This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute？ The November 26th issue of the journal Science included a study showing that the extinction of the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago allowed puny mammals to get really...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? For some reason, every year a few dozen runners dash from southern Italy all the way to the North Cape of Norway, in what's called the TransEurope-FootRace. It takes abo...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science.I'm Cynthia Graber.This will just take a minute. Back in April, 2009, this podcast covered research finding that a simple writing exercise helped minority students improve their grades. Now, a new study...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, one major question looms large for millions of large Americans: Are my fat pants fat enough? Thanksgiving marks the start of the h...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. The elderly suffer from an alarming epidemic. A third of people over 65 fall at least once a year. Half of those fall more frequently. Exercise can help,...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. You've seen it on TV. Crime scene investigators show up at what might be a murder scene. There are blood spattersbut no body. Who's the victim? Now, a...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Look at a map and you can tell right away where New York ends and New Jersey begins. But that official border is not a true reflection of how the community is really sha...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Astronomers have already discovered hundreds of exoplanets. But make way for the new kid, which is orbiting a kind of star that models say it shouldnt. Researche...
We humans are pretty good at communicating with sounds other than words. But how much of this is hard-wired, and how much do we pick up from others? To find out, researchers recorded the nonverbal sounds of people born deaf, as they responded to a ra...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? That old saying, she died of a broken heart? It's not just poetry. Studies have shown that some people who lose a loved one may be at greater risk for a heart at...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. Thisll just take a minute. Heres a strange tale of two previously unrelated food products. First: chitlins, that delicacy of fried pig large intestines. Theyre well-loved throughout t...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. If you've ever had to pick up and carry a tired child through the mall, you know that walking sometimes tuckers out the toddlers. Now scientists think th...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Ah, daydreaming. Is there anything more pleasant than sitting back and letting your thoughts drift? Well, yes: not letting your thoughts drift, for one....
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. You've got a text message. You open it up. How are you? it asks. That seems like an almost throw-away question. But that simple message once a week, ma...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Modern human babies are essentially learning machines. After birth, their brains grow in leaps and bounds, allowing infants to lay the groundwork for fut...
