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Organ transplants can be a complicated process on a number of levels, including finding a suitable organ match in the first place. New research may have provided a new option.
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J. Lee/National Institute of Standards and TechnologyThe kilogram was officially defined as the mass of a particular cylinder of platinum alloy cast in 1889 and stored in a special vault in France. -
PPS/Adobe StockThere are many changes with the coming of spring, including sunlight. Learn more with today's A Moment of Science!
We‘ve all hit our “funny bone.” Why does it feel like that? What do bicycles, footballs, and space shuttles have in common? Can you really learn while you are asleep? Why do some birds hop and others walk?
These and literally thousands of other questions about the world we live in are answered in A Moment of Science. If you are even a little bit interested in the world around you these two-minute radio programs are just for you – and you don‘t need to know anything about science!
Since 1988, WFIU has produced A Moment of Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, in cooperation with IU‘s scientific community, and scientists around the world.
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There are many changes with the coming of spring, including sunlight. Learn more with today's A Moment of Science! -
Researchers wondered what the best trees were for absorbing air pollution, and created a ranking scale as a result of their findings. -
Zero gravity is often confused for weightlessness. Learn more about why that comparison isn't really accurate with today's A Moment of Science. -
Today we are very aware of the dangers of arsenic exposure, but that didn't stop some of our ancestors from using this poison in a number of objects to get a particular shade of green. -
You might think a plant would be defenseless against predators, but that's not really the case. Learn more about the tomato plant's defense system with A Moment of Science. -
What do soap bubbles and butterfly wings have in common? Learn the answer with today's A Moment of Science! -
There are many surprises still within the area of the Antarctic, including its unexpected abundance of life. Learn more about the discovery of fish nest colonies in the Weddell Sea with A Moment of Science. -
Creatures today like crocodiles have some impressive force behind their jaws, but did any animals of the past pack an even more powerful punch? Learn more about the megalodon's bite here. -
Looking at the universe, our sun might be considered "just another star". While it might be special to us, there are a few other characteristics that makes it stand out. -
The appropriately named elephant bird was the largest bird to ever live. Learn more about this impressive creature with A Moment of Science!
