appearance and feel of cutlery influences the taste of food. That's according to a study in the journal Flavor. It was already known that plate size, background music

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-03

This is scientific 60second science.I'm Sophie Bushwick,got a minute? That spoon sure looks yummy,not that I am planning on eating my utensils.But the experience infilled of colory influence the taste of food-that's according to a study in the Journa

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-04

This is Scienfic America 60 second sience, I'm Sufie Bushweic. Got a minute?That spoon sure looks yammy, not that I'm planning on eating my utensils. But the appearance and feel of caloriy influences the taste of foods,that's according to a study in

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-08

Music. It can tug at our hearts, perhaps even literally. Because when people sing together their hearts begin to beat in sync with each other. Researchers monitored the heart rates of 15 teenagers as they produced sounds solo. The participants either

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-09

Lawn enthusiasts love a lush, green carpet of grass, which is why they hate crabgrass. And now they may have one more reason to despise the weed. Because crabgrass isn't just faster-growing than the rest of lawn. It may actually be poisoning the lawn

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-15

It's boating season, which means it'll soon be time for that annoying ritual, the scraping of the barnacle. They latch on tight and don't let go. Barnacles can be a major pain. As they grow they build up calcium deposits under a boat's paint. And the

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-10

Lawn enthusiasts love a lush, green carpet of grass, which is why they hate crabgrass. And now, they may have one more reason to despise the weed. Because crabgrass isn't just faster-growing than the rest of the lawn. It may actually be poisoning the

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-16

This is Scientific America 60-Second Science, I'm Santy Criber. This will just take a minute. It's boating season, which means it'll soon be time for the annoying ritual, scraping of the barnacles.They lache on tide and don't let go, barnacles can be

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-17

A book a day may keep dementia away, even if you read it as a kid. Because the study finds the exercise in the brain in any age may preserve memory. The work appears online Journal Rolonogy. Previous studies have shown that engaging in brain building

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-18

As a recent sixty-second-science podcast explained music sings up the heartbeats of singers. Now comes the study on music on the step of walkers. It's not just the beat that effects walkers pace. Scientists discovered that even at the same tempo, dif

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-22

This is Scientific American - 60 Second Science. I'm SantiCriber. This will just take a minute. Many animals use sounds to convey information. Humans use vocal labels forobjects and for people. We call these words are names. Afew creatures such as do

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-25

Good news for big time networking primates. Other primates that live in large social groups have more street smarts than their comrades with smaller social circles. So finds in a study in the journal Plus1, researchers tested the circumstances under

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-29

The lunar cycle affects the night sky, the tides, and even the fertility of certain marine species. And it turns out, we can add your shuteye to the list. According to a new study, humans sleep poorly on nights near full moon. The work is published i

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-30

This is scientific american 60-secs science. I'm Sophy Bushwick. Got a minute? It takes a white chromosome to make a man, but that does't mean its counterpart, the x-chromosome, plays no part. In fact it has a big role in making sperm. To study x evo

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-07-31

If you haven't already pickd up on the trend from all the whining on Bravo's Princesses Long Island, marriage rates in America are at an all-time low. And the medium age at which women do say 'I do'is now 27, the highest it's been in the century. Tha