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科学美国人60秒:Pasta Problem Cracked!
Physicists concern themselves with problems that are profound. The origins of the universe, the nature of time, the composition of matter. And then, there’s spaghetti. A past
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科学美国人60秒:Science News You Might Have Missed
Hi, I’m Scientific American podcast editor Steve Mirsky. And here’s a short piece from the August 2018 issue of the magazine, in the section called Advances: Dispatches
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科学美国人60秒:Pineapple Waste Won't Be Wasted
Pineapples—just thinking about this delicious tropical fruit, rich in vitamin C, might make your mouth water. But have you ever stopped to think where the peel and other wast
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科学美国人60秒:Sometimes Mosquitoes Are Just Thirsty
Hi, I’m Scientific American podcast editor Steve Mirsky. And here’s a short piece from the August 2018 issue of the magazine, in the section called Advances: Dispatches
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科学美国人60秒:Robot Bartender Will Take Your Order
If you've ever used a digital assistant like Siri or Alexa, you know the back and forth doesn't quite have the same rhythm as real human-to-human conversation. The pauses are jus
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科学美国人60秒:As Spring Arrives Earlier, Arctic Geese Speed Up Their Migration
Every spring, a bird called the barnacle goose migrates from the coast of the North Sea to the Russian Arctic, where it breeds. That’s a 3000-kilometer trip. Along the way, t
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科学美国人60秒:Freeloading Ants Help the Workflow
Freeloaders. They just sit around while their hard-working colleagues get things done. But might freeloaders actually be necessary for society to function efficiently? The answer c
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科学美国人60秒:Ancient Americans Bred Symbolically Important Scarlet Macaws
Abandoned pueblos are scattered throughout the southwestern U.S. And at many, archaeologists have uncovered a curious artifact: the skeletons of scarlet macaws. The birds' bright
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科学美国人60秒:Rising CO2 Means Monarch Butterfly Bellyaches
One of the delights of summer is to see monarch butterflies dancing through the air. But it’s becoming harder to see them in certain locales—in some places the populati
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科学美国人60秒:For Some Crows, Migration is Optional
Every winter, huge hordes descend upon the parking lots of big box stores. Not Black Friday shoppers… but crows. There's videos all over YouTube.
科学美国人2018-08-17
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科学美国人60秒:Plants Dominate the Planet's Biomass
Hi, I’m Scientific American podcast editor Steve Mirsky. And here’s a short piece from the August 2018 issue of the magazine, in the section called Advances: Dispatches
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科学美国人60秒:Solar Eclipse of 2017 Boosted Science Interest
Where were you on August 21, 2017? If you’re like me—and a couple hundred million other Americans—you were watching the total eclipse of the sun. <<Sound of Karen
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科学美国人60秒:Crickets Carve Tools to Amplify Their Chirps
Not too long ago we thought that only humans could make and use tools. Then Jane Goodall watched a chimpanzee called David take a small twig, snap the leaves off, stick it into a t
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科学美国人60秒:Computerized Chemical Toxicity Prediction Beats Animal Testing
Chemists come up with new substances every year to go in everything from makeup to medicines. But introducing these chemicals into products also raises questions about their potent
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科学美国人60秒:Better Data Could Mean Better Dating
Dating apps like Bumble and Tinder can help singles couple up. But online dating is also great for scientists.
科学美国人2018-08-14
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科学美国人60秒:To Evolve Baleen, Lose Your Teeth First
Baleen whales are the gentle giants of the sea. Despite their colossal size, they feed on tiny creatures such as krill and zooplankton. That’s because these whales, instead o
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科学美国人60秒:Corn Variety Grabs Fertilizer from the Air
Plants need three things to grow: air, water and nutrients. Farmers usually take care of the last bit by fertilizing their fields. But now scientists have found a type of corn that
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科学美国人60秒:Birds Learn Safety from Other Kinds of Birds
People speak thousands of languages in the world today. And same goes for the bird world.
科学美国人2018-08-09
"Each bird species has effectively its own language." Andy Radford, a professor of behav -
科学美国人60秒:Microbes Share Your Morning Metro Commute
Every day, five million commuters ride the Hong Kong metro. Human commuters that is. Because there are countless more microbes riding the trains, too.
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科学美国人60秒:Oh Say Can You See Subtle Details?
Eagle Eye by Simon Makin
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科学美国人60秒:Some Crows Hit On Dead Companions
Crows react really strongly to one of their own being dead—including gathering around their deceased comrades. Some experts believe that these so-called crow funerals are eff
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科学美国人60秒:Mouth Sets Healing Standard
When you burn your tongue or cut your cheek, the pain can be intense. But the wound heals pretty quickly, compared to injuries elsewhere.
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科学美国人60秒:Border Wall Could Disrupt Hundreds of Species
The U.S.–Mexico border is a hotspot for biodiversity. "You have deserts, you have grasslands, you have mountain ranges." Paul Ehrlich, an evolutionary biologist and ecologist
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科学美国人60秒:Turn a Wall into a Touch Screen Cheap
Hi, I’m Scientific American podcast editor Steve Mirsky. And here’s a short piece from the July 2018 issue of the magazine, in the section called Advances: Dispatches f
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科学美国人60秒:Ancient Tooth Tartar Traps Clues to Iron Age Diet
We have pretty good dental hygiene today—regular brushing, flossing, dental visits. But thousands of years ago? Not so much. Which means the old-timers' teeth had a lot of p
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