Science Quickly

In this discussion, Christopher Intagliata, an insightful reporter on avian behavior, explores the intriguing contrasts between urban and rural birds. City-dwelling bullfinches showcase remarkable problem-solving abilities and boldness, outsmarting their country counterparts. Intagliata highlights how these urban birds may develop stronger immune systems through their adaptive scavenging habits. The resilience and cleverness of birds adapting to city life make for a fascinating look into nature's response to urban challenges.

Quasars can shape galaxy evolution with their incredible 135 million mph winds

The podcast explores the science behind baseball's fastest pitches, including the physics, strain on pitchers' arms, psychology, and neuroscience. It also discusses how some hitters perceive pitches to completely disappear.

Some white storks have stopped migrating to Africa due to the abundance of food in landfills. This has led to an increase in the overwintering population in Portugal, but what will happen when the landfills close in 2018?

Researchers have developed a cheaper and easier-to-make smart glass that can change transparency quickly. It is flexible and foldable, making it ideal for various uses like camouflage uniforms.

Cornell Lab researcher Eduardo Inigo-Elias talks about the potential impact of improved US-Cuba relations on scientific collaborations, emphasizing the value of collaboration in addressing environmental challenges.

Biologist and author Sean B. Carroll discusses the remarkable ecological recovery of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, where conservation efforts and ecosystem restoration led to a thriving population of 72,000 large animals within a decade, offering ecological optimism.

Musicians excel at separating meaningful audio streams in a crowded environment, according to a study comparing musicians and non-musicians' ability to understand speech in noisy settings.

Learn how human-made noise can affect seafloor creatures and disrupt marine ecosystems in this episode.

Researchers discuss how they used audio to accurately predict bat populations in caves.