A Moment of Science

How do books and audiobooks differ in your brain?

How do books and audiobooks differ in your brain?

Unlike social bees like the bumblebee, solitary bees don't have queens or worker bees, and they don't reside together in colonies.

Unlike social bees like the bumblebee, solitary bees don't have queens or worker bees, and they don't reside together in colonies.

There have been many advancements in online education in recent years, but our youngest students will still face some difficulties.

There have been many advancements in online education in recent years, but our youngest students will still face some difficulties.

Rare earths are vital to green technologies, like wind turbines and electric cars, that will allow us to quit burning fossil fuels and solve the crisis of global climate change. They are vital for...

Rare earths are vital to green technologies, like wind turbines and electric cars, that will allow us to quit burning fossil fuels and solve the crisis of global climate change. They are vital for...

Have you ever seen a cartoon of a sleeping opossum hanging upside down by its tail? Well, you may be surprised to learn that 'possums don't actually sleep that way.

Have you ever seen a cartoon of a sleeping opossum hanging upside down by its tail? Well, you may be surprised to learn that 'possums don't actually sleep that way.

Having a thick skin is good if you don't want teasing to affect you. But what does it mean for our bodies?

Having a thick skin is good if you don't want teasing to affect you. But what does it mean for our bodies?

In 2017, astronomers observed one of the most important and mysterious cosmic events: an explosion known as a kilonova.

In 2017, astronomers observed one of the most important and mysterious cosmic events: an explosion known as a kilonova.

Animals with stripes really stand out when you look at them. How could this pattern possible help them hide from predators?

Animals with stripes really stand out when you look at them. How could this pattern possible help them hide from predators?

There have always been anecdotes about stress causing hair to turn grey, but is there any scientific evidence to back these claims?

There have always been anecdotes about stress causing hair to turn grey, but is there any scientific evidence to back these claims?

We have our circadian rhythm, but how does time impact other animals?

We have our circadian rhythm, but how does time impact other animals?