60秒科学:Freeing the Mind to Forget

Freeing the Mind to Forget Young brains can forget painful memories, but old ones tend not to. An animal study in the journal Science finds that it may be possible to restore the old brain to its younger, more pliable state. Karen Hopkin reports Som

New Study Suggests Dogs May Be Smarter than Cats

This is Whats Trending Today. Are you a cat person or a dog person? People around the world are bitterly divided about which animal is the better pet. But a new study may have found a clear winner when it comes to which animal is more intelligent: do

SSS 2011-04-19

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Believe it or not, George isnt at home, please leave a message at the beep. So what happens when you cant get George? Some viewers have a tough time. Get out. No, its true

SSS 2012-02-20

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I'm Steve Mirsky, got a minute? In science, citations are gold. A journal article that gets cited a lot is usually considered a valuable piece of work. Now comes a study claiming that the number of times

SSS 2010-11-30

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute？ The November 26th issue of the journal Science included a study showing that the extinction of the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago allowed puny mammals to get really

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Getting Scientists to Tell All When It Comes to Possible Conflicts of Interest With Drug CompaniesBy Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE

Animal Fats and Breast Cancer

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: August 27, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization says more than one-million people this year will discover the

SSS 2008-07-18

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin.This'll just take a minute. Counting is one of the first things we teach our kids. I mean, every parents probably said, You had better be in that bed by the time I count to three. Fol

SSS 2008-04-11

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

SSS 2009-02-09

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. In the hit movie Slumdog Millionaire, the star answers game show questions correctly based on his life experiences. At least one right answer, however,

SSS 2010-07-20

A couple of studies on perception. First, theres now visual data to back up the idea that everything looks kinda gray when you feel blue. Researchers examined how the retina responds to different black-and-white contrast situations. They did the test

SSS 2010-06-17

Thats a shout World Cup enthusiasts dont hear too frequently. Soccers known for low-scoring games, which makes it difficult to find an objective means of measuring the skill of top players. In a given game, a couple might nail a goal or have an assis

SSS 2011-04-18

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Grabera. This will just take a minute. Keeping the brain active and engaged appears to combat the cognitive decline associated with getting older. Now a study has found a new, but related,

SSS 2011-09-02

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science.I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Hi. Im running. Im also telling some ofmy stem cells what to do right now. Well, I probably am, based on a new study with mice. We have what are called mesenchymal stemce

SSS 2011-01-12

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Remember affirmations? Because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggonit, people like me. Well, if Stuart Smalley's shot-in-the-arm makes you smile

SSS 2011-01-13

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Christie Nicholson. Got a minute? Performance anxiety can be crippling. Entertainers who suffer from it come up with creative defenses. Bono has his purple shades. The indie rock singer Cat Power fac

SSS 2012-02-17

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I'm Steve Mirsky, got a minute? In science, citations are gold. A journal article that gets cited a lot is usually considered a valuable piece of work. Now comes a study claiming that the number of times

60秒科学:Amygdala's Acidic Aspiration Answer

Amygdala's Acidic Aspiration Answer A study in the journal Cell shows that the buildup of carbon dioxide when we stop breathing causes a pH change that signals proteins in the brain to force us to inhale. Karen Hopkin reports. Maybe its happened to y

New Broccoli Study

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - New Home for Elephants / Antarctic Vol

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - New Home for Elephants / Antarctic Volcano / Plastic Ocean Pollution By Broadcast: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: This is Science in the News, in VOA Special English.