In mice, a test for lung cancer involves nanoprobes that recognize tumors and send reporter molecules into the urine for simple analysis. Full Transcript Imagine getting screened for early-stage lung cancer simply by taking a deep breath from an inha...
As he endorsed Joe Biden today, former president Barack Obama touched on some environmental, economic and science matters. Full Transcript Earlier today, April 14, former President Barack Obama posted a 12-minute address in which he endorsed Joe Bide...
Researchers studying yellow warbler responses to the parasitic cowbird realized that red-winged blackbirds were eavesdropping on the calls and reacting to them, too. Full Transcript Brown-headed cowbirds are obligate brood parasites. That means they...
Well, its probably there because the odds on its presence have gone way up in the past 40 years. But such parasites are still much more of a health problem for whales and dolphins than they are for us. Full Transcript Im a big fan of sushi and cevich...
Although the tusk can be a weapon, the variation in tusk length among animals of similar body size points to it being primarily a mating status signal. Full Transcript Deep beneath the frozen surface of the Arctic swims a sea unicorn. In reality, its...
Pulitzer-winning Laurie Garrett, author of The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance, talks about the dangers of politicians offering coronavirus misinformation. Full Transcript You know, the other day we had a bright, sunn...
Tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo have tested positive for the virus, and studies show that house catsbut apparently not dogscan become infected. Full Transcript The COVID-19 pandemic has a lot of people stuck at home with their catswhich raises some...
Humboldt squid can rapidly change the pigmentation and luminescence patterns on their skin by contracting and relaxing their muscles, possibly to communicate. Full Transcript More than 1,500 feet below the surface of the ocean, its darker than a moon...
This is Scientific American's 60-second Science, I'm Christine Herman. 这里是科学美国人60秒科学系列,我是克里斯汀赫尔曼。 Tobacco plants of, course, are grown to make cigarettes. But tobacco is also used a lot in scientific re...
This is Scientific American's 60-second Science, I'm Steve Mirsky. 这里是科学美国人60秒科学系列,我是史蒂夫米尔斯基。 So what is the connection between AI and rhinoceri? Surprisingly direct. 人工智能与犀牛之间有什么联...