A Moment of Science

Working out and your arteries 03.03.2023 2:00 ↓

How exactly does exercise make us healthier?

You can see the forest and the trees 02.03.2023 2:00 ↓

Learn more about reforestation practices with today's A Moment of Science.

The curve of a meandering river 01.03.2023 2:00 ↓

Check out today's A Moment of Science for more on one of nature's most basic and subtle shapes -- the winding, back-and-forth S-curve of a meandering river.

Internal compass helps guide fish home 28.02.2023 2:00 ↓

We recently looked at the internal GPS systems of insects, but what about other wildlife?

How getting back on the horse can help 27.02.2023 2:00 ↓

Today's A Moment of Science is all about the benefits of hippotherapy.

Your Pong opponent is a dish of brain cells 24.02.2023 2:00 ↓

Pong is so easy you might say anyone could master it. And Pong’s newest players? A group of lab-grown brain cells.

GPS can get a bit buggy 23.02.2023 2:00 ↓

Insects use their own GPS system to navigate, and scientists looked at how accurate their sense of direction is.

What is alien hand syndrome? 22.02.2023 2:00 ↓

Learn more about alien hand syndrome with today's A Moment of Science!

Why did T. rexes have tiny arms? 21.02.2023 2:00 ↓

The T. rex was one of the fiercest dinosaur predators, but why did it have such small arms?

Why do we feel madly in love? 20.02.2023 2:00 ↓

Love makes you do crazy things, but what is it exactly that makes us behave so differently?

Cockroaches have personalities and make choices 17.02.2023 2:00 ↓

How personable are cockroaches?

Convection in your coffee cup 16.02.2023 2:00 ↓

There are some interesting physics to be found first thing in the morning.

Planet of the ants 15.02.2023 2:00 ↓

Humans like to think of Earth as our planet, but biology tells us otherwise.

Bernoulli's hair dryer 14.02.2023 2:00 ↓

Learn all about Bernoulli's principle with today's A Moment of Science!

Humans can echolocate, too 13.02.2023 2:00 ↓

We often associate bats with echolocation, but did you know some humans can have this ability too?

The Earth's core and the evolution of complex life 10.02.2023 2:00 ↓

For billions of years, life on Earth had included only microbes, and simple soft-bodied organisms. Then, within just a few tens of millions of years, a variety of complex aquatic animals appeared.

Did sanitation make Rome any healthier? 09.02.2023 2:00 ↓

Rome had a fairly sophisticated sanitation system, but didn't have a reduction in internal parasites. What made this possible?

Same and different: Infants use analogies before they speak 08.02.2023 2:00 ↓

The ability to make comparisons and analogies is a mental capacity that distinguishes human beings from at least most other animals.

Magpie egg hormones impact their offsprings' boldness 07.02.2023 2:00 ↓

Not all magpie jays are alike. Some individuals are much bolder than others. Now, scientists think they may have discovered a clue to explain the differences.

Warped spacial mapping 06.02.2023 2:00 ↓

Rats have good spacial mapping, but sometimes things can impact their mental image.

Why are parrots so smart? 03.02.2023 2:00 ↓

When scientists study parrots, they often appear as smart as monkeys and other mammals. How is this possible?

Trust comes with old age 02.02.2023 2:00 ↓

The older we get, the more trusting we tend to become.

Flies that eat spiders 01.02.2023 2:00 ↓

"Come inside my web," said the spider to the fly...

Mitchell's Satyr: On the brink of extinction 31.01.2023 2:00 ↓

The rare butterfly Mitchell's Satyr used to be found all over the Midwest.

What makes blue ice? 30.01.2023 2:00 ↓

Blue ice is relatively rare to see, so how does this formation get made?