60-Second Mind

Extreme lack of sleep might make one more susceptible to food imagery, making us feel hungrier than we actually are. Christie Nicholson reports

A recent study finds that when men perceive that there are few women, they'll spend more money. Christie Nicholson reports

NASA's Kepler spacecraft has found two binary star systems that each host a planet, implying that millions exist. John Matson reports

The twin GRAIL craft will map lunar gravity and could find evidence for the remains within the moon of a former second satellite. John Matson reports

A new study finds that the inevitable cognitive decline we all face starts earlier than we originally thought. Christie Nicholson reports

This month the International Telecommunication Union will consider a proposal to abolish leap seconds. John Matson reports

Recent studies have found that the elderly may respond more slowly to specific tasks, but not because their cognitive skills are slower. Christie Nicholson reports

Irregular natural satellites, captured from the population of near-Earth asteroids, orbit Earth for a few months and move on. John Matson reports

Adults and children hear their own voice and use it as feedback to monitor their speech, but it seems that young toddlers do not. Christie Nicholson reports

Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen, via his new venture, Stratolaunch Systems, hopes to launch spacecraft from massive airplanes. John Matson reports