60-second Science

Two different antibiotic-resistant E. coli strains have a protective relationship in which each disables a different antibiotic, allowing both to thrive. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Scientists from numerous disciplines will brainstorm new strategies for measuring "Big G" in July.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dust clouds from the Sahara reach the Caribbean—and fertilize waters there when they arrive. Christopher Intagliata reports.

A single-celled organism discovered in chinchilla droppings is the only known eukaryotic organism that lacks mitochondria-like organelles. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Caltech theoretical physicist Sean M. Carroll talks about the necessary connections among the various ways we have of describing the universe.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raindrops eject carbon-based blobs of soil material from wet fields, creating a mist of organic compounds above the soil. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Hydrofoiling boats competing in the America's Cup World Series came to New York City to show off the cutting edge of sailing technology.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A chemical compound can cut a cow's methane emissions by 30 percent—and help the animal get more energy from its food. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Lemurs sometimes mix their smelly secretions to produce a bouquet of stank—which may boost the perfume’s staying power. Karen Hopkin reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A study links single living to a thinner waistline and lower BMI, compared with co-habitating couples. Erika Beras reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Researchers found that neighborhoods with a higher proportion of Flickr photos tagged "art" saw a higher spike in property prices. Christopher Intagliata reports.

An individual's unique brain response to images of a celebrity and a food could be used to create an ID procedure at high-security sites.    

Volunteers who ate veggies grown in wastewater had higher (but still safe) levels of an epilepsy drug in their urine, compared with subjects who ate freshwater-grown veggies. Christopher Intagliata reports.

When a species of nightshade is injured by hungry beetles, it produces sugary nectar at the wound site. The nectar attracts ants that then keep the beetles at bay.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mountain-climbing bears transport cherry tree seeds, internally at first, to cooler, higher altitudes where the trees can survive as temperatures rise.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Study volunteers whose voices deepened during a group debate tended to be more influential and convincing. Christopher Intagliata reports.

The vocalizations of the gelada, a baboon relative, appear to follow a linguistic rule called Menzerath's law. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Woodpeckers that listen to others of their kind drum into trees alter their behavior based on what they hear.     

The development of statistics, probability theory, game theory and chaos theory owes a lot to people trying to figure out various games of chance.    

Millions of tiny graphene robots can propel themselves through wastewater and scavenge heavy metals. Christopher Intagliata reports.