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A trip to the beach with Earth's largest marine reptile
In 2020 amateur fossil hunter Justin Reynolds and his eleven year old daughter Ruby were walking along a beach near their home in Somerset, England w…
2 years ago
Our brains and confirmation bias
Learn about confirmation bias with a simple experiment
2 years ago
You've gotta have hearts
Octopuses have three hearts, each one crucial to maintaining the robust blood pressure that allows them to be active hunters and powerful swimmers.
2 years, 1 month ago
Take a look at that: The eyes of the Opiliones
Spiders have eight eyes, horseshoe crabs have ten, and, daddy longlegs only have two. Or do they?
2 years, 1 month ago
What not to do with your microwave
Microwave ovens are wonderful, revolutionary cooking devices. But there are some things that you cannot, or should not, do with microwaves.
2 years, 1 month ago
Eggcellent equipment, eggcellent results
Egg whites are often touted as a health food, filled with more proteins than fat-rich yolks. Surprisingly, though, those proteins are also the secret…
2 years, 1 month ago
What are anacondas really like?
Hollywood's version of the snake in the movie "Anaconda" was pure fantasy--a 100 foot long giant with an appetite for B-movie actors
2 years, 1 month ago
Working memory and math anxiety
Does doing math make you anxious? A Moment of Science has more on why that might be.
2 years, 1 month ago
Are dragon myths based in reality?
There are stories and myths about dragons from everywhere--from Europe to China to Australia to the Americas. Couldn't there be some reality behind t…
2 years, 1 month ago
'Cause I eats me spinach
If you want to get strong, you're supposed to eat spinach like Popeye. But how powerful is that leafy green really?
2 years, 1 month ago