Science, Quickly

By Scientific AmericanScience

Science, Quickly episodes

May 09, 2017 الحَمْلُ يهيئ المخَّ للأمومة
تنكمش مناطق المخ ذات الصلة بالإدراك الاجتماعي في حالة الحمل الأول للمرأة، وهو تغيُّرٌ بنيويٌّ يمكن أن يُقويَ رابطةَ الأمومة. تقرير لكريستوفر إنتالياتا.
3 min
May 09, 2017 الحَمْلُ يهيئ المخَّ للأمومة
تنكمش مناطق المخ ذات الصلة بالإدراك الاجتماعي في حالة الحمل الأول للمرأة، وهو تغيُّرٌ بنيويٌّ يمكن أن يُقويَ رابطةَ الأمومة. تقرير لكريستوفر إنتالياتا.
3 min
May 07, 2017 Wilderness Areas Suffer from Human Sound
Human-produced noise doubles the background sound levels in 63 percent of protected areas, and raises it tenfold in 21 percent of such landscapes.

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4 min
May 02, 2017 Hot Chilies Cool Down Gut Inflammation in Mice
The spicy compound in chilies kicks off a chemical cascade that reduces gut inflammation and immune activity in mice. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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4 min
May 01, 2017 Bronx River's Cleanup Brings Herring Home
Called an "open sewer" in the recent past, the Bronx River is now clean enough for a type of herring to once again be introduced and to make runs to the ocean.

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4 min
April 28, 2017 Ancient Human DNA Found in Cave Dirt
Scientists uncovered genetic traces of Neandertals and Denisovans by screening cave dirt for DNA. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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4 min
April 26, 2017 Gut Microbes Help Keep Starved Flies Fecund
Microbes living in the guts of fruit flies appear to influence the flies' food choice—and promote egg production, even under a nutrient-poor diet. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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4 min
April 25, 2017 Selective Breeding Molds Foxes into Pets
Evolutionary biologist Lee Dugatkin talks about the six-decade Siberian experiment with foxes that has revealed details about domestication in general.

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4 min
April 22, 2017 Why One Researcher Marched for Science
Lisa Klein, from the materials science and engineering department at Rutgers University, commented on the March for Science at an April 21 talk to the chemistry department at Lehman College in the Bronx.

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4 min
April 20, 2017 Healthy Behavior Can Spread Like Illness
If people run more in New York City, that can push their socially connected counterparts in San Diego to run more as well. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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4 min