This is Scientific American 60 Second Science, I am Steve Mursky, Got a minute? Obese people have higher risks for diabetes, heart disease, arthritisand injuries in car accidents? Yes, in part because theyre far less likely to wear a seat belt. Thats...
This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick, got a minute? Does your puppy turn his nose up at his own chowbecause he wants some of whatever it is that youre having? A new study finds that, when it comes to food, dogs recogniz...
Does your puppy turn his nose up at his own chowbecause he wants some of whatever it is that youre having? A new study finds that, when it comes to food, dogs recognize human social signals about what's good. The work is in the journal Public Library...
This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick, Got a minute? Music, film and video game makes face a new online, digital world. And some are testing a revolutionary pricing system: pay what you want. But a new study finds that...
This is Scientific Americans 60 Second Science, I am Cynthia Graber, this will just take a minute~ Want to suss out the existence of a shy mammal in a tropical jungle? Just check a bloodsucking leech. Scientists estimate that about a quarter of the w...
This is Scientific American 60 Second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick, go a minute? Its tough to pick a familiar face out of a crowdbut focusing on a known voice in a noisy room is easy. And a new study scanned volunteers brains to look at how we solve...
As it ages, white paper turns distinctive of yellow, but why? To find out, scientists artificially aged modern paper to rebuild the changes on the molecular level, the researchers in the Journal physical review of letters, for 48 days, 3 unpleached p...
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As it ages white paper turns a distinctive yellow. But why? To find out, scientists artificially aged modern paper to reveal the changes on the molecular level. The research is in the Journal Physical Review Letters. For 48 days, three unbleached pap...
This is Scientific American 60 second Science I am Sophie Bushwick, got a minute? As it ages, white paper turns a distinctive yellow. But why? To find out, scientists artificially aged modern paper to reveal the changes on the molecular level. The re...
Spring is in the air. And so are those dang insects, hungry for a blood meal. The victim can wind up with a bunch of bites, red and itchy. So what drugs can quench that itch? Maybe none, according to a study in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin. Res...
This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, I am Steve Mirsky. If you have paraskevidekatriaphobia, today is not your day. Thats right, paraskevidekatriaphobia is fear of Friday the 13th and the accidents, mishaps and misfortunes thought by some...
This is Scientific American, 60-second science. I'm Cynthia Graber.This will just take a minute. When an animal faces a predator, its senses go into overdrive. So scientists wondered, could human anxiety be an evolutionary legacy to protect us agains...
Global warming might seem like a mechanic boom after all milder temperatures in more carbon dioxide and nitrogen should feed flower. But ten years study has found that any initial positive effect on plants from climate change may soon disappear. The...
This is scientific American 60 second Science, I am Christopher Intagliata, got a minute? Free smart phone apps might seem like a deal. But they can have a hidden cost: your phone's battery life. That's because free apps often serve up ads, which can...