SSS 2011-09-29

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. They say all roads lead to Rome. Unfortunately that ain't all that roads lead to. A new study shows that roads can promote the spread of antibiotic-resis

SSS 2011-12-19

This is Scientific American's Sixty Seconds Science. I'm Sophie Bushwick. Got a minute? To monitor the biodiversity of the freshwater habitat, you could compare by the water and count the rare wildlife. Or you could just scoop up a cup of water. A ne

SSS 2012-01-09

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

SSS 2010-12-16

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. 'Tis the season when were eating. And we want to be sure that the kitchen staff are following protocols that keep us from getting sick. So how best to h

SSS 2010-11-26

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science.I'm Cynthia Graber.This will just take a minute. Back in April, 2009, this podcast covered research finding that a simple writing exercise helped minority students improve their grades. Now, a new study

SSS 2010-11-24

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, one major question looms large for millions of large Americans: Are my fat pants fat enough? Thanksgiving marks the start of the h

SSS 2009-04-22

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Just when you thought youd heard everything, scientists have found that the reason you can hear everythingincluding things that are very quietis because

SSS 2009-02-18

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? Future cosmologists will get the universe all wrong, said Arizona States Lawrence Krauss at the AAAS Meeting on February 16th: All of the pillars of the big bang will

SSS 2009-06-26

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Last month, President Obama pledged nearly half a billion dollars toward the development of solar and geothermal energies, but what about wind? A team of s

SSS 2008-09-02

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. this will just take a minute. Weve all heard of the fight to combat malaria in mostly poor, tropical countries. But a whole host of other tropical diseases exist that leave their vi

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今天学的词组是turning point。 Turning point就是转折点。 两名美国科学家荣获2006年的诺贝尔物理学奖。报导说: The Nobel committee praised their findings as a scientific turning point, 诺贝尔委员会赞扬他们的研

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learn a word. 今天学的词组是turning point,t-u-r-n-i-n-g p-o-i-n-t. Turning point就是转折点。 两名美国科学家荣获2006年的诺贝尔物理学奖。 报导说: The Nobel committee praised their findings as a scientific turning poin

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EXPLORATIONS - Carl Sagan Helped People Understand ScienceBy Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the V

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Broadcast: Jan 28, 2003 By by Mario Ritter and George Grow VOICE ONE: This is Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with Science in the News, a VOA Special English program about recent develo

SSS 2008-09-15

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. If you spent any time in your car this summer you probably sat in some traffic. Maybe youre in a jam right now. If so, a study in an upcoming issue of Ph

SSS 2008-12-10

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Its a familiar story. When immigrants arrive in a new place, they tend to stick together, forming segregated enclaves that feel like a home away from hom

SSS 2008-10-20

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. We humans have always pondered the heavens. Astronomy and physics have come out of our wonder at the points of light in the darkness. Scientists now wa

SSS 2008-06-03

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mersky. Got a minute? You probably missed it because you were sleeping. But one of North America's great natural phenomenon happened over the nights of mid-spring. After sundown, the skies fill

SSS 2008-03-04

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. For worse or for better, humans are changing the course of evolution. On February 26, we talked about how fishing practices may be driving the evolution of

SSS 2008-02-15

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? On February 14th, the Union of Concerned Scientists issued a call for the protection of federal scientists. The UCS press conference took place in space made available by