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Cafeteria plate dispensers reveal facts about atoms
You take a plate off the top of one stack. The other plates in the stack rise from below just far enough to present the next plate at the same height…
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Is it ok to swallow watermelon seeds?
A few seeds from fruits such as watermelons or apples passing through your digestive tract won't hurt you. But they won't help you much either.
2 years, 9 months ago
What exactly was Little Miss Muffet eating?
Little Miss Muffet, sat on her tuffet, eating her curds and whey. But what even is that?
2 years, 9 months ago
Vampire bats are good at sharing
It may surprise you to learn that vampire bats are one of the most well-known examples of sharing in the animal kingdom.
2 years, 9 months ago
Testing your reaction time
How fast are your reflexes? Test them out with a falling dollar.
2 years, 9 months ago
Why don't elephants get cancer?
Since elephants are so big, they have way more cells than most animals. Which means more opportunities for elephant cells to go crazy and become canc…
2 years, 9 months ago
What events actually make us happy?
Major events often make people happy, but does this last very long?
2 years, 9 months ago
Desert ants navigate with the magnetic field
When ants first leave their nest to begin their jobs as foragers, they first have to make sure they can find their way home.
2 years, 9 months ago
Life thrives in the seabed of hydrothermal vents
From stories of giant monsters to little green Martians, we humans can imagine some pretty strange creatures. Life, however, offers plenty of surpris…
2 years, 9 months ago
Moths are evolving to avoid city lights
Moths are a lot less attracted to artificial light than they used to be. Learn more about what that means with today's A Moment of Science!
2 years, 9 months ago