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It is estimated that over 400, 000 Americans every year die of smoking related diseases. But kicking the habit is not so easy. A new study finds that smokers who smoke menthol cigarettes could have mo

VOA慢速英语 2008 0401b

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And Im Faith Lapidus. On our program this week, we discuss scientific findings about how intelligence develops in babies. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Not long ago, many

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Changing Arctic Conditions Threaten Polar Bears 北极环境变化威胁北极熊生存空间 American researchers spent two summers studying polar bears on the Arctic sea ice. They found that sea ice, where polar bears spend much of their lives, is

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Study: Neanderthals Were Artists Some of the worlds oldest cave art is too old to have been made by modern humans, researchers say. Studies suggest that Neanderthals were responsible for creating cave drawings found in modern-day Spain. They also app

SSS 2008-12-17

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. When it comes to pain, its the thought that counts. Because pain hurts more when its inflicted on purpose. Or so say researchers from Harvard University

SSS 2008-05-28

This Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. I am Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. They say that older folks benefit from spending time with young people. And thats not just an excuse to stick grandma at the kids table at Thanksgiving. Now

SSS 2008-03-25

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. When it comes to saving lives, a personal touch can sometimes work better than drugs alone. Thats what researchers in Uganda found in a study publishe

SSS 2008-07-25

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. Remember when Barbie whined that math is hard. Maybe you got annoyed at hearing a popular female doll say that to little girls. Or maybe you also had a n

SSS 2011-08-22

Most large animals have to chew food extensively and form it into a mushy ball that's easy to swallow. Cooking makes a huge differenceit softens the food and dramatically reduces eating time. Researchers calculated that if we lived like our non-cooki

SSS 2011-09-22

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Scientists can now include online gaming in their problem-solving arsenal. Because game players seem to have provided an answer to a scientific questio

SSS 2012-05-25

This is scientific Americans 60 second science, I am Sophie Bushwick. got a minute. Tens of millions of years ago, cephalopods were hiding from their enemies in clouds of ink. And it turns out that cuttlefish today produce ink thats almost identical.

SSS 2012-02-29

This is Scientific American 60 Second Science, I am Mariette DiChristina. Got a minute? Maybe you've heard that sound. It's an Orca, a killer whale. We know that whales have a kind of language. Families and closely related groups even share dialects.

SSS 2012-02-21

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Christopher Intagliata, got a minute? It's no secret cigarettes can yellow your teeth. But tobacco smoke has another, unseen effect. It can wipe out the healthy bacteria in your mouth, leaving the f

SSS 2012-01-05

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

SSS 2012-07-31

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

SSS 2012-07-23

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

SSS 2010-02-17

The Journal of the American Medical Association doesnt usually report autopsy results. But they make an exception this week: for King Tut. The study of the boy king involved DNA analysis and CAT scans. Researchers used genetic fingerprints from Tut a

SSS 2010-05-20

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Why do some chords sound sweet but others make you wince? Well it appears our earsor at least the ears of 250 Minnesota undergradsprefer chords containing harm

SSS 2010-10-22

If 50 is the new 40 and 60 is the new 50, whats the new 70? Well, it seems safe to at least say that 70 isnt what it used to be. And thats good. Because a new study finds that 70-year-olds did better on intelligence tests than 70 year olds used to do

SSS 2010-08-31

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. We humans love excuses to gather for a rousing evening of communityfeaturing lots of food. Now researchers have evidence for the earliest known group f