Say Wilbur, get a load of this story. If you grew up in the '60s, you probably recognize the voice of Mr. Ed, TVs talking horse. And it turns out, he might recognize your voice, too. A new study shows that even non-talking horses can tell individual...
This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, I am Christopher Intagliata, got a minute? You've probably seen clouds of insects swirling round a streetlamp at night. But something you may not have noticed is that streetlights attract bugs to the gr...
This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, I am Christopher Intagliata, got a minute? You see a guy walking a pit bull with a studded collar. What's your first thought?: tough guy, right? Well, probably. But chances are he's a conscientious, rul...
This is scientific American's 60 seconds science. I'm Sophie Bushwick, got a minute. Tens of millions of years ago, cephalopods were hiding from enemies in clouds of ink. And it turns out thatcuttlefish today producing ink that's almost identical. Re...
This is scientific Americans 60 second science, I am Sophie Bushwick. got a minute. Tens of millions of years ago, cephalopods were hiding from their enemies in clouds of ink. And it turns out that cuttlefish today produce ink thats almost identical....
If you could add cells anywhere in your body, you might pick your brain. More brain cells should make you smarter, right? Well, a new study shows that they might just make you fatter. Becauseanimals that make new nerve cells in a brain region that co...
Its a confusing world for babies. To make sense of it, they look for intellectual stimulation. But theyre only interested if what they look at is not too hard to comprehendor boringly easy. Researchers call it the Goldilocks effect, in a study in the...
Stockbrokers are some of the highest paid sales workers in the country. But they also have one of the largest gender pay gaps in sales jobsdata from the mid 90s show that women made 20 percent less than men. But stockbrokers are usually paid through...
Does an ice-cold drink actually taste better than the same beverage at room temperature? Depends on what its taste is: a new study finds that the intensity of some flavors varies with temperature. The work is in the journal Chemosensory Perception. R...
Turns out youre not just what you eat. Youre when you eat. Because a new study in mice suggests that, in the battle of the bulge, the timing of meals influences the piling on of pounds. In the experiment, researchers gave groups of mice either standa...
This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Karen Hopkin, This will just take a minute. If youve ever spent time watching chimps at the zoo, youve probably wondered: what are they thinking? Well, the answer might be simple: could be theyre fi...
Have you ever wanted to turn down the volume at a deafening concert or noisy bar? Envy the whale: a new study finds that toothed whales can reduce their own auditory sensitivity when they expect a loud sound. The work is presented at this weeks Acous...
This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, I am Cynthia Graber, This will just take a minute. Scientists are looking for Earth-like planets around other stars. But one way to limit the search can be to figure out where an Earth-like planet canno...
This is Scientific Americans 60 second Science, I am Sophie Bushwick, got a minute? One family generally dines on Chinese takeout while their neighbors eat home-cooked meatloaf. You say potato, I say potahto. And humans arent the only primate species...
If you enjoy sharing all your likes and dislikes on Facebook, youre definitely not alone: research finds that broadcasting personal opinions gives people the same sense of reward as earning money. The study is in the Proceedings of the National Acade...
