Youve heard of synchronized swimming. But what about synchronized blinking? No, its not a new Olympic sport for slackers. Its something that seems to ...
Remember Dick and Jane? And their dog Spot? Maybe you read about them in first grade. See Spot run. Run, Spot, run! Well, a new study in the journal P...
When Michael Phelps is out of the water, he towers over mere non-Olympic mortals. Then he slips into the pool, and makes record-breaking speed seem ef...
Why did the orangutan cross the forest canopy? Presumably, to reach some tasty fruit. But the better question might be: how did the orangutan cross th...
The toucan's long bill has long perplexed biologists. Darwin theorized that it attracted mates. Other suggested uses ranged from fruit peeling to terr...
This is Scientific Ameican's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute? Forget the meek. If the Earth keeps getting warmer, a ...
This is Scientific Ameicans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Would you mind telling me what this is all about, Mister? No problem, Ca...
This is Scientific American 60-Second Science. I'm Cindey Graber. This will just take a minute. When TV sets die, they usually end up incinerated or i...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin . This will just take a minute. When you get caught in a downpour, you probably dont...
This is Scientific American 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky, got a minute? Its the 40th anniversary of the first humans setting foot on the moon....