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Science Quickly

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Science Quickly

Scientific American

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4.2639 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2018

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Very brief reports about science and technology from around the globe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Understanding the human body is a team effort. That's where the Yachtel group comes in.

0:05.8

Researchers at Yachtolt have been delving into the secrets of probiotics for 90 years.

0:11.0

Yacold also partners with nature portfolio to advance gut microbiome science through the global grants for gut health, an investigator-led research program.

0:19.6

To learn more about Yachtolt, visit yawcult.co.

0:22.6

.jp.

0:23.6

That's Y-A-K-U-Lt.co.jp.

0:27.6

When it comes to a guide for your gut, count on Yacolt.

0:31.6

Hi, I'm Scientific American Podcast editor Steve Merski.

0:36.6

And here's a short piece from the August 2018 issue of the magazine Hi, I'm Scientific American podcast editor Steve Merski.

0:47.7

And here's a short piece from the August 2018 issue of the magazine in the section called advances, dispatches from the frontiers of science, technology, and medicine.

0:55.6

The article is called Quick Hits, and it's a rundown of some science and technology stories from around the globe,

0:59.0

compiled by editorial intern Maya Miller.

1:07.0

From Mexico, cavers and scientists in the Mexican state of Oaxaca discovered that the world's ninth largest known cave is deeper than previously thought.

1:11.6

With a depth of 5,118 feet, it houses dozens of species not found anywhere else.

1:19.6

From Brazil.

1:21.6

Archaeologists discovered a tooth from an opossum-sized creature that once inhabited what is now Brazil.

1:28.3

The oldest known mammal found in the region to date, it lived somewhere between 87 million

1:34.1

and 70 million years ago, when Tyrannosaurus Rex still roamed.

1:40.4

From Scotland.

1:42.0

Microsoft has begun installing computer servers on the sea floor near Scotland's

1:47.0

northern islands as an alternative to data farms on land. The idea is that the water will create a

1:54.0

cool environment for the servers. From Zimbabwe, the oldest African Beabab tree, roughly 2,500 years of age, died within the past

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