This is Scientific American's 60-second Science, I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Back on January 15th, US Airways Flight 1549 made that amazing water landing in the Hudson after both engines were taken out by Canada geese, which can weigh eight pound...
This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin, this will just take a minute. When it comes to lizards' sex, size dose matter. But not in the way you might think. Because in the June 4th online issue of Journal Current Biology, sci...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. This will just take a minute. Remember the heady days of 2007 before the large economy sized recession? Well, even back then medical problems contributed to over 62 percent of all ban...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Seismologists spend a lot of time listening to the earth. Ocean acoustic monitors have been providing information on the earths vibrations since the 1930...
Leptin is a hormone made by fat cells that tells you when you're full. If you didn't have leptin---and some people don't---youd eat way too much, get real fat and almost certainly develop diabetes. Leptin acts like a natural appetite suppressant. Kid...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky, got a minute? On May 19th, President Obama announced a new federal gas mileage standard. He wants the country's entire car and light truck fleet to average 35.5 miles per gallon by 20...