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:
Researchers study earthquakes to learn more about our planet's interior, and new information came to light in 2023.
A researcher found a nose-horned lizard in 2018, which hadn't been seen for 130 years!
Some fungi are useful to plants, some can kill. But it turns out their relationship gets more complex than this.
Even if we can't see someone while they're talking, our brains still pick up their gestures.
Eastern wolves and coyotes have been interbreeding more frequently over the past several hundred years
Animals sometimes understand numbers without school or even language.
Researchers looked into the role texture plays in how full we feel after eating.
How do insects handle being upside-down for so long?
A eureka moment is an experience where a solution or idea suddenly appears in your mind and immediately feels true.
A cat’s facial whiskers are one example of a type of long stiff hair found in clusters on the bodies of most mammals.
Our ancestors may have made their own version of gum from birch bark.
While you’re out in nature, do you ever wonder if your presence changes the way animals interact with each other?
For many organisms, winter is a time to rest. But just because it's dormant doesn't mean the northern star coral isn't working.
What role does psychology play when it comes to how you use your money?
Who exactly was the Gigantopithecus?
