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Science Quickly

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Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

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The Incredible, Reanimated 24,000-Year-Old Rotifer 17.08.2021 6:52

The last time this tiny wheel animalcule was moving around, woolly mammoths roamed the earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Astronomers Find an Unexpected Bumper Crop of Black Holes 12.08.2021 4:38

In trying to explain the spectacular star trails of the star cluster Palomar 5, astronomers stumbled on a very large trove of black holes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside Millions of Invisible Droplets, Potential Superbug Killers Grow 10.08.2021 7:49

New research has created microscopic antibiotic factories in droplets that measure a trillionth of liter in volume. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Secret behind Songbirds' Magnetic Migratory Sense 04.08.2021 4:09

A molecule found in the retinas of European robins seems to be able to sense weak magnetic fields, such as that of Earth, after it is exposed to light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID, Quickly, Episode 12: Masking Up Again and Why People Refuse Shots 30.07.2021 7:33

Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between. You can listen to all past episodes here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kavli Prize Presents: Understanding Touch [Sponsored] 22.07.2021 7:00

Ardem Patapoutian shared The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience in 2020 for answering a basic question: How does touch actually work? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moths Have an Acoustic Invisibility Cloak to Stay under Bats' Radar 21.07.2021 4:00

New research finds they fly around on noise-cancelling wings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID, Quickly, Episode 11: Vaccine Booster Shots, and Reopening Offices Safely 16.07.2021 6:47

Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between. You can listen to all past episodes here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Brain Does Something Amazing between Bouts of Intense Learning 07.07.2021 5:16

New research shows that lightning-quick neural rehearsal can supercharge learning and memory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID, Quickly, Episode 10: Long Haulers, Delta Woes and Barbershop Shots 01.07.2021 8:15

Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Newly Discovered Species of Tree Hyrax Goes Bark in the Night 23.06.2021 6:18

A study makes the case for the new species based on its looks, genes and sounds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID, Quickly, Episode 9: Delta Variant, Global Vaccine Shortfalls, Beers for Shots 18.06.2021 6:56

Animal Kids Listen to Their Parents Even before Birth 16.06.2021 6:15

Human children: please take note of the behavior of prebirth zebra finches Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For African Elephants, Pee Could Be a Potent Trail Marker 11.06.2021 3:32

Scientists found that elephants often sniff pathways—and seem especially attuned to urine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A 'Universal' Coronavirus Vaccine to Prevent the Next Pandemic 09.06.2021 6:21

A pan-coronavirus vaccine could be “one vaccine to rule them all,” and so far it has shown strong results in mice, hamsters, monkeys, horses and even sharks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID, Quickly, Episode 8: The Pandemic's True Death Toll and the Big Lab-Leak Debate 04.06.2021 6:42

Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Puppies Understand You Even at a Young Age, Most Adorable Study of the Year Confirms 03.06.2021 5:40

Researchers in the happiest lab in the world tested 375 pups and found they connected with people by eight weeks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New 3-D-Printed Material Is Tough, Flexible--and Alive 02.06.2021 6:38

Made from microalgae and bacteria, the new substance can survive for three days without feeding. It could one day be used to build living garments, self-powered kitchen appliances or even window coverings that sequester carbon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bats on Helium Reveal an Innate Sense of the Speed of Sound 28.05.2021 5:33

A new experiment shows that bats are born with a fixed reference for the speed of sound—and living in lighter air can throw it off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dirty Secret behind Some of the World's Earliest Microscopes 26.05.2021 4:18

Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek made extraordinary observations of blood cells, sperm cells and bacteria with his microscopes. But it turns out the lens technology he used was quite ordinary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID, Quickly, Episode 7: The Coming Pandemic Grief Wave, and Mask Whiplash 21.05.2021 8:18

Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Math and Sleuthing Help to Explain Epidemics of the Past 20.05.2021 8:45

One mathematician has spend decades uncovering the deadly calculations of pestilence and plague, sometimes finding data that were hiding in plain sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who Laps Whom on the Walking Track--Tyrannosaurus rex or You? Science Has a New Answer 14.05.2021 3:30

An analysis of the animal’s walking speed suggests that T. rex’s walking pace was close to that of a human. It’s too bad the king of the dinosaurs didn’t just walk when hungry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Artificial Light Keeps Mosquitoes Biting Late into the Night 11.05.2021 5:43

It is like when your cell phone keeps you awake in bed—except mosquitoes do not doom scroll when they stay up, they feast on your blood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID, Quickly, Episode 6: The Real Reason for India's Surge and Mask Liftoff 07.05.2021 7:06

Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the essential developments in the pandemic: from vaccines to new variants and everything in between. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices