This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. On its opening day, 90,000 tourists traipsed across the London Millennium Bridge. That pitter patter of pedestrian feet caused the structure to visibly r

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Scientists: Spiders Use Electric Fields to Move through Air Scientists have long wondered how spiders can use the webbing they make to fly. The 19th century English naturalist Charles Darwin commented on their behavior when very small spiders landed

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Rare but Deadly By Susan Brink /2005, U.S. News World Report . All rights reserved with permission. Distributed by Tribune Media Services International. Simple, cheap blood tests could save thousands

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Bladeless Wind Generator Safe for Birds Wind turbines are tall structures with large blades used to produce electricity. They are useful sources of low-cost, renewable energy. But they can also be deadly to birds and bats. The turbines large blades t

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Robot Security Could Help Cut Crime 机器人保安有助于降低犯罪率 Shopping centers, stadiums and universities may soon have a new tool to help fight crime. A California company called Knightscope says its robots can predict and prevent crim

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Kawhi Leonard has now scored 30+points in four consecutive games. The last Spurs player to accomplish this feat? Tim Duncan in 2003-04. 卡哇伊莱昂纳德已经连续四场得到30分+的数据。上一位能够达成这一华丽数据的球员是谁

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