This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Quality truffles can sell for more than a $1000 a pound. Theyre also valuable in environmental research, work thats discussed in an article called The Hidden Life of Tru...
Two years ago, Duke University Medical Center researchers said that the supposedly useless appendix is actually where good gut bacteria safely hide out during some unpleasant intestinal conditions. Now the research team has looked at the appendix ove...
