Science Talk

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Science Talk episodes

July 02, 2014 Mobile Phones Carry Owners' Microbiomes
The bacteria found on someone's mobile phone is a good match for the most common kinds of bacteria that live on their hands. Christopher Intagliata reports

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3 min
July 01, 2014 Malarial Mice Smell Better to Mosquitoes
Mice infected with the parasites that cause their type of malaria produce odorous compounds that attract mosquitoes, increasing the odds that the parasites will be spread to the next victims

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3 min
June 27, 2014 Neandertal Diners Had Side of Veggies
By analyzing what came out of Neandertals, researchers have verified that at least some of them mixed vegetation into their meaty diet. Cynthia Graber reports

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June 25, 2014 21-Second Rule Governs Mammal Micturition
All mammals that weigh more than about six-and-a-half pounds take about the same time to urinate, thanks to the structure of the urethra. Karen Hopkin reports

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3 min
June 25, 2014 Dwarf Galaxies Really Cooking with Gas
The smallest galaxies in the universe gave rise to an unexpectedly large proportion of stars. Karen Hopkin reports

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3 min
June 23, 2014 Cool Kids Get Schooled with Age
Kids deemed cool in early adolescence have a poor chance to keep that status by their early 20s, because their behavior gets old. Erika Beras reports

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June 20, 2014 White Bread May Actually Build Strong Bodies 1 Way
The guts of white bread eaters appear to contain more lactobacillus, a type of bacteria that wards off digestive disorders. Karen Hopkin reports

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June 18, 2014 Plant Spores Hitch Long-Distance Feather Rides
Tiny spores from mosses, algae and lichens can stick in bird feathers, travel from the Arctic to the bottom of South America and grow into whole new specimens. Erika Beras reports

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June 17, 2014 Jellyfish Galaxies Get Guts Ripped Out
Recently discovered galaxies shaped like jellyfish leave a long trail of hot gas and dust, victims of even hotter gas from their surrounding cluster of galaxies

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June 13, 2014 2-Face Moon Tells How It Got That Way
A new analysis says that the asymmetry between the two faces of the moon is due to crust thickness differences that resulted from variable cooling rates after the molten formation of our companion. Karen Hopkin reports

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3 min

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Science Talk is a podcast of longer-form audio experiments from Scientific American--from immersive sonic journeys into nature to deep dives into research with leading experts.