Science Quickly

Science Quickly

Scientific American

Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

Categories: Science & Medicine

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A subtype of H5N1 bird flu that has been found in cattle for the first time suggests that the virus jumped from birds to the animals twice. A headline-making study estimates that we have a spoon’s worth of microplastics in our brain. Streams of rock from a cosmic impact created the moon’s two deep canyons, Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck. A large study shows that people feel their best in the morning and their worst at midnight. Bonobos can tell when humans don’t know something—and try to help us. Recommended reading: The U.S. Is Not Ready for Bird Flu in Humans  Bonobos Can Tell When a Human Doesn’t Know Something  Is Snoozing the Alarm Good or Bad for Your Health?   E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new every day: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg, Naeem Amarsy and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman. Our show is edited by Naeem Amarsy with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Previous episodes

  • 3497 - Microplastics on the Mind, Superstrong Shrimp and Bird Flu Transmission 
    Mon, 10 Feb 2025
  • 3496 - Trump’s Executive Orders Create Confusion for Researchers 
    Fri, 07 Feb 2025
  • 3495 - Avoiding Outrage Fatigue in Overwhelming Times 
    Wed, 05 Feb 2025
  • 3494 - Tuberculosis Outbreak, RFK, Jr.’s Confirmation Hearings and Polar Bear Hair 
    Mon, 03 Feb 2025
  • 3493 - Are You Tired of Feeling Cynical? Hopeful Skepticism Could Be a Way Out 
    Fri, 31 Jan 2025
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