Christopher Intagliata, Scientific American

Christopher Intagliata

Scientific American

Los Angeles, CA, United States

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Recent:
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Past:
  • Scientific American
  • Science Friday
  • PRI

Past articles by Christopher:

The History of the Milky Way Comes Into Focus

By dating nearly a quarter million stars, astronomers were able to reconstruct the history of our galaxy—and they say it has lived an "enormously sheltered life." → Read More

End of 'Green Sahara' May Have Spurred a Megadrought in Southeast Asia

That drought may have brought about societal shifts in the region 5,000 years ago. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

This Fish Knows How to Stick Around

The remora clings to other fish—and appears to use an unusual sense of touch to do so. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

SciFri Extra: Bringing Environmental Justice To The Classroom

Ira talks with a teacher and her students about the connections between science education and environmental activism. → Read More

Bots Outperform Humans if They Impersonate Us

Bots masquerading as humans in a game outperformed their human opponents—but the their superiority vanished when their machine identity was revealed. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

Dogs Like Motion That Matches Sound

Pet dogs appeared more interested in videos of a bouncing ball when the motion of the ball matched a rising and falling tone. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

Bird Egg Colors Influenced By Local Climate

In cold, northern climates, eggs tend to be darker and browner—heat-trapping colors that allow parents to spend a bit more time away from the nest. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

Crabs Do a Maze

Green crabs learned to navigate a maze without making a single wrong turn—and remembered the skill weeks later. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

Eavesdropping Puts Anxious Squirrels at Ease

Squirrels constantly scan their surroundings for hawks, owls and other predators. But they also surveil for threats by eavesdropping on bird chatter. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

Talk To Science Friday Using The VoxPop App

We’ve launched a new way for you to talk to us all week long: the SciFri VoxPop app. → Read More

Music May Orchestrate Better Brain Connectivity in Preterm Infants

Preterm babies who listened to music in the neonatal intensive care unit had brain activity that more closely resembled that of full-term babies. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

New Model Aims to Solve Mystery of the Moon's Formation

Scientists propose that the moon could have formed when a Mars-sized object slammed into an Earth covered in magma seas. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

Whitening Strips Alter Proteins in Teeth

Hydrogen peroxide in whitening treatments penetrates enamel and dentin, and alters tooth proteins. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

Background Music Might Stifle Creativity

Volunteers who listened to music solved fewer word puzzles than others who worked in silence. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

Turn Xmas Tree Into Food and Medicine

Pine needles can easily be broken down into sugars, as well as the building blocks of paint, adhesives and medicines. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

Dolphins Dumb Down Calls to Compete with Ship Noise

Bottlenose dolphins simplify and raise the pitch of their whistles to be heard above underwater shipping noise. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

Dolphins Dumb Down Calls to Compete with Ship Noise

Bottlenose dolphins simplify and raise the pitch of their whistles to be heard above underwater shipping noise. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

Antifreeze Surface Fights Ice with Ice

Patterning a surface with tiny stripes of ice prevents frost formation on the rest of the surface—a technique that could keep planes or roads frost-free. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

Earlier Springs May Mean Mistimed Bird Migrations

Springtime's arriving earlier across North America. But the degree of change isn't the same everywhere, which could spell trouble for migratory birds. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More

Microbes Share Your Morning Metro Commute


An analysis of the Hong Kong metro found microbes, including some with antibiotic resistance genes, freshly disperse throughout the system each day. Christopher Intagliata reports. → Read More