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Why don't animals naturally have three legs?
Animals sometimes need amputations, but are able to adapt pretty quickly to the lost limb. Why don't animals naturally evolve to have three legs?
3 years, 2 months ago
Sediment ripples from a lake on ancient Mars
Planetary scientists now have a mountain of evidence, accumulated over decades of exploration, that three to four billion years ago, Mars had accumul…
3 years, 2 months ago
Sipping raindrops from snake scales
How do snakes stay hydrated in the desert? A Moment of Science looks to the western diamondback rattlesnake for the answer.
3 years, 2 months ago
Older macaques with smaller social circles
Do you find yourself prioritizing close friends and family over a wide circle of friends as you grow older?
3 years, 2 months ago
The physics behind a knuckleball
Today's A Moment of Science cracks the code behind a knuckleball.
3 years, 2 months ago
Can't go to the Moon? Try Arizona instead
Find out how NASA prepared astronauts for the 1969 moon landing while staying here on Earth.
3 years, 2 months ago
The dark-furred Amami rabbit
Today’s A Moment of Science brings you something you’ve never seen before: the black Amami rabbit.
3 years, 2 months ago
Zap! How electric eels create their shocks
Electric eels can release over 800 volts of electricity! How are these powerful shocks made?
3 years, 2 months ago
Cooking with magnets
“If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.” But what if there were a way to make kitchens less hot?
3 years, 2 months ago
How does smoking a pipe impact your health?
Put this in your pipe and smoke it, with today's A Moment of Science.
3 years, 3 months ago