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[科學美國人60秒綜合系列] 60秒科學:Genetic Link For Perfect
We might think perfect pitch is an innate talent. Well, a study in the American Journal of Human Genetics is providing some evidence for that.Perfect pitch, aka absolute pitch, is the rare ability to2009-07-05 編輯:echo
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[科學美國人60秒綜合系列] 60秒科學:Rain Zone Moving North
Rain Zone Moving NorthAn article in Nature Geoscience predicts that the rainiest area on Earth, the intertropical convergence zone, is moving steadily north. Christie Nicholson reports[The following2009-07-03 編輯:melody
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[科學美國人60秒綜合系列] 60秒科學:Why Didn't Earth Fre
Why Didn't Earth Freeze Completely?Research published in the July 2 issue of Nature reveals one reason our planet didn't succumb to an enveloping ice sheet during glacial ages. Christie Ni..2009-07-02 編輯:melody
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[科學美國人60秒綜合系列] 60秒科學:Women Better Than Men&nb
Women Better Than Men with a HammerResearch presented at the Experimental Biology annual meeting reveals that women may be more accurate than men at using a hammer in certain conditions. Christie Nic2009-07-01 編輯:melody
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[科學美國人60秒綜合系列] 60秒科學:Genetic Protection against&nb
Genetic Protection against Sleep DeprivationA study in The Journal of Neuroscience finds that people with a particular version of a gene called Period 3 are better able to handle sleep deprivation be2009-06-30 編輯:melody
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[科學美國人60秒綜合系列] 60秒科學:Wind's Power Potential&nb
Last month, President Obama pledged nearly half a billion dollars toward the development of solar and geothermal energies. But what about wind? A team of scientists estimates that wind turbines in th2009-06-28 編輯:echo
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[科學美國人60秒綜合系列] 60秒科學:Ancient Granary Predates 
A team of archeologists working in Jordan has made a discovery that represents a new chapter in the story of our ancestors' move from foraging to farming. The researchers unearthed an ancient g..2009-06-26 編輯:echo
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[科學美國人60秒綜合系列] 60秒科學:Fish Capable of Judgment
Fish Capable of Judgment CallsIn a report in the journal Behavioral Ecology, fish learned from watching other fish find food and comparing their success rates. Cynthia Graber reports.[The following i2009-06-25 編輯:melody
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[科學美國人60秒綜合系列] 60秒科學:Tools Are Body Parts&nbs
Tools Are Body Parts to BrainIn a report in the journal Current Biology, researchers claim that the brain interprets a tool, such as a hammer, as a temporary extension of your physical body. Karen Ho2009-06-24 編輯:melody
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[科學美國人60秒綜合系列] 60秒科學:Subways Loudest Transit
Subways Loudest Transit Option in NYCIn a report in the American Journal of Public Health performed in New York City, subways were the loudest mass transit option, with potentially hearing-damaging n2009-06-23 編輯:melody