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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Oct 11, 2016 • 4min
Elephant Footprints Become Tiny Critter Havens
When rain fills the massive footprints left by elephants, communities of aquatic invertebrates quickly move in Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2016 • 4min
Future Wet Suits Otter Be Warmer
Future wet suits with surface textures like the thick fur of otters that trap insulating air layers could keep tomorrow's divers warmer in icy waters.
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Oct 6, 2016 • 3min
Gender Influences Recommendations for Science Jobs
Female applicants to postdoctoral positions in geosciences were nearly half as likely to receive excellent letters of recommendation, compared with their male counterparts. Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 5, 2016 • 4min
Nobel in Chemistry for Molecular Machines
Jean-Pierre Sauvage, James Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa share the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.
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Oct 4, 2016 • 4min
Nobel in Physics for Secrets of Exotic Matter
David J. Thouless, F. Duncan Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz split the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.
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Oct 3, 2016 • 3min
Nobel in Physiology or Medicine to Yoshinori Ohsumi for Autophagy Discoveries
Japan's Yoshinori Ohsumi wins the 2016 prize for discoveries related to autophagy, the process in cells whereby they degrade some of their internal structures and send the parts out for recycling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 2, 2016 • 4min
Great Migration Left Genetic Legacy
Reseachers have started to examine the genetic traces of the movement of some six million African-Americans from the south to the north and west between 1910 and 1970.
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Oct 1, 2016 • 3min
Arctic Pollinator Faces Uncertain Future
A housefly relative appears to be key to the reproductive success of a hardy tundra shrub. But the insect is threatened by the warming climate. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 28, 2016 • 4min
Water Bears' Super Survival Skills Give Up Secrets
A protein from microscopic creatures called tardigrades keeps their DNA protected—and could someday shield humans from radiation.
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Sep 27, 2016 • 4min
Big Earthquakes May Be More Likely During New and Full Moons
When the sun, moon and Earth are aligned, high tidal stress may increase the chances that an earthquake will grow bigger than it otherwise might have been. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
