Sinopse
Leading science journalists provide a daily minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of science. For a full-length, weekly podcast you can subscribe to Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American . To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast
Episódios
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Remote Door Controls Are Car Security Flaw
12/08/2016 Duração: 03minResearchers found that a bad actor could cheaply and easily clone a remote keyless entry system to gain entry. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This Shark Is the Vertebrate Methuselah
11/08/2016 Duração: 02minIndividual Greenland sharks appear to live perhaps a century longer than any other vertebrate, and might have life spans approaching 500 years.
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Humans and Birds Cooperate to Share Beehive Bounty
08/08/2016 Duração: 03minThe Yao people of Mozambique vocally signal honeyguide birds to show them the location of hives, which the people harvest and share with the birds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Pesticides Act as Honeybee Contraceptives
04/08/2016 Duração: 03minEnvironmental concentrations of certain insecticides slashed honeybee drones' living sperm counts. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Cut Road Deaths with Mountain Lions
01/08/2016 Duração: 02minReintroducing mountain lions to the eastern U.S. could save human lives and reduce injuries by lowering deer populations and preventing car–deer collisions.
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Silk Road Transported Goods--and Disease
29/07/2016 Duração: 02minA 2,000-year-old latrine in China provides the first hard evidence that people carried diseases long distances along the ancient trading route.
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Inbred Songbirds Croon out of Tune
28/07/2016 Duração: 01minInbred canaries sang songs with less pure tones, and at slightly different pitches, than their outbred cousins—and female canaries seemed to be able to tell the difference.
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Great Red Spot Helps Explain Jupiter's Warm Upper Atmosphere
27/07/2016 Duração: 02minA thermal spike linked to the solar system’s largest storm explains weather on gas-giant planets
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Beaver Dams Strengthened by Humans Help Fish Rebound
25/07/2016 Duração: 02minFish flourished in creeks in which human engineers helped shore up beaver dams made weak by poor timber availability.
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Frigate Bird Flights Last Months
23/07/2016 Duração: 04minGreat frigate birds may stay aloft for up to two months, eating and sleeping on the wing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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For Lichens, 3's Not a Crowd
21/07/2016 Duração: 02minBiologists have identified a third species—a yeast—in some lichens, shaking up what's always been known as a two-party system. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Chicken Scent Deters Malaria Mosquitoes
20/07/2016 Duração: 02minThe smell of a chicken wards off one species of malaria-spreading mosquito—meaning the scent compounds, or the birds themselves, might help deter disease. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Vaccinate Prairie Dogs to Save Ferrets
19/07/2016 Duração: 03minAs was widely reported on social media, the U.S. is indeed going to use aerial drones to spread vaccine-laced pellets among prairie dogs to save endangered ferrets, although, contrary to some reports, no M&Ms will be involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Fuel-Efficient Engines Have a Sooty Flaw
16/07/2016 Duração: 03minA newer type of fuel injection offers better fuel economy, but paradoxically increases black carbon emissions—meaning a pollution trade-off. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mucus Lets Dolphins Emit Their Clicks
14/07/2016 Duração: 02minA model of the dolphin vocal apparatus shows that they need a coating of mucus to produce their distinctive sounds.
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Bees Rank Pollen by Taste
13/07/2016 Duração: 02minThe discerning insects returned to flowers with sweetened pollen, but avoided revisiting flowers with bitter pollen. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Menu Featured Mammoth but Diners Were Mocked
12/07/2016 Duração: 01minA genetic analysis of leftovers from an exotic dinner in 1951 reveals that the diners got less than they were promised.
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Evolution Ed Defenders Make Rapids Progress in Grand Canyon
11/07/2016 Duração: 03minThe National Center for Science Education's annual Colorado River trip through the Grand Canyon highlights the differences between the scientific and creationist outlooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Wildlife Can Bear with Hunters and Hikers
08/07/2016 Duração: 02minA new study suggests the best predictor of wildlife abundance in public lands is not human activity, but factors like forest connectivity and nearby housing density. Jason G. Goldman reports.
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Cats' Cunning Extends beyond the Hunt
07/07/2016 Duração: 03minNew research suggests that our feline companions understand the principle of cause and effect. Jason G. Goldman reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices