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**Science, Quickly**

Tune in every week for quick, fascinating new developments and dives in the world of science.

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Human Eye Sometimes Sees the Unseeable Jan 06, 2015

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Under certain conditions people can catch a glimpse of usually invisible infrared light. Karen Hopkin reports

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E.T. May Reveal Itself with Vibration Jan 05, 2015

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Looking for movement could complement chemical searches for extraterrestrial life. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Large Carnivores Getting Comfy in Europe Jan 02, 2015

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Populations of big carnivores such as brown bears, Eurasian lynx, grey wolves and wolverines are stable or increasing in a substantial part of Europe. Cynthia Graber reports

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Lightning May Sink Mountain Summits Dec 30, 2014

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Magnetic anomalies in rocks indicate that lightning may be a major player in weathering mountains. Julia Rosen reports

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Penicillins Reveal Additional Antibacterial Power Dec 19, 2014

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Penicillin and its relatives have been in wide use since the 1940s, but researchers have only now discovered another way that it thwarts bacteria. Karen Hopkin reports

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Short-Term Fasting Made Mice Healthier Dec 17, 2014

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Mice that ate their entire food for the day in an eight-to-12-hour window had better markers for health than did mice free to eat whenever they wanted. Steve Mirsky reports

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Laser Zap Determines Fruit Ripeness Dec 15, 2014

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The way fruit reflects and absorbs laser light may be a good measure of its progression toward peak ripeness. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Birds Roost on New Evolutionary Tree Dec 11, 2014

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In a massive first-of-its-kind whole-genome analysis involving 48 bird species, researchers have created a new avian evolutionary tree. Steve Mirsky reports

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Canary out, Smartphone in for Gas Detection Dec 11, 2014

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By using tiny carbon nanotubes tuned electronically to particular gases, researchers turned smartphones into toxin sensors. Cynthia Graber reports

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Quarter-Million Tons of Plastic Plague Oceans Dec 10, 2014

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Based on trawling samples and visual observations of plastic debris, computer models calculate that some 5.25 trillion particles of plastic—about 269,000 tons—may litter the world's oceans. Christopher Intagliata reports

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