This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. The common method of closing a surgical incision is simply to stitch the patient up. There are some issues, though. Good stitching can be challenging,
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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christie Nicholson . Got a minute? Altruism poses a problem for the theory of survival of the fittest. If we help others at a cost to ourselves, nice-guy behavior should die out, because we are giv
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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? At Antarcticas Blood Falls, the ice is stained red by ancient, iron-rich water pouring out of subglacial lakes formed millions of years ago. The cascading water is e
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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? Male chimpanzees often compete aggressively for mates. Now researchers have observed a friendlier behavior that males use to woo potential partners: they exchange meat
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This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Netflix isnt satisfied with the way its system recommends new movies to customers based on their viewing habits. So the mail-order DVD rental company has offered outsi
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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. April 25th was World Malaria Day. The mosquito-borne disease is still one of the biggest killers in developing countries with a death toll of a million
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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christie Nicholson. Got a minute? Which would you rather see: a rare Nepalese gharial or a common vole? Even without knowing what these animals are, you might be more intrigued by the gharial, simp
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