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A Moment of Science is a daily audio podcast, public radio program and video series providing the scientific story behind some of life's most perplexing mysteries.
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Everyone likes music, right? Except the people with what’s being called “specific musical anhedonia.”
A study with 70 men assessed interest and involvement in parenting and took some measurements. Can you guess the results?
Humans and chimpanzees share 96 percent of their DNA. So why are diseases like cancer so common in humans but so rare in chimps?
Polar Bears and Grizzly Bears do share some DNA, but they’re separate species. Except for a couple instances.
Mosquitoes, ants, and midges, had best take warning – this plant is nature’s flypaper!
The more money you make, the more likely you are to work more. But is that healthy?
Can imagination help you eat less?
How did the limitations of early recording techniques influence how speak on the radio?
Lucille Ball once made a spooky claim: while driving down a bumpy road, she began to hear music—from inside her mouth!
Atoms are mostly empty space, so what’s stopping us from walking through walls?
It turns out, you might have inherited your fear of the dentist.
A team of Canadian researchers identify the brain mechanism in rats that appears to control nausea.
Why do animals like sheep, zebras, fish, and birds, tend to congregate and move around in flocks?
We all know that Yoga can reduce stress, but how does it work?
Biologists at Indiana University are making time lapse videos to learn about the life of bacteria.
Bees can learn a lot about a flower from its ultraviolet colors.
A team of paleontologists working in the Canadian Rockies have unearthed an ancient worm's fossilized remains, dinner and all!
You've might have heard this African proverb, but did you know that it doesn't just apply to humans?
Tough itch to scratch? Take a lesson from the bears.
Brown and orange stripes can camouflage animals, but even Darwin was puzzled by black and white zebra stripes.
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