Fruit Flies Love Alcohol! When human females are pregnant, theyre advised to stay away from alcohol, for fear of harming the fetus. And most parents refrain from giving their infants bottles full of whiskey or beer, for obvious reasons. But if youre...
Astronomers And Cancer Researchers Work Together To Fight Cancer At first glance, astronomers and cancer researchers may not seem to have a lot in common. After all, astronomers spend their time gazing at distant stars and galaxies, while oncologists...
Killer Cats: Cats Kill Up To 3.7 Billion Birds Each Year Its time to go again to the A Moment of Science mailbag. A listener writes: Dear A Moment of Science, I know that cats kill a lot of wild birds and other animals. But as a cat owner and cat lov...
The Color Of The Universe When we look up into the night sky it seems black, but scientists have observed something different. In this Moment of Science we discuss the color of the universe. Colors Recently, scientists have concluded that the color o...
Changing The Shape Of Your Pinnas The pinnas are the distinctive ridges in your outer ear. Everyone has slight differences in the shape of pinnas. Researchers have theorized that the brain has to learn the shape of its own ears in order to hear corre...
Zero Gravity, Does It Exist? This Moment of Science: Is there such a thing a zero gravity? No Zero Gravity Contrary to popular belief, theres no such thing as zero gravity. Weightlessness and zero gravity are two different things. The earths gravity...
Scientists Are Learning So Much About Dinosaur Nests 科学家深度研究恐龙巢穴 Tons of dinosaur fossils have been unearthed over the last hundred years. These long-buried bones tell us about the physical build and eating habits of dinosaurs....
Are You Sure Your Hearts In The Right Place? On todays Moment of Science, were sure your hearts in the right place. But where is it exactly?!? CPR classes show how to press on the sternum, in the center of the chest, to stimulate the heart. But then...
What Makes Dogs Such Great Sniffers? Watch a dog greeting the world with its nose, or following invisible trails of scent, and you might wonder what youre missing. In one study, dogs were able to smell a particular test scent a thousand times better...
Why Is Insect Blood Green Or Yellow? Youve probably heard someone use the phrase blood red, but have you ever wondered if all blood really is red? For example, think about the bugs youve seen splatter against your cars windshield, leaving behind a cl...
Climate Change May Actually Help Penguins Its time to go again to the A Moment of Science mailbag. A listener writes: Dear A Moment of Science, I know that climate change is making life difficult for polar bears and other cold climate creatures. But...
The Great Tomato Debate In 1893, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case that hinged on whether the tomato was a fruit or a vegetable. Defining A Vegetable According to botanists, most of the edible parts of a plant are vegetables. Vegetables can be a ro...
Nuts, Nuts, Good for Your Heart Todays program starts with a word association game. What comes to mind when you hear these words: almonds, walnuts, cashews, pistachios. Are you thinking scrumptious and satisfying? Or unhealthy and extravagant? Health...
Does Diet Soda Cause Depression? Its time to go again to the A Moment of Science mailbag. A listener writes: Dear A Moment of Science, I keep hearing about how diet soda is bad for you. This is troubling, since I drink lots of the stuff because has z...
Under Pressure In physics, pressure depends on the amount of force acting on a surface and on the size of the surface. The smaller the surface, the greater the pressure. Lets say that a woman steps on your toe; she weighs 120 pounds. If shes wearing...
