This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Theres a push now to find the fuel of the future. Will it come from corn? Sugarcane? How about bugs? University of Florida entomologist Michael Scharf...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? The World Series starts October 22nd, with the improbable American League champion Tampa Bay Rays hosting the National League best Philadelphia Phillies. And theres a...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. We humans have always pondered the heavens. Astronomy and physics have come out of our wonder at the points of light in the darkness. Scientists now wa...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. In 1953 a student named Stanley Miller did an experiment showing that the simple chemicals present on the early Earth could give rise to the basic buildi...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Senior citizens across the world love keeping their brains busy with crossword puzzles, sudoku or word jumbles. These brain-teasers actually help keep neurons firing...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? October 15th is Global Handwashing Day. And public health officials are hoping to highlight hygiene concerns across the globe. One country that needs a hand with was...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Spending your life hanging out at the seaside might sound like easy living. But for marine mussels, a day at the shore is no walk on the beach. Clinging...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. We all know people who are completely unflappable, able to remain calm in the face of total calamity. Dont you just hate those people? Well, a new study...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? If you're worried about news reports of West Nile virus, you might want to go take a census of the birds in your backyard. Because certain species of birds actually...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It turns out that maybe speciation is, too. Because a study in the October 2nd issue of Nature sugges...
