SSS 2008-12-31

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Its the time of year to take a look backand thats just what the journal Science did as they listed their most important breakthroughs of 2008. At the v

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SSS 2008-05-29

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber, this will just take a minute. For generations, nearly all medical research was done on men. And the assumption was that whats true for men is true for women. Now of course we know tha

SSS 2008-10-24

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. You know that warm feeling you get when you spend time with someone you love? How about the one that comes from wrapping your hands around a steaming m

SSS 2011-06-22

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Saliva contains many useful components: lubricants, enzymes for breaking down food and now compounds that can reveal a persons age. Thats according to a

SSS 2011-07-26

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Antibiotics dont work against viruses, but doctors sometimes give antibiotics to patients who have what turns out to be a viral infection, which adds to

SSS 2010-03-26

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Buildings consume about a third of the energy and two-thirds of the electricity in the U.S. Roofs are a good place to try to cut those figures. Because

SSS 2009-01-26

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. There's a huge, gunky brown cloud that lingers over south Asia and the Indian Ocean each winter. Its been known to cause respiratory diseases and even

SSS 2009-02-25

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. They say that money cant buy happiness. Ryan Howell believes that it cansometimes. Howell is a researcher at San Francisco State University. He thought

SSS 2009-03-20

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Some people are worried that the more we learn about genetics, the closer well get to a day when we can choose all sorts of characteristics for our bab

SSS 2009-06-29

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Numerous studies have shown that lack of sleep hurtsit can lead to weight gain, diseases, and of course weakened cognitive functioning. But a bad night

SSS 2008-09-04

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Conditions such as mad cow disease are caused by abnormally shaped proteins, called prions. Prions spread by causing other, normal proteins to misfold

SSS 2008-09-16

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber . This will just take a minute. Theres a traditional bowl in Korea that locals say makes food safer. And they might be right. The bowl is made of almost 80 percent copper. Copper ion

SSS 2008-11-18

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. In theory, scientists could learn a lot about our health by testing tiny amounts of bodily fluidsa drop of blood, a tear, a bead of sweat. But somethin

SSS 2008-11-17

This podcast is brought to you by the American Chemical Society. The global challenges chemistry solutions podcast from ACS discusses how chemistry research is critical in solving some of the world's most daunting problems, concerning energy, food an

SSS 2008-05-12

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. Olive oil producers generally guess the best time to harvest their olives by checking the fruits color. The olive has to hit that perfect spot where they

SSS 2008-04-15

This is scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Predicting a hurricanes strength and speed is crucial in order to save property and lives. Right now, the only way to get accurate information is to fly

SSS 2008-03-19

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. I am Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Ants are known for working together, operating as a unit for the good of the colony. But not so fast, say researchers from the Universities of Leeds an

SSS 2008-02-14

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science .I'm Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. It's Valentine's Day, even for barnacles which are stuck to rocks. But evolution has endowed these stationary creatures with some curious abilities accor

SSS 2009-04-15

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. It's April 15th. Like many people around the country, you might be feeling your blood pressure rise as you deal with everyone's favorite activityfiling