60-Second Science
Scientific American
Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.
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Apr 6, 2017 • 3min
Cave Dwellers Battled Bed Bug Bites, Too
Researchers have found the earliest evidence of bugs in the Cimex genus co-habitating with humans, in Oregon's Paisley Caves. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 5, 2017 • 4min
Extreme Storms Are Extreme Eroders
The storm that swept across the Rockies in September 2013 unleashed huge amounts of sediment downstream, doing the work of a century of erosion. Julia Rosen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 3, 2017 • 4min
Spiders Gobble Gargantuan Numbers of Tiny Prey
The low-end estimate for how much the world's spiders eat is some 400 million tons of mostly insects and springtails.
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Mar 29, 2017 • 4min
Your Cat Thinks You're Cool
A study of house cats and shelter cats found that the felines actually tended to choose human company over treats or toys.
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Mar 25, 2017 • 4min
Exoplanets Make Life Conversation Livelier
Astronomer Caleb Scharf weighs what ever more exoplanets mean in the search for extraterrestrial life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 24, 2017 • 3min
Bring Bronx Zoo to Your Living Room
Animal Planet's series The Zoo shows viewers the biological, veterinary and conservation science at a modern zoo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 22, 2017 • 4min
UV Rays Strip Small Galaxies of Star Stuff
Researchers measured the intensity of the universe's ultraviolet background radiation, and say it may be strong enough to strip small galaxies of star-forming gas. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 21, 2017 • 4min
Aggressed-Upon Monkeys Take Revenge on Aggressor's Cronies
Japanese macaques at the receiving end of aggression tend to then take it out on a close associate or family member of the original aggressor.
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Mar 20, 2017 • 4min
Chaotic Orbits Could Cause Catastrophic Collision
Researchers used ancient climate cycles to confirm the solar system’s chaotic planetary orbits. An Earth–Mars collision is one distant outcome. Julia Rosen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 18, 2017 • 4min
Pulling the String on Yo-Yo Weight Gain
Mice that lost weight and then gained back more than they lost maintained an obesity-type microbiome that affected biochemicals involved in either burning or adding fat--suggesting interventions.
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