» Why Do We Sing? Musicologists and Neuroscientists Seek an Answer
11/07/25 09:50 from 60-Second Science
Last year Science Quickly looked across disciplines to piece apart the science of singing. To understand why humans sing, musicologists collaborated on an international study of folk music. To understand how we sing, neuroscientists diff...

» What Does an Ailing Coral Reef Sound Like?
09/07/25 09:50 from 60-Second Science
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 sound like? In this rerun, conservation bioacoustics researcher Isla Keesje Davidson tells ...

» An Astronaut Shares His Passion for Space Photography—Live, from the ISS Cupola
07/07/25 09:50 from 60-Second Science
Ten months ago Science Quickly made space history by conducting the first-ever live interview from the cupola of the International Space Station (ISS). Astronaut Matthew Dominick spoke with Rachel Feltman about his work on the ISS and th...

» Move Over Fireworks—Drone Shows Are Taking to the Skies
02/07/25 09:50 from 60-Second Science
Drone shows are replacing fireworks for summer celebrations. They’re safer and more environmentally friendly but complicated to program and run. A recent preprint paper proposes an algorithmic solution that can take some technical challe...

» Talking to the Host of Drilled about the Legal Battles around Standing Rock
30/06/25 09:55 from 60-Second Science
Protests around the construction of the now complete Dakota Access Pipeline brought national attention to Energy Transfer, the company that built and owns the pipeline and funded private security against the protestors. Energy Transfer s...