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[科学美国人技术系列] 科学美国人60秒:不安全的感官体验
Here's one way bats might get their next meal: by eavesdropping on flies having sex.有一种方法能让蝙蝠抓到下一顿美餐:窃听正在交配的苍蝇。Bats eat a lot of seemingly undetectable flies. To fi2012-07-25 编辑:melody
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[科技动态] 科技动态:让科学变得更简单?!
Any idea that science is running out of things to study. All you have to do is peel one layer off the onion and you'll find that is all unknown underneath. I'm George Whitesides. I&am2012-07-25 编辑:Jasmine
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[科学美国人技术系列] 科学美国人60秒:蛋白质的第二份工作
Secret identities aren't just for superheroes anymore. Researchers have found that a protein present in everything from amoebas to people is living a double life. Once it binds to DNA, the pr2012-07-26 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人技术系列] 科学美国人60秒:材料科学推动奥运纪录
The London Olympics are about to begin, and spectators will again be riveted by feats that would have been impossible when the modern Olympics began in 1896.伦敦奥运会即将开始,观众将再次被奇观吸引,2012-07-30 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人技术系列] 科学美国人60秒:绿色奥运 空气是关键
Bejing often suffers choking air. But there's now one more thing proven to dissipate it: an Olympics.北京经常遭受令人窒息的空气污染。但事实证明有一件事能驱散它:奥运会。The 2008 summer games2012-07-31 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人技术系列] 科学美国人60秒:虱子叮咬引发过敏
You've probably heard of peanut or shellfish allergies. But a meat allergy? Not as common. Even weirder is what might be causing it—tick bites, according to a study in the Journal of General2012-08-01 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人技术系列] 科学美国人60秒:望远镜观测系外行星和天体物理学现象
At two high-altitude sites, in two countries, two very different telescope projects have come online to scan the skies.为了观测天空,分别在两个国家的高海拔地区建立了截然不同的望远镜项目。At Palomar O2012-08-02 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人地球系列] 科学美国人60秒:紫外线让鱼患皮肤癌
Ultraviolet rays don't just bronze sunseekers on the beach. Underwater, they can give hammerhead sharks a suntan. And worse—give fish skin cancer. So says a study in the journal PLOS ONE.紫外2012-08-06 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人太空系列] 科学美国人60秒:好奇号探测器安全登录火星
"Touchdown confirmed. We are safe on Mars. [Cheers.] Time to see where our Curiosity will take us."“着陆完毕。我们安全抵达火星。现在来看看我们的好奇号漫游车将带我们去何方。”The control ro2012-08-07 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人科学系列] 科学美国人60秒:行人心烦意乱,急诊人次上升
With more and more car accidents attributed to "distracted driving" it's become clear just how dangerous it can be to fiddle with your cell phone while behind the wheel. Now it seem2012-08-03 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人健康系列] 科学美国人60秒:彩色标签帮助消费者选择健康食物
You might not know how many calories were in that sandwich. But if you got lunch at the Massachusetts General Hospital cafeteria, you could tell with one glance whether you'd made a healthful2012-08-08 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人科学系列] 科学美国人60秒:睡眠不足影响疫苗反应
You've probably noticed you're more likely to catch a cold if you pull a lot of all-nighters. But lack of sleep can also compromise your immune system's response to vaccines.2012-08-09 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人科学系列] 科学美国人60秒:跨时区导致运动员生病
Olympic athletes submit their bodies to grueling training. And then they soar around the world to meet the competition. American east coast athletes traveled five time zones to get to London. West co2012-08-10 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人地球系列] 科学美国人60秒:在北极海上勘测石油
The Chukchi Sea lies between Alaska and Russia just north of the Bering Strait. Shell Oil hopes to begin drilling in these Arctic waters in the next few days—if the U.S. government grants permission2012-08-13 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人心理系列] 科学美国人60秒:储物狂不属于强迫症范畴
Some people turn their homes into packrat middens. Such hoarding was thought to be a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD. But in the most recent diagnostic manual of psychological disorders, h2012-08-14 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人太空系列] 科学美国人60秒:在谷歌街景上观赏肯尼迪航天中心
“What we're bringing for our users is basically an immersive experience of a huge portion of the NASA Kennedy Space Center facility.”“基本来说,我们让用户身临其境地感受肯尼迪航天中心的大部2012-08-15 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人科学系列] 科学美国人60秒:怀孕改变体内微生物组织
Having a kid changes everything, from your sleep schedule to the status of that formerly spare room. The stable of bacteria that live in a woman's gut is also transformed when their host beco2012-08-16 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人健康系列] 科学美国人60秒:轻度运动 远离亚健康
Doctors know a lot about prescribing medications. “Take two brisk walks and call me in the morning.” But for many patients, a light get-moving plan might be just what the doctor should have ordered2012-08-17 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人地球系列] 科学美国人60秒:福岛核泄漏导致蝴蝶变异
Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered three meltdowns last year. Paired with hydrogen explosions, these meltdowns allowed radioactive material to escape. So what's th2012-08-20 编辑:melody
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[科学美国人科学系列] 科学美国人60秒:"电疗"土豆 抗氧化物激增
Sweet potatoes contain fiber, vitamin A and calcium. But the way that scientists think they can make them even more healthful is literally shocking. Researchers found that giving a jolt of electricit2012-08-21 编辑:melody