Science Quickly

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August 06, 2014 Andromeda Snickers at Milky Way Mass
A new estimate finds that the Milky Way, once thought to be twice as massive as Andromeda, may actually only have half our neighbor galaxy's mass. Christopher Intagliata reports

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3 min
August 05, 2014 Spider's Scat Disguise May Be Its Salvation
Masquerading as a bird turd appears to protect certain arachnids from getting eaten by wasps. Karen Hopkin reports

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3 min
August 04, 2014 System Converts Solar Efficiently to Steam
A graphite disk resting on carbon foam collects sunlight to heat water directly to steam with 85 percent efficiency. Cynthia Graber reports

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3 min
August 01, 2014 Environment Has Beef with Beef
Raising beef uses 28 times more land, 11 times more water and six times more fertilizer than the average expenditures for other livestock. Cynthia Graber reports

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3 min
July 31, 2014 Pack Rats Expand Diet with New Gut Bacteria
Pack rats given the right gut bacteria via a fecal transplant from other pack rats can then digest foods that they formerly could not, but the donors could. Karen Hopkin reports

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3 min
July 30, 2014 Colorful Birds Can Also Belt Tunes
A survey of the tanagers reveals that birds do not have to choose between colorful plumage and a melodious song. Karen Hopkin reports

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3 min
July 29, 2014 Roach Reactions to Venom Point to Targeted Pesticides
Small changes in the protein sequence of sodium channels of American compared with German cockroaches leave the latter susceptible to a venom that has little effect on the former. Cynthia Graber reports

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3 min
July 28, 2014 Ocean Plastic Particles Could Get in Gills
Sea creatures eat plastic dumped in the ocean, but they also might be accumulating plastic by sucking up tiny particles with their siphons and gills. Christopher Intagliata reports

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3 min
July 23, 2014 Salmonella's Favorite Food Could Be Its Achilles' Heel
Salmonella's primary fuel source is the molecule fructose-asparagine. Starving it of that fuel in an infected person could kill it without harming beneficial gut bacteria. Karen Hopkin reports

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3 min
July 21, 2014 Education Level Linked to Nearsightedness
In a German study, half of those with a university degree were myopic compared with less than a quarter of folks who quit after high school or secondary school. Karen Hopkin reports

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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.