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Brick by magnetic brick
Did you know that ancient bricks are magnetic?
2 years, 3 months ago
Pandas always know what's for dinner
These days, pandas have bamboo for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But that wasn't always the case.
2 years, 3 months ago
Emotion differentiation makes you less angry
Although we all get angry at times, for some people anger turns to aggression, while for others it doesn’t. The reasons for this have to do with how …
2 years, 3 months ago
An amphibian mother feeds her offspring with 'milk'
Human mothers secrete milk to feed their babies. So do other mammals. Biologists now know that many other kinds of animal mothers also secrete milk-l…
2 years, 3 months ago
Cultured fruit flies
Fruit flies might not have manners when they invade your home, but they do have culture.
2 years, 3 months ago
The ocean's fish need more clean water
Making their way through polluted water, fish become disoriented, as sights, smells, and sounds crowd the waters. Chemical and noise pollution, and r…
2 years, 3 months ago
Putting science on display at the Great Exhibition of 1851
These days, you can hear about self-driving cars when you turn on the news, or you can browse store shelves for high-tech gadgets. But in the mid-nin…
2 years, 3 months ago
Optics and glue
A simple exercise to do at home with A Moment of Science
2 years, 3 months ago
Would you drink this?
Would you drink a mixture of acetaldehyde, ethyl acetate, acetone, acetic acid, and a few of the compounds known as hexenals, which give fresh-cut gr…
2 years, 3 months ago
Schools of fish are silent swimmers
Swimming in a school has a lot of benefits for fish, from social opportunities to avoiding predators to finding more food.
2 years, 3 months ago