A Moment of Science

"Never" Events 03.12.2025 2:00 ↓

Doctors have a term for mistakes. They call them "never" events, as in things that should never, ever happen

Fish on Drugs 02.12.2025 2:00 ↓

Wastewater often contains trace amounts of drug products. Fish living in such drug laced rivers end up paying a price.

Facebook and Loneliness 01.12.2025 2:00 ↓

Is it detrimental to your health to constantly update your Facebook status?

A Remedy for the Runs 28.11.2025 2:00 ↓

Here's the "scoop": Doctors have been having remarkable success with a rather unconventional type of treatment: fecal transplantation.

The Rest is Gravy 27.11.2025 2:00 ↓

Time to make turkey gravy! You can use flour or cornstarch as the thickening agent. Does it make a difference which you choose? How do thickeners thicken, anyway?

Birds of a Feather Flock Together 26.11.2025 2:00 ↓

Isn't it interesting how some people's personalities are extremely constant while others change based on the situation? Animals are no different!

Liquid Sunshine 25.11.2025 2:00 ↓

Radium was a popular health additive at the time of its discovery. What were they thinking?

Wanted: Yellowstone Beavers 24.11.2025 2:00 ↓

In the late 90's wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park to help cull the elk population. But there was still one problem: beavers.

Lights, Music, Calories 21.11.2025 2:00 ↓

How does restaurant ambiance affect how much we eat?

The Future of Bananas 20.11.2025 2:00 ↓

Did you know that 99% of bananas sold are of one variety, the Cavendish? And this fact is not good for prosperity.

When It's Worth It to Be Awake 19.11.2025 2:00 ↓

Ever had to stay up late to cram for that exam? Wouldn’t it be nice to borrow the amazing sleep-deprivation powers of the male pectoral sandpiper?

Express Anger, Lower Blood Pressure 18.11.2025 2:00 ↓

Why is it that Italians and Spaniards live two years longer on average than people who live in England?

Superb Fairy-wrens Learn to Eavesdrop 17.11.2025 2:00 ↓

How did these birds learn to recognize the warning calls of other birds?

Real Lightsabers? 14.11.2025 2:00 ↓

What’s the status on the development of real-life lightsabers? Is it possible?

Adapting to Starvation 13.11.2025 2:00 ↓

Did a famine in 1944 cause changes in the genes of an entire generation?

Changing the Gene with Meditation 12.11.2025 2:00 ↓

Researchers from the United States and Spain found in one study that mindfulness may not only affect your mood, it may affect your genes

Diet Soda Depression 11.11.2025 2:00 ↓

It might not surprise you to learn that drinking a lot of sugary soda can make one prone to depression. Is diet soda an exception?

Dehydration 10.11.2025 2:00 ↓

If you were to stop drinking water right now, how long could you live?

Why Toddlers Can't Learn from a Screen 07.11.2025 2:00 ↓

Tablets are a great distraction, but probably not the best learning tool.

High Altitude Genes 06.11.2025 2:00 ↓

At higher altitudes, it can be much harder to breathe. Unless you’re a local.

Cold Nose Cows 05.11.2025 2:00 ↓

A cow with a cold nose might just have the blues.

The Giant Weta Weighs In 04.11.2025 2:00 ↓

The giant weta is a grasshopper-type insect from New Zealand. It might be the heaviest insect.

The Genetics of the Hangover 03.11.2025 2:00 ↓

Why is it that some people never seem to get a hangover?

Zombie Plants 31.10.2025 2:00 ↓

How could a disease turn a plant into a zombie?

A Change in the Air 30.10.2025 2:00 ↓

Isn’t it great to have fresh air? You might be surprised to learn that our planet’s air didn’t always contain oxygen.