Science Quickly

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October 18, 2016 Yawns Help the Brain Keep Its Cool
Theory has it yawning helps cool the brain—and it turns out animals with bigger brains do indeed tend to yawn longer. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
October 18, 2016 Yawns Help the Brain Keep Its Cool
Theory has it yawning helps cool the brain—and it turns out animals with bigger brains do indeed tend to yawn longer. Christopher Intagliata reports.
2 min
October 14, 2016 Polar Bears Can't Just Switch to Terrestrial Food
With a shorter season of sea ice, polar bears have less access to marine mammals. But switching to a terrestrial diet deprives them of the fatty seal meals they need to thrive.

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5 min
October 14, 2016 Polar Bears Can't Just Switch to Terrestrial Food
With a shorter season of sea ice, polar bears have less access to marine mammals. But switching to a terrestrial diet deprives them of the fatty seal meals they need to thrive.

3 min
October 13, 2016 Flowers Deceive Flies with Chemical Cocktail
The parachute flower smells like alarm pheromones of a honeybee, to attract tiny flies that feed on bees under attack.

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4 min
October 13, 2016 Flowers Deceive Flies with Chemical Cocktail
The parachute flower smells like alarm pheromones of a honeybee, to attract tiny flies that feed on bees under attack.
2 min
October 12, 2016 Feed Microbes Oxygen to Help Clear Spilled Oil
A technique called “biosparging” relies on pumping oxygen underground to help naturally occurring microorganisms multiply and consume oil spills.

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4 min
October 12, 2016 Feed Microbes Oxygen to Help Clear Spilled Oil
A technique called “biosparging” relies on pumping oxygen underground to help naturally occurring microorganisms multiply and consume oil spills.

2 min
October 11, 2016 Elephant Footprints Become Tiny Critter Havens
When rain fills the massive footprints left by elephants, communities of aquatic invertebrates quickly move in

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4 min
October 11, 2016 Elephant Footprints Become Tiny Critter Havens
When rain fills the massive footprints left by elephants, communities of aquatic invertebrates quickly move in
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.