This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I am Adam Hintertheur, got a minute? These days it seems no one's job is safe from computerized replacements, now it is time to add coffee experts to that list. Scientists at the Nestl Research Center...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I am Karen Hopkin, this'll just take a minute. For years, advocates have touted the use of biofuels as a clean burning alternative to gasoline, now a pair of studies published in the Feb 8 issue of Sci...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Last month the journal Science reported that a Swedish company was planning on using the body heat generated by commuters in a Stockholm train station to...
This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I am Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Hitting your mid-forties? Chances are you are feeling down but don't hang your head. You are just at the bottom of life's U shaped path of happiness. You might not...
This is Scientific Americans' 60-second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. When you have an itch nothing feels better than a good scratch. Now scientists from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center think they know why. Th...
This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. Thisll just take a minute. When is an ant like a piece of fruit? When its infected by a parasite. Researchers affiliated with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute discovered t...
This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I'm Chelsea Wald. Got a minute? Vinaigrette dressing: when you shake it little vinegar droplets scatter through the oil, but when you put it down, the droplets merge and the dressing separates. That's...
This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. I am Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. Air pollution is bad for our health, but scientists say we don't know much about the long-term effects. So researchers in Canada and the Netherlands dec...
This is Scientific Americans' 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? The search for alternative fuels to gasoline has led to surprising possibilities, for instance, the waste oil for making French fries. But one of the most unusual alterna...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Every expecting mother gets asked the question: boy or girl? For mammals like us, its an easy call. Two X chromosomes you get pink booties. X and a Y you g...