This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber, this will just take a minute. Sex might seem like one of those little gifts from evolution. But its pretty inefficient from an evolutionary perspective. Itd be much easier to reprod...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? Creationists often publish lists of a few dozen scientists who doubt Darwin. So in 2003, the National Center for Science Education put together a list of 200 scientist...
VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we get to know more about a famous creature known for its pale skin, pointy teeth and big hunger for human blood. Vampires have held an im...
VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Charles Darwin And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This month is the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of one of the most influential thinkers in science history. Charles Darwin...
17.Evolution of sleep Sleep is very ancient. In the electroencephalographic sense we share it with all the primates and almost all the other mammals and birds: it may extend back as far as the reptiles. There is some evidence that the two types of s...
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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Evolution and Intelligent Design By Jill Moss Broadcast: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Sarah Long. VOICE TWO...
Sleep is very ancient. In the electroencephalographic sense we share it with all the primates and almost all the other mammals and birds: it may extend back as far as the reptiles. There is some evide...
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Sleep is very ancient. In the electroencephalographic sense we share it with all the primates and almost all the other mammals and birds: it may extend back as far as the reptiles. There is some evide...