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Monocarpic plants flower only once, but they make the most of it. What makes them so spectacular?
Animals sometimes need amputations, but are able to adapt pretty quickly to the lost limb. Why don't animals naturally evolve to have three legs?
Planetary scientists now have a mountain of evidence, accumulated over decades of exploration, that three to four billion years ago, Mars had accumulations of liquid water on its surface.
How do snakes stay hydrated in the desert? A Moment of Science looks to the western diamondback rattlesnake for the answer.
Do you find yourself prioritizing close friends and family over a wide circle of friends as you grow older?
Today's A Moment of Science cracks the code behind a knuckleball.
Find out how NASA prepared astronauts for the 1969 moon landing while staying here on Earth.
Find out how NASA prepared astronauts for the 1969 moon landing while staying here on Earth.
Today’s A Moment of Science brings you something you’ve never seen before: the black Amami rabbit.
Today’s A Moment of Science brings you something you’ve never seen before: the black Amami rabbit.
Electric eels can release over 800 volts of electricity! How are these powerful shocks made?
Electric eels can release over 800 volts of electricity! How are these powerful shocks made?
“If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.” But what if there were a way to make kitchens less hot?
“If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.” But what if there were a way to make kitchens less hot?
Put this in your pipe and smoke it, with today's A Moment of Science.
Put this in your pipe and smoke it, with today's A Moment of Science.
When you burst out crying, you expect the bleary red eyes and the rivers of tears that stream down your cheeks. But on top of all that, your nose starts to run like a faucet. Why does this happen?
When you burst out crying, you expect the bleary red eyes and the rivers of tears that stream down your cheeks. But on top of all that, your nose starts to run like a faucet. Why does this happen?
Climate scientists need models to help study the impacts of climate change. Feedback loops play an essential role in these models.
Climate scientists need models to help study the impacts of climate change. Feedback loops play an essential role in these models.