A Moment of Science: Audio
Summary: You have questions and A Moment of Science has answers. These two-minute audio podcasts provide the scientific story behind some of life's most perplexing mysteries. There's no need to be blinded by science. Explore it, have fun with it, but most of all learn from it. A Moment of Science is a production of WFIU Public Media from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
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- Copyright: Copyright 1998-2009
Podcasts:
Space dust possibly caused an ice age 466 million years ago. How?
Seeds are important for many things, from everything bagels to starting a garden, but can they be the key to preserving habitats for monarch butterflies?
Did you know that researchers have discovered that there are at least 250 kinds of bacteria that live on our skin?
Sweet, sour, salty, bitter. Are there more flavors out there for us to discover?
Learn about Bunostegos akokanensis, an animal that existed before the time of the dinosaurs.
Just three groups of animals with backbones have evolved the ability to fly: birds, bats, and pterosaurs.
How do honeybees determine their line of succession?
Mangrove forests add a great visual to the coastline, but they provide great benefits too.
Saber-toothed tigers were one of the largest cats to ever exist. How big was that really?
Could the Earth face solar storms in our future? What does that look like?
A decade ago, we knew of almost 25,000. One study has discovered an additional 19,000. And we know there are even more out there.
A simple question for today's A Moment of Science: do flying fish really fly?
If you look at ancient manuscripts, you may notice that beneath the text, there is often a faint outline of other words that have been erased and written over.
Some webs look tangled, while others look like delicate, perfect wheels. The latter are called orb webs.
Researchers discovered sea urchins keep their teeth sharp all on their own.
