A Moment of Science

Imagining and Seeing 15.12.2025 2:00 ↓

Neuroscientists have made important discoveries about imagination as an unexpected bonus from studying the parts of the cerebral cortex involved in vision.

Electrical Near death Experience 12.12.2025 2:00 ↓

Near death experiences often involve things like seeing a bright white light, or floating out of your body. Is there a scientific explanation for these phenomena?

Saccadic Suppression 11.12.2025 2:00 ↓

Have you ever noticed that you can’t see your own eye movements?

Macrauchenia 10.12.2025 2:00 ↓

Charles Darwin said it was one of the strangest animals ever discovered.

Depressing Night Work 09.12.2025 2:00 ↓

For the night shift worker, sleep happens during the day. How does this affect overall health?

Venutian Volcanoes 08.12.2025 2:00 ↓

Did scientists discover evidence of a volcanic eruption on Venus?

Why the Brain Has So Many Folds 05.12.2025 2:00 ↓

The human brain is an incredible thing, but honestly, it's not much to look at. Just a big, gray, foldy lump. Why does the brain look a lot like a scrunched-up piece of paper?

Mistletoe's Missing Genes 04.12.2025 2:00 ↓

Scientists at Indiana University discovered the first plant or animal that lacks several genes involved in energy production in cells.

"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?