This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. If you paid attention during high school biology, you probably remember that girls are born with all the eggs theyll ever have, whereas guys are churning...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? We all know to wash our hands after handling raw poultry. But next time youve just cruised down the interstate behind a truck full of chickens or Thanksgiving turkey...
Darwin's fabled isles, the Galapagos, are in need of a makeover. And removing invasive species of plants tops the to-do list for the islands restoration. But six species that were set to be exterminated have gotten a reprieve. Because a new study fin...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Electronics come in all shapes and sizesbut theres been a limit on their flexibility. Now, researchers say theyve created electronics that can be shape...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Its called the broken windows theory and it says that in a neighborhood where buildings have broken windows, people are more likely to engage in bad beha...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? The most common natural disaster in the U.S. is flash flooding, which usually hits out of the not clear blue sky. Now researchers are trying to establish an early warn...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? The jury is still out on the relationship between cell phone use and brain tumors. But the American Association of Neurological Surgeons has issued a statement to remi...
This podcast is brought to you by the American Chemical Society. The global challenges chemistry solutions podcast from ACS discusses how chemistry researchers critical in solving some of the world's most daunting problems, concerning energy, food an...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. In theory, scientists could learn a lot about our health by testing tiny amounts of bodily fluidsa drop of blood, a tear, a bead of sweat. But somethin...
This podcast is brought to you by the American Chemical Society. The global challenges chemistry solutions podcast from ACS discusses how chemistry research is critical in solving some of the world's most daunting problems, concerning energy, food an...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Rachel Kremen. Got a minute? Researchers have discovered that improving voter turnout tends to result in better decision-makingat least amongst fish. A recent study of stickleback found that they s...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Weve heard that a mothers weight during pregnancy can influence the weight of her offspring. Now a study of rats shows that the fat content in a moms d...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. They say that the best offense is a good defense. And the best defense might be the most offensive. Take, for example, the barfing caterpillars of the be...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? If you're too tired to think straight, it might be because parts of your brain are already asleep at the wheel. A team of neuroscientists from Washington State Unive...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Every year, scores of manatees are killed by boats in Floridas waters. Their plight is an ecological concern. And everyone from marine biologists to Marg...
