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How do clouds float?
One thing we at A Moment of Science love is having the opportunity to explain the science behind things you see every day in the world around you.
2 years, 2 months ago
The phenomenon of long colds
One infamous feature of COVID-19 is the phenomenon of “long COVID.” Researchers hadn’t previously looked for long persisting forms of colds or the fl…
2 years, 2 months ago
Do ants drown every time it rains?
Ants must have a variety of survival strategies. How do ground-nesting ants cope with rain?
2 years, 2 months ago
Which came first: the woodpecker or the fungus?
Set aside the question about the chicken and the egg, what about the woodpecker and tree fungus?
2 years, 2 months ago
The benefits of a walkable neighborhood
It makes sense that if you live in a neighborhood where you can walk to places to do errands and such, that would be good for your health.
2 years, 2 months ago
Stay balanced with your center of gravity
Everyone has a center of gravity. Every object has one, too. It’s the point in our body where all weight is evenly balanced.
2 years, 2 months ago
You have a bacterial cloud following you around
Pigpen's condition might seem a bit farfetched, but scientists are finding that we might all be more like Pigpen than we imagine. Only, instead of du…
2 years, 2 months ago
Growing up with your taste preferences
Our lifelong food preferences are largely shaped by the foods we're exposed to early on in childhood.
2 years, 2 months ago
What makes you see the man in the moon?
Pareidolia is a term from psychology that refers to the tendency in people to perceive a meaningful pattern in a vague stimulus.
2 years, 2 months ago
What's the autokinetic effect?
"Auto" means "self" and kinetic means "motion." When you see a tiny point of light moving, it's often because you are moving yourself--or, rather, yo…
2 years, 2 months ago