A Moment of Science

Overeating at Thanksgiving or other family functions feels pretty common. Is there a reason for that?

In the 1920s automotive engineers made one of the greatest mistakes of the twentieth century.

In the 1920s automotive engineers made one of the greatest mistakes of the twentieth century.

Iridescent coloring is pretty eye-catching, so how can it be used as camouflage?

Iridescent coloring is pretty eye-catching, so how can it be used as camouflage?

What's the size of a toaster, weighs about three pounds, and orbits the Earth?

What's the size of a toaster, weighs about three pounds, and orbits the Earth?

Today's A Moment of Science has the love story of a frog who can't sing.

Today's A Moment of Science has the love story of a frog who can't sing.

Queen bees don't have to leave the hive, but that doesn't mean they have easy lives.

Queen bees don't have to leave the hive, but that doesn't mean they have easy lives.

Research suggests how we receive information (reading vs hearing) can inform our opinions about the topic at hand.

Research suggests how we receive information (reading vs hearing) can inform our opinions about the topic at hand.

Mouthfeel, or texture, is an important component of flavor while we eat.

Mouthfeel, or texture, is an important component of flavor while we eat.

New fossil evidence suggests previous assumptions about beak evolution weren't quite right.

New fossil evidence suggests previous assumptions about beak evolution weren't quite right.

Hotter weather makes humans more irritable. Turns out we aren't the only species impacted by the dog days of summer.

Hotter weather makes humans more irritable. Turns out we aren't the only species impacted by the dog days of summer.

In most people’s brains, each finger is represented by its own small section in the brain, but the same isn’t true for toes.