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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.
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The appropriately named elephant bird was the largest bird to ever live. Learn more about this impressive creature with A Moment of Science! -
Bernard Schurian/WikimediaLearn more about this unique species 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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Learn more about some groundbreaking research in paralysis with today's A Moment of Science. -
Yeah, commercial airplanes are traditionally white. We have the science behind why they're so often that color. -
The T. rex and Stegosaurus are among some of the most well-known dinosaurs, so it isn't uncommon to see them pictured together. But would the two have ever actually met? -
Amphipods in the Southern Ocean were observed carrying around sea snails as protection from predators. -
Wildfires strike without warning and can consume thousands of acres of forest and destroy grasslands. Until recently wildfires didn't cause many human casualties or destroy buildings and other property, for a simple reason. Most wildfires occur in the wild, places where people tend not to live. -
In the past, A Moment of Science has examined the differences between humans and our closest genetic relatives. But what else separates us from chimpanzees? -
Ancient rubies revealed some surprising information about past life on Earth. -
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Learn about past theories on the nature of our closest star with today's A Moment of Science! -
While no longer in use today, most people are still familiar with the mid-Atlantic accent of the past. What led to this particular form of pronunciation, and why isn't it around today?
