Gulls. You may have noticed that gulls can be pretty aggressive when it comes to grabbing food. But that behavior is more intense than you may know. Some kelp gulls snack on baby whales. Live baby whales. 海鸥!你可能已经注意到,海鸥在吃食...
Humans aren't the only species that forms friendships. Lots of animals prefer to spend their time only with certain individuals. 人类并不是唯一一种会产成友谊的物种。有很多动物都喜欢只跟特定的某些伙伴在一起消磨时...
We all know money cant buy happiness. But according to a recent study, there may be a loophole. A team of researchers finds that shelling out for services that save time can bring greater feelings of life satisfaction than, say, simply buying more st...
That, of course, is the sound of the Himalayan forest thrush. And that sound was a clue to field researchers that they might have a new species of bird on their hands. Even though it was in the bush. You know what I mean. 这是喜马拉雅深林中画...
This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Jason Goldman. 这里是科学美国人60秒科学。我是杰森古德曼。 The Amazon rain forest is under threat. Fragmentation, fires and climate change are just a few of the hazards. In natur...
Every honeybee colony has its own unique scent like a fingerprint. And bees use that scent to recognize their nest matesbasically saying, You smell like me, so Im going to let you into the colony. 就像人类的指纹一样,每个蜂群都有自己独...
Christopher Intagliata: We humans often navigate using road signs and GPS. Elephants, though? 克里斯托弗因塔利亚塔:我们人类经常使用路标和GPS导航。大象呢? Connie Allen, a behavioral ecologist at the University of Exeter in t...
Tiger Sharks, Tracked Over Decades, Are Shifting Their Haunts With Ocean Warming 被追踪的虎鲨正随着海洋变暖而改变出没地 Christopher Intagliata: For Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Christopher Intagliata. As it happens,...
Consider the times youve hopped on a subway, boarded a plane or entered a waiting room. Chances are, you probably avoided engaging with any fellow commuters or patients. But contrary to what we might think, wed be happier if we did strike up a conver...
Heres one of the stranger celebrity sightings out there: Researchers have confirmed that sheep can recognize the actors Emma Watson and Jake Gyllenhaal. 一个不太出名的名人说道:研究人员已经正式,羊可以认出艾玛沃特森和杰...