60-Second Science
By Scientific American
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Anne
Aug 2, 2018
makes me feel smarter in a short pod.
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Jul 23, 2018
Description
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Plants Dominate the Planet's Biomass
00:01:52
About 80 percent of Earth's biomass is plant life, with humans about equal to krill way down the heft chart.
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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Solar Eclipse of 2017 Boosted Science Interest
00:02:56
The Michigan Scientific Literacy Survey of 2017 found that last year's total solar eclipse got Americans more interested in celestial science.
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Aug 14, 2018 |
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Crickets Carve Tools to Amplify Their Chirps
00:02:51
The insects fashion and use "baffles"—sound controllers—made of leaves to produce sound more efficiently. Jason G. Goldman reports.
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Aug 14, 2018 |
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Computerized Chemical Toxicity Prediction Beats Animal Testing
00:02:38
Researchers programmed a computer to compare structures and toxic effects of different chemicals, making it possible to then predict the toxicity of new chemicals based on their structural similarity to known ones.
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Aug 11, 2018 |
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Better Data Could Mean Better Dating
00:02:15
Both men and women tended to pursue mates just 25 percent more desirable than themselves — suggesting they are "optimistic realists." Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Aug 10, 2018 |
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To Evolve Baleen, Lose Your Teeth First
00:02:26
Whale ancestors probably never had teeth and baleen at the same time, and only developed baleen after trying toothlessness and sucking in prey.
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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Corn Variety Grabs Fertilizer from the Air
00:02:05
A variety of corn from Oaxaca, Mexico, has aerial roots that harbor nitrogen-fixing bacteria, allowing the corn to suck nitrogen straight from the air. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Aug 07, 2018 |
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Birds Learn Safety from Other Kinds of Birds
00:01:45
Birds become good at avoiding danger by eavesdropping on the alarm calls of other birds—and the learning occurs without even seeing their peers or predators. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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Microbes Share Your Morning Metro Commute
00:01:42
An analysis of the Hong Kong metro found microbes, including some with antibiotic resistance genes, freshly disperse throughout the system each day. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Aug 02, 2018 |
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Oh Say Can You See Subtle Details?
00:02:24
Different people have differing aptitudes for observing small changes and particular features.
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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Some Crows Hit On Dead Companions
00:02:51
About 5 percent of crows will attempt to copulate with other crows that have joined the choir invisible .
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Jul 31, 2018 |
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Mouth Sets Healing Standard
00:01:48
Certain proteins that coordinate the healing response are present at higher levels in oral tissue—meaning wounds in the mouth fix faster. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Jul 30, 2018 |
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Border Wall Could Disrupt Hundreds of Species
00:01:42
More than 2,500 scientists signed a letter saying that an expanded U.S.–Mexico border wall would threaten both biodiversity and scientific research. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Jul 26, 2018 |
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Turn a Wall into a Touch Screen Cheap
00:02:26
Researchers used a couple of hundred dollars worth of materials to turn a wall into a giant touch screen
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Jul 26, 2018 |
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Ancient Tooth Tartar Traps Clues to Iron Age Diet
00:01:32
By analyzing the proteins in ancient dental plaque, archaeologists determined that British menus almost three millennia ago featured milk, oats and peas. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Jul 24, 2018 |