A Moment of Science

Deep in some underground pools lives a shadowy creature. Its existence has remained hidden away—until now.

Some days rain falls in a light, calm sweep across the earth. On other days rain falls in a torrential downpour, flooding the ground below. So, what causes this difference?

If we stub our toes or get other sudden injuries, sometimes a swear pops out. Could they be helpful?

Locusts gather into huge, ravenously hungry migratory swarms.

Hearing or reading language used in this shifted way causes a sudden jump in brain activity.

Cleaner wrasse have made it their jobs to clean their fish friends.

Where and how we interact with mosquitos has become complicated by climate change.

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.