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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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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.
Despite being in Antarctica, this underground lake isn’t frozen.
Are there earthquakes on Mars? Or should we call them Marsquakes?
How can roaches be so sneaky and fast?
Wetlands might not seem like they’re producing any methane, but invisible forces are at play.
The Water King was a giant penguin that lived in Peru about thirty six million years ago.
Have you ever reached for a bag of chips at the same moment as another shopper? Why doesn’t one species grab every resource for itself?
When you’re at a loud concert, you can probably feel the thump of the bass. Why can’t you feel high-pitched sounds?
How do glaciers give icy cold mountain lakes that dazzling shade of blue?
Depression may have an evolutionary benefit: it may improve one's chances of fighting off infection.
Why do lab mice always have to be kept so cold?
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