This is scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Cynthia Graber. Thisll just take a minute. The Taliban destroyed international treasures when they wrecked the ancient Buddha statues in Afghanistans Bamiyan region. But new treasures have now bee...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Karen Hopkin. This'll just take a minute. Mozart was a genius. Duke Ellington, genius. Ringo Starr? Well, Ringo may be smarter than you think. Because a new study from Stockholm shows that people w...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Chirisopher Intagliata, got a minute? But mum, that's not fair! sound familiar? Even as children we hate getting gypped, whether it's fewer slices of pizza or lousy presents from Santa. More surpri...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Adam Hinterthuer, got a minute? If a train heading east leaves Chicago at noon, and a train heading west leaves New York an hour later, would that make you any better at math? New evidence says No...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Considering getting pregnant and want to influence whether you have a boy or a girl? According to new research published in the Proceedings of the Roya...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Karen Hopkin, this will just take a minute. Shakespeare once said: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. And that is true today as it was 400 years ago. What's different now, though, is th...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Ben Franklin started it and it's hotter than ever: research on lightning. For the first time, a team of European scientists have used lasers to create...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Youve probably heard about mercury contamination in fish. But a new study says that the toxin has climbed out of the water. Researchers from the College of William Mar...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. Hi, Steve Mirsky. Here, I'm going over our usual one minute today. By now you've probably heard of Expelled, the new Ben Stein anti-evolution crocumentary. It officially opens today, as I speak that's...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I am Steve Mirsky.Got a minute? Talk about your vicious cycles. A new study finds that belly fat could be making you hungrier. Which would lead to more belly fat. The research was performed at the Univ...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? When I got into a cage with a Komodo dragon almost 10 years ago for a story, I had no idea that its skull was so special. Neither did scientists until now. But a report...
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...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. In vitro fertilization(试管受精) efforts can be helped by oddly enough oral contraceptives .That's the finding from Tel Aviv University, site of the...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer, Got a minute? Hillary is undecided; Obama and McCain both passed. But the scientific community is committed to staging a candidates debate about science and technology. They want...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Steve Mirsky, got a minute? Every Star Trek fan knows theres matter and antimatter, but why is there apparently so much more matter than antimatter？Scientific American's JR Minkel: Two recent exp...
