This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. This will just take a minute. Youve probably chased a fly or two around the house this summer. And, chances are, it took a few swings before you brought down the buzzing nuisance....
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. If youve ever spent time with toddlers, sooner or later youll hear the word Mine! Its usually followed by an adult saying, Now, now, you have to learn to...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. The plague is most famous for killing tens of millions of people all over Europe in the 1300s. Plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis. And th...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Don't be fooled by those big bovine eyes and the mouth slowly chewing cudcows have a magnetic personality. At least thats the claim made by German researchers in the...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute? For accurate weather forecasting and climate analysis, researchers need the best models possible about how the air circulates above the earth. And a new study is challe...
This scientific Americans 60-second science, Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? One of the drawbacks to attending a sporting event can be the boorish behavior of some fans who have pounded down the brewskies. Now comes a study that finds that three quart...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This'll just take a minute. A trip to the emergency room is usually traumatic. It has to be. Why else would you be going? But new research shows that it also tends to be confusing. S...
This is Scientific Americans Sixty Seconds Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Youve no doubt heard that grapefruit juice can greatly increase the effects of some drugs. Even to a dangerous degree. Pharmacologist David Bailey made that discovery...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Some people never forget a face. Others never forget a flu. Even if they were infected more than 90 years ago. A team of American scientists studied 32 p...
This is Scientific American 60-second Science. I am Steve Mirsky. Got a few minutes? Today we have a special edition featuring a brief interview with Scientific Americans Larry Greenemeier. So, Larry, whos..whos the fan of our video right now? Well a...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Laundry detergents and air fresheners have long promised to keep your house and clothes smelling sunshine fresh and rain shower clean. But what they haven't said is...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin . This will just take a minute. Unless youre talking about killer bees, its hard to imagine a situation in which killers and bees would be related. But it turns out that scientists are...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Since so many species in a food web are interconnected, the demise of a one can mean extinction for several others that depend on it for food. Thanks to things like...
Transcript This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber . This will just take a minute. Some peppers have a mild, fresh flavor. But others burn your lips and leave a lingering, numbing kick. If you enjoy that tingling thrill, y...
Transcript This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer . Got a minute? Apparently all of the gyms in the suburbs can't compensate for a good old walk. At least that's the story told by a report in the September issue of the...
