Yael, do you notice the days changing length over the course of the year? 雅埃尔，你有没有注意到一年中每一天的长度在改变么？ Sure, Don, it stays light later in the summer and gets dark earlier in the winter. 当然了，唐，夏...
When you have an itch, you scratch it. 痒痒就挠挠。 What could be more simple than that? 还有什么比这更简单的吗? Scratching itches is one of our most basic instincts, one which we share with many other animals. 挠痒是我们与许多...
Yael:Welcome to another episode of Lunch with Don and Yael. 雅埃尔:欢迎来到唐和雅埃尔的另一个午餐时光。 So, Don, what are you eating today? 那唐，你今天吃什么? Don:Nothing. 唐:什么都不吃。 YAEL:Nothing!Are you on...
A long wait, on this Moment of Science. 本期《科学一刻》将和您聊聊长久等待。 You might have heard the old adage that glass is a liquid, 你可能听老话讲玻璃是一种液体, and if you go over to Europe and look at the stained...
Don:It's time once again to go to the A Moment of Science Mailbag. 唐:又到了科学一刻的来信互动环节。 Yael:A listener writers in: 雅埃尔:一位听众这样写道: Dear AMOS: 亲爱的《科学一刻》栏目组: Why does it seem lik...
Part of the fun of eating almonds or pecans is cracking the shell and getting the nut. 吃杏仁和胡桃的部分乐趣来源于敲碎外壳后得到果仁。 But, some nuts, like cashews, are almost always sold shelled and roasted. 然而，有些坚...
Why? Well, your body is tuned to what are called circadian rhythms which determine things like when you fall asleep, and when you wake up. 这是为什么呢？身体遵循生理节律，比如它决定你何时入睡，何时醒来这样的事情。...
If you're a true sports fan, you've probably lost sleep wondering if jet lag affects the performance of your favorite teams. 如果你是铁杆体育迷，你可能会通宵熬夜，想要知道时差是否会影响你所喜爱的球队的表现。 Y...
Their finding? 结果如何呢？ The coots that couldn't tell when a stranger's egg had been stuck into their nest laid that many fewer of their ownsneak one in, the coot lays one fewer. 不能认出陌生蛋骨顶巢里的蛋越来越多，而自己的...
Can animals count? 动物能数数吗？ People count easily, from the time we are little kids and learn our one-two-threes. 数数对人类而言易如反掌，孩提时代就开始数一二三了。 But what about other species? 但是其它物种如...
Most people assume that roosters are programmed to crow at the first sign of sunlight to announce the dawning of a new day, or some such romantic notion. 大多数人都会认为每当第一缕阳光照耀大地，公鸡就会按规律打鸣表示崭新...
It's four A.M. 早上四点， You're tucked safely into a warm bed, savoring the last few hours of sleep before daybreak. 你还躺在温暖的被窝里，享受着天亮前几个小时的睡眠时间。 And then, suddenly 然而就在这时突然一阵...
The results are spectacular. 结果非常惊人。 Thanks to their super-nutritious diet, queen bees grow up to one and a half times larger than regular bees, live forty times longer than normal bees, and lay up to two thousand eggs per day. 由于超有...
According to legend, King Arthur gained the crown by pulling a sword from a rock. 根据传说，亚瑟王当年是从岩石里拔出一把剑从而得到了王位。 Queen honeybees have an equally enchanting way of ascending to the throne. Introduc...
The answer is, no! 答案当然是No。 Evidence indicates that prior use of some drugs impairs the brain's ability to forge new connections between neurons in response to new experiences. 科学证据表明在接触新事物之前服用某些药物会...
