
Science Quickly
Scientific American
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
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3497 - Microplastics on the Mind, Superstrong Shrimp and Bird Flu Transmission Mon, 10 Feb 2025
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3496 - Trump’s Executive Orders Create Confusion for Researchers Fri, 07 Feb 2025
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3495 - Avoiding Outrage Fatigue in Overwhelming Times Wed, 05 Feb 2025
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3494 - Tuberculosis Outbreak, RFK, Jr.’s Confirmation Hearings and Polar Bear Hair Mon, 03 Feb 2025
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3493 - Are You Tired of Feeling Cynical? Hopeful Skepticism Could Be a Way Out Fri, 31 Jan 2025
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3492 - Science Will Stare Directly Into the Sun--And Love It Wed, 29 Jan 2025
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3491 - WHO Withdrawal, Bird Flu Updates and a Link between Fitness and Treatment Outcomes Mon, 27 Jan 2025
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3490 - Combatting Climate Anxiety through Community Science Fri, 24 Jan 2025
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3489 - What the End of U.S. Net Neutrality Means For You Wed, 22 Jan 2025
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3488 - The Health Risks of Alcohol, a Red Dye Ban and Commercial Space Flights Mon, 20 Jan 2025
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3487 - Do Pain and Joy Have a Universal Language? Fri, 17 Jan 2025
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3486 - How the U.S. Mishandled the Early Days of Bird Flu Wed, 15 Jan 2025
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3485 - Outbreaks of Norovirus, a Death from Bird Flu and Wildfires in L.A. Mon, 13 Jan 2025
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3484 - Finding Pluto’s Potential Replacement with a Giant New Telescope Fri, 10 Jan 2025
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3483 - Going Outside Can Change Our Hormones and Improve Microbiome Diversity Wed, 08 Jan 2025
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3482 - A Farewell to 2024, and What We’re Following in the New Year Mon, 23 Dec 2024
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3481 - The New Conservationists: Thanks to Conservation Efforts, Pandas, Wolves and Panthers Are Making a Comeback (Part 4) Fri, 20 Dec 2024
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3480 - The New Conservationists: Meet the Next Generation of Conservationists (Part 3) Wed, 18 Dec 2024
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3479 - The New Conservationists: AI is Making Meaning from the Sounds and Visuals of Wildlife (Part 2) Mon, 16 Dec 2024
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3478 - The New Conservationists: Where Do Zoos Fit into the Conservation Puzzle? (Part 1) Fri, 13 Dec 2024
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3477 - AI-Generated Audio Is Entering the Podcast World Wed, 11 Dec 2024
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3476 - Leaded Gasoline, Orca Hats and ‘Disease X’ Mon, 09 Dec 2024
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3475 - Iron Deficiency and Anemia May Be More Common Than We Know Fri, 06 Dec 2024
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3474 - Anthony Fauci Is Worried about Bird Flu—And How Our Divisions Could Help It Hurt Us Wed, 04 Dec 2024
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3473 - A Psychologist’s Tips for Avoiding Overconsumption This Black Friday Wed, 27 Nov 2024
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3472 - What RFK, Jr., Could Mean for Public Health, and How Tobacco Use Has Dropped Unevenly Mon, 25 Nov 2024
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3471 - Using AI to Understand the Thoughts of the Dead Fri, 22 Nov 2024
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3470 - Unscheduled C-Sections May Depend on the Color of Your Skin Wed, 20 Nov 2024
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3469 - An Off Day on Uranus, a Wildfire in Prospect Park and Dispatches from COP29 Mon, 18 Nov 2024
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3468 - Reflecting on our First Attempt to Speak with the Stars Fri, 15 Nov 2024
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3467 - Humans Inherited a World That Insects Made Wed, 13 Nov 2024
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3466 - Baseball Mud Bath, Water Woes and Wooden Satellites Mon, 11 Nov 2024
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3465 - Why Weight May Not Be the Whole Story on Health Fri, 08 Nov 2024
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3464 - Your Zodiac Sign Mattered in Medieval Times Wed, 06 Nov 2024
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3463 - Your 2024 Election Rundown, from Climate Change to Education Mon, 04 Nov 2024
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3462 - Your 2024 Election Rundown, from Health Care to Nuclear Proliferation Fri, 01 Nov 2024
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3461 - Exploring the Science of Spookiness at the Recreational Fear Lab Wed, 30 Oct 2024
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3460 - Scurvy, Bird Flu and a Big Old Meteorite Mon, 28 Oct 2024
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3459 - Spooky Lakes and the Science of Haunted Hydrology Fri, 25 Oct 2024
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3458 - What Do Societal Beauty Standards Have to Do with Breast Cancer? Wed, 23 Oct 2024
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3457 - Microbes Are Evolving to Eat Cleaning Supplies, and Whooping Cough Is Making a Comeback Mon, 21 Oct 2024
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3456 - What The Next President Will Do about Artificial Intelligence Fri, 18 Oct 2024
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3455 - The Doctor Will See You, and Stop Judging You, Now Wed, 16 Oct 2024
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3454 - Your Rundown of the Science Nobels, and Europa Clipper Is Delayed Mon, 14 Oct 2024
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3453 - Is Singing an Evolutionary Accident or a Critical Way to Connect? Fri, 11 Oct 2024
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3452 - The Danger of Hurricane Downpours and the End of ‘Climate Havens’ Wed, 09 Oct 2024
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3451 - Stem Cell Treatments for Diabetes and a Dolphin’s Smile Mon, 07 Oct 2024
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3450 - The Hidden Secrets of Math: Uncharted Territory (Part 3) Fri, 04 Oct 2024
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3449 - Your Next Pain Prescription Could Come without Addiction Risk Wed, 02 Oct 2024
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3448 - Fighting Global Misinformation, Ditching Plastic Bottles, and Hunting with an Octopus Mon, 30 Sep 2024