2018-03-06 所属栏目:科学美国人

“Lichens are really cool successful organisms that are composed of at least two symbiotic partners: a fungal partner that provides structure and protection and a photosynthet

2018-03-02 所属栏目:科学美国人

The annual meeting of the National Rifle Association is coming up in May. It's scheduled for Dallas. And if past events are any guide, gun injuries may actually go down in Texas,

2018-03-01 所属栏目:科学美国人

When it comes to sucking blood, mosquitos can play favorites: they show preferences for particular species or even certain individuals. At the same time, their tastes can change, d

2018-03-01 所属栏目:科学美国人

Walking in New York City is almost a competitive sport. <<Midnight Cowboy clip: "Hey! I'm walkin here.">> And people in cities really do walk faster than their country counterpart

2018-02-28 所属栏目:科学美国人

“We find that the composition of ecosystems around the world is changing much more rapidly than we expected. Indeed, much more rapidly than ecological theory predicts.”

2018-02-28 所属栏目:科学美国人

Today we have sophisticated buoys packed with instruments, and robotic underwater drones. But a more than a century ago the seas were surveyed by different types of autonomous data

2018-02-27 所属栏目:科学美国人

If you've ever gone snorkeling or scuba diving—you know how peaceful it sounds under there&hellip; <<reef sounds>>... aside from the crackling sound of snapping shrimp.

Co

2018-02-27 所属栏目:科学美国人

The word "duet" usually refers to a song. But in a sense, every human conversation is a duet—with unwritten rules about when participants take their turns to speak. You can h

2018-02-26 所属栏目:科学美国人

Humans can recognize each other by voice alone. I sound different from other 60-Second Science reporters, for example. In fact, lots of nonhuman animals, of all types, use voices t

2018-02-26 所属栏目:科学美国人

The rise in technology, particularly for information and communication, is radically transforming lifestyles. For example, many people can now work from home and still be in almost

2018-02-24 所属栏目:科学美国人

When it comes to sucking blood, mosquitos can play favorites: they show preferences for particular species or even certain individuals. At the same time, their tastes can change, d

2018-02-23 所属栏目:科学美国人

“We find that the composition of ecosystems around the world is changing much more rapidly than we expected. Indeed, much more rapidly than ecological theory predicts.”

2018-02-22 所属栏目:科学美国人

Killer whales, also called orcas, are like dolphins and belugas—they all have a wide vocal repertoire. <<orca sounds>> But orcas also have unique dialects among different pod

2018-02-22 所属栏目:科学美国人

In the United States, there&rsquo;s a holiday that goes hand in hand with romance. So much so that nine months later, there&rsquo;s a spike in the number of babies born. Valentine&

2018-02-21 所属栏目:科学美国人

One of the drawbacks of researching blue whales is that most of the time you can't see what your study subjects are doing, or how many there are—or even, where they are. Sat

2018-02-21 所属栏目:科学美国人

Today we have sophisticated buoys packed with instruments, and robotic underwater drones. But a more than a century ago the seas were surveyed by different types of autonomous data

2018-02-19 所属栏目:科学美国人

If you&rsquo;re a fan of nature shows, you&rsquo;ve probably heard of the bombardier beetle. When disturbed, this weaponized insect can spray a boiling hot jet of noxious chemicals

2018-02-19 所属栏目:科学美国人

“Well, lots of people recognize that as humans get older they tend to have less and less children...trees do it the other way around.”

David Lindenmayer. He studies co

2018-02-13 所属栏目:科学美国人

If you've ever gone snorkeling or scuba diving—you know how peaceful it sounds under there&hellip; <<reef sounds>>... aside from the crackling sound of snapping shrimp.Compa

2018-02-12 所属栏目:科学美国人

Humans can recognize each other by voice alone. I sound different from other 60-Second Science reporters, for example. In fact, lots of nonhuman animals, of all types, use voices t

2018-02-08 所属栏目:科学美国人

The rise in technology, particularly for information and communication, is radically transforming lifestyles. For example, many people can now work from home and still be in almost

2018-02-07 所属栏目:科学美国人

Killer whales, also called orcas, are like dolphins and belugas—they all have a wide vocal repertoire. <<orca sounds>> But orcas also have unique dialects among different pod

2018-02-05 所属栏目:科学美国人

In the United States, there&rsquo;s a holiday that goes hand in hand with romance. So much so that nine months later, there&rsquo;s a spike in the number of babies born. Valentine&

2018-02-02 所属栏目:科学美国人

Ticks. The tiny arachnids feed on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes even reptiles and amphibians. And disease-causing parasites travel in that blood, from tick to victim a

2018-02-01 所属栏目:科学美国人

The fires that ripped across Napa and Sonoma last year damaged some two dozen wineries, and burned others completely to the ground.

"Yeah and also don't forget Chile burned pret