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Back to SearchWhy Do We Sing? Musicologists and Neuroscientists Seek an Answer
Last year Science Quickly looked across disciplines to piece apart the science of singing. To understand why humans sing, musicologists collaborated …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What Does an Ailing Coral Reef Sound Like?
Sick coral reefs are visually striking—bleached and lifeless, far from the vibrancy we’ve come to expect. But what does an unhealthy coral system sou…
8 months ago
An Astronaut Shares His Passion for Space Photography—Live, from the ISS Cupola
Ten months ago Science Quickly made space history by conducting the first-ever live interview from the cupola of the International Space Station (ISS…
8 months ago
Move Over Fireworks—Drone Shows Are Taking to the Skies
Drone shows are replacing fireworks for summer celebrations. They’re safer and more environmentally friendly but complicated to program and run. A re…
8 months, 1 week ago
Talking to the Host of Drilled about the Legal Battles around Standing Rock
Protests around the construction of the now complete Dakota Access Pipeline brought national attention to Energy Transfer, the company that built and…
8 months, 1 week ago
How to Fight Bird Flu If It Becomes the Next Human Pandemic (Part 3)
Creating a bird flu vaccine requires several layers of bioprotective clothing and typically a whole lot of eggs. H5N1 avian influenza infections have…
8 months, 1 week ago
Bird Flu’s Jump to Cattle Took Dairy Farmers by Surprise (Part 2)
Dairy cattle have become an intermediary between avian influenza found in wild birds and the handful of recorded H5N1 bird flu cases in humans. Senio…
8 months, 1 week ago
How Bird Flu Went from an Isolated Avian Illness to a Human Pandemic Threat (Part 1)
Bird flu outbreaks in poultry and cattle have caused concern for public health officials. There have been few reported cases of human transmission, b…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
What No One Tells You about Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is exploding in popularity among men. TRT has been touted online as a cure-all for everything from low energy …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Your Gut Loves a Good Workout
Host Rachel Feltman explores the surprising connection between exercise and the gut microbiome with Scientific American contributing editor Lydia Den…
8 months, 2 weeks ago