Science Quickly

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April 29, 2015 Infants Already Glued to Multiple Screens
A new survey suggests that most kids by age two are using tablets and smartphones, sometimes while watching TV. Christopher Intagliata reports

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3 min
April 28, 2015 Old Cats Can Get Seizures from Sound
Feline audiogenic reflex seizures, or FARS, was discovered after a few cat owners reported the issue to an advocacy group

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4 min
April 27, 2015 Musical Performance Activates Specific Genes
Blood tests on 10 professional musicians before and after playing showed that specific genes got turned on by performance, some of which are also active in songbirds. Karen Hopkin reports

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3 min
April 24, 2015 Shipwreck Champagne Reveals Old Wine Secrets
Analysis of 168 bottles of bubbly that sat at the sea bottom for 170 years shows how the old-timers tweaked their champagne taste. Cynthia Graber reports

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3 min
April 22, 2015 Small Screen Looks at an Electrified America
Scientific American's David Biello hosts a new episode of the TV series Beyond the Light Switch, focusing on the means to and effects of a more electricity-powered country. Steve Mirsky reports

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4 min
April 20, 2015 Taste Salty with Less Salt
Making salamis and cheeses with more pores might make them taste just as salty but with less added sodium finding its way into the body. Christopher Intagliata reports

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4 min
April 16, 2015 Granular Materials Could Thwart Missiles
The harder a projectile hits a granular substance like sand, the more that material acts like a solid, effectively repelling the intruder. Christopher Intagliata reports

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4 min
April 15, 2015 A Few Hundred Smartphones Could Catch Earthquakes Early
Thanks to their GPS systems, smartphones in an array could pick up movements indicating the onset of an earthquake and provide extra seconds of early warning. Cynthia Graber reports

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3 min
April 13, 2015 Martian Glaciers Equal Meter-Thick Planetary Ice Shell
Radar measurements and models of Earthly glacial ice flows led researchers to conclude that the glaciers spotted on Mars from orbiters contain nearly 150 billion cubic meters of water. Lee Billings reports

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4 min
April 09, 2015 Nobelist Talks about Exercise and Chromosome Integrity
In a Google Hangout Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn and Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina discuss the relationship between exercise and telomere length, which is related to diseases of aging

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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.