This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin, this will just take a minute. When it comes to lizards' sex, size dose matter. But not in the way you might think. Because in the June 4th online issue of Journal Current Biology, sci
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This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Seismologists spend a lot of time listening to the earth. Ocean acoustic monitors have been providing information on the earths vibrations since the 1930
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Leptin is a hormone made by fat cells that tells you when you're full. If you didn't have leptin---and some people don't---youd eat way too much, get real fat and almost certainly develop diabetes. Leptin acts like a natural appetite suppressant. Kid
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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky, got a minute? On May 19th, President Obama announced a new federal gas mileage standard. He wants the country's entire car and light truck fleet to average 35.5 miles per gallon by 20
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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. This will just take a minute. Remember the heady days of 2007 before the large economy sized recession? Well, even back then medical problems contributed to over 62 percent of all ban
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This is Scientific American's 60-second Science, I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Back on January 15th, US Airways Flight 1549 made that amazing water landing in the Hudson after both engines were taken out by Canada geese, which can weigh eight pound
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This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Guys, heres another reason to eat your veggies: they might be good for your sperm. Some studies show that male fertility and whats called seminal quali
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This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. For folks whove engaged in the strange ritual of speed dating, finding that special someone is like winning a romantic game of musical chairs. Now scient
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This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. What do a hummingbird, a moth, and a maple tree have in common? They all use a similar trick to fly. Okay, okay, a maple tree doesnt fly. But its seeds k
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This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute？ When an Iraqi reporter threw his shoe at President Bush, University of Washington neurologists were delighted. But not because of politics. The fling was just real
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This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Could it be that our understanding of rain was all wet? A new study says that some drops of rain are falling faster than they should be. Which ultimately means that it m
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This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. About a billion years from now, some scientists say, the sun will be too bright for comfort, and our formerly hospitable planet will no longer be able to
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This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. If you were a bird, how big could you be? Well, an ostrich can weigh 400 poundsbut it cant get off the ground. So what if you want to fly? University of
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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Christie Nicholson. Got a minute? Oh! Shoot. We might think that women are not as adept as men at wielding heavy tools, like say, hammers, according to popular stereotypes. But it turns out women m
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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Numerous studies have shown that lack of sleep hurtsit can lead to weight gain, diseases, and of course weakened cognitive functioning. But a bad night
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This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Last month, President Obama pledged nearly half a billion dollars toward the development of solar and geothermal energies, but what about wind? A team of s
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This is Scientific American's 60-second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Heres a clip from last weeks CalTech commencement address by Secretary of Energy and physics Nobel Laureate Steven Chu. Most scientists are optimistic by nature. Part of my optimism c
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This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Stand clear of the closing doors, please. Definitely keep your arms and legs away from the closing doors on the subway. But theres a potentially more insidious danger to y
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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. If all you have is a hammer, they say that everything looks like a nail. But when you use that hammer, it looks like you are arm to your brain anyway. A
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This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Theres plenty of evidence that animals learn from one another. But until now, it was thought that only humans make judgment calls, such as that woman see
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