When astronaut Alan Shepard took his first swing at a golf ball on the moon, he hit more dirt than ball. The dust he kicked up reinforced the idea tha...
Its probably happened to you: a friend says, I know this place like the back of my hand, and then proceeds to get you hopelessly lost. Well, it could ...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? With the World Cup soccer tournament underway in South Africa, a cou...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. I once took part in a vodka tasting contest, in whic...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Bubbles. Big ones entertain children and tiny ones t...
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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Counterfeiters and money minters constantly try to...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. July is coming. Its a time to fire up the barbecue, ...
This is Scientific America's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Most of us dont think twice about getting behind the ...
After hundreds of years, the most common, basic microscopes still operate by means of the same old hardware: the lens. But what if you could do away w...