60-Second Science
By Scientific American
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Aug 2, 2018
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Jul 23, 2018
Description
| Episode | Date |
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Join Blue Planet II Live-Tweet
00:01:27
Starting December 16, ocean scientists will live-tweet the BBC documentary series Blue Planet II, available via Netflix.
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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Big-Boned Chickens May Be Humans' Geologic Legacy
00:02:21
Millions of years from now, the geologic record of the "Anthropocene" will be littered with plastics, yes, but also chicken bones. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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Ancient Marine Reptiles Had Familiar Gear
00:02:07
Ichthyosaurs had traits in common with turtles and modern marine mammals, like blubber and countershading camouflage. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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Little Aphids Ride Big Ones to Safety
00:02:49
When trouble lurks, juvenile aphids drop off of the plants they're eating and hitch a ride on bigger aphid escapees.
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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Utah's Deserts Are Bee Hotspots
00:02:08
The Trump administration is shrinking Utah's desert monuments, stripping some federal protections for wild pollinators. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Dec 09, 2018 |
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Who's a Smart Dog?!
00:03:03
An estimate of dog intelligence requires looking at non-dogs as well to understand what's special to canines and what is just typical of the taxonomic groups they're in.
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Dec 07, 2018 |
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Data Reveals Most Influential Movies
00:01:53
By analyzing the network connections between 47,000 films on IMDb, researchers found the most influential films ever made. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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Blue Whales Have Changed Their Tune
00:02:32
In the last few decades blue whale calls have been getting lower in pitch—and a rebound in their numbers may be the reason. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Dec 01, 2018 |
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Smart Meters Speed Showers
00:02:14
Smart meters on showerheads encouraged hotel guests to conserve—even though they personally saved no money. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Nov 27, 2018 |
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Mars Mission Makes Clean Landing
00:03:09
The sounds of the Mars InSight Mission control room during the tense minutes leading to the landing on the surface.
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Nov 26, 2018 |
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Do Wine over Those Brussels Sprouts
00:01:39
Taking a swig of red wine before eating Brussels sprouts appears to moderate Brussels sprouts' polarizing flavor. Christopher Intagliata reports
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Nov 22, 2018 |
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Rains Bring a Microbial Massacre to Chilean Desert
00:01:56
Freak heavy rainstorms in 2015 and 2017 wiped out many dry-adapted microbes in the Atacama Desert, useful info in the search for life off Earth. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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Consensual Hugs Seem to Reduce Stress
00:02:13
People who had a conflict in a given day but also got hugged were not as affected by the negative interaction as were their unhugged counterparts.
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Nov 18, 2018 |
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World's Largest Organism Faces Bleak Future
00:03:19
The single organism that is the Utah aspen grove known as Pando is on the decline due to herbivores wiping out its youngest tree outgrowths
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Nov 17, 2018 |
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U.S. Immigrants Leave Country—and Microbes—Behind
00:02:15
Immigrants to the U.S. lose their native mix of gut microbes almost immediately after arriving in the U.S.—which researchers can't quite explain. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Nov 15, 2018 |