Science Quickly

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August 20, 2018 Ancient Americans Bred Symbolically Important Scarlet Macaws
Genetic information from the bones of macaws found in abandoned pueblos suggests they were bred and distributed as a commodity. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
August 20, 2018 Ancient Americans Bred Symbolically Important Scarlet Macaws
Genetic information from the bones of macaws found in abandoned pueblos suggests they were bred and distributed as a commodity. Christopher Intagliata reports.
3 min
August 17, 2018 Rising CO2 Means Monarch Butterfly Bellyaches
Milkweed grown with more carbon dioxide in the air supplies fewer toxins to monarch butterflies that need the toxins to fight off gut parasites.

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4 min
August 17, 2018 Rising CO2 Means Monarch Butterfly Bellyaches
Milkweed grown with more carbon in the air supplies fewer toxins to monarch butterflies that need the toxins to fight off gut parasites.
3 min
August 16, 2018 For Some Crows, Migration Is Optional
Crows are what's known as "partial migrants"—as cold weather approaches, some crows fly south whereas others stay put. And that behavior appears to be ingrained. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
August 16, 2018 For Some Crows, Migration is Optional
Crows are what's known as 'partial migrants'—as cold weather approaches some crows fly south, while others stay put. And that behavior appears to be ingrained. Christopher Intagliata reports.
3 min
August 15, 2018 Plants Dominate the Planet's Biomass
About 80 percent of Earth's biomass is plant life, with humans about equal to krill way down the heft chart.

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4 min
August 15, 2018 Plants Dominate the Planet's Biomass
About 80 percent of the Earth's biomass is plant life, with humans about equal to krill way down the heft chart.
2 min
August 14, 2018 Solar Eclipse of 2017 Boosted Science Interest
The Michigan Scientific Literacy Survey of 2017 found that last year's total solar eclipse got Americans more interested in celestial science.

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5 min
August 14, 2018 Solar Eclipse of 2017 Boosted Science Interest
The Michigan Scientific Literacy Survey of 2017 found that last year's total solar eclipse got Americans more interested in celestial science.
3 min

About 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.