This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute？ Whaddya get when you cross a planet with a comet? Well, HD 209458b loo...
Clothing is so yesterday. I mean, really, what can it do? It cant pick up sound, or beep at us if somethings wrong. Or can it? M.I.T. researchers say ...
Doctors like to think that theyll turn in colleagues who are doing a particularly bad job. But its not so straightforward when physicians are faced wi...
Some bacteria have adapted to super cold environments for millions of years. And scientists have isolated some of the essential genes that allow bacte...
Being beautiful has its advantages. It can make you more popular, even make you seem more competent. Now, University of Haifa researchers have found t...
City planners and citizens alike frequently push for better public transportation. They argue that it can lessen traffic and reduce emissions from car...
More carbon dioxide emissions lead to more CO2 dissolving in the oceans, which turns the water acidic. Those sour seas slow the growth of corals. And ...
This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. When it comes to elections, sometimes we vote with our ...
Die-hard advocates of alternate energy might fantasize about cars that could one day run on water. But scientists in India have gone a step further. T...
Teachers get exasperated at studentsthey dont pay attention, theyre sleepy, they have bad attitudes. But improvement could be a matter of timingjust s...
