Science Quickly

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May 05, 2016 Feed Additive Squelches Ruminants' Methane Belches
A chemical compound can cut a cow's methane emissions by 30 percent—and help the animal get more energy from its food. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
May 04, 2016 Male Lemurs Are Masters of Musk
Lemurs sometimes mix their smelly secretions to produce a bouquet of stank—which may boost the perfume’s staying power. Karen Hopkin reports.

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4 min
May 03, 2016 Married Couples Pack On More Pounds
A study links single living to a thinner waistline and lower BMI, compared with co-habitating couples. Erika Beras reports.

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4 min
May 02, 2016 Photos Tagged as Art Linked to Rising Property Prices
Researchers found that neighborhoods with a higher proportion of Flickr photos tagged "art" saw a higher spike in property prices. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
April 29, 2016 More Creative Types May Face Concentration Challenges
If noise derails your thought, the problem might be that you may have a highly creative brain that's less able to filter out seemingly unimportant events.

3 min
April 28, 2016 Miley Cyrus and Macaroni Combo Enables Brain-Based ID
An individual's unique brain response to images of a celebrity and a food could be used to create an ID procedure at high-security sites.

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4 min
April 27, 2016 Traces of Pharmaceuticals Dwell in Wastewater-Grown Veggies
Volunteers who ate veggies grown in wastewater had higher (but still safe) levels of an epilepsy drug in their urine, compared with subjects who ate freshwater-grown veggies. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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3 min
April 26, 2016 This Plant Bleeds Nectar to Attract Help
When a species of nightshade is injured by hungry beetles, it produces sugary nectar at the wound site. The nectar attracts ants that then keep the beetles at bay.

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4 min
April 25, 2016 Climbing Bears Help Plants Keep Cool
Mountain-climbing bears transport cherry tree seeds, internally at first, to cooler, higher altitudes where the trees can survive as temperatures rise.

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4 min
April 22, 2016 Lower Your Voice Pitch to Persuade
Study volunteers whose voices deepened during a group debate tended to be more influential and convincing. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 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.