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Newest Episode: Wed June 29, 2011. 06:14 AM
You have questions and A Moment of Science has answers. These two-minute audio podcasts provide the scientific story behind some of life's most perplexing mysteries. There's no need to be blinded by science. Explore it, have fun with it, but most of all learn from it. A Moment of Science is a production of WFIU Public Media from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
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Wed June 29, 2011. 06:14 AM
According to many studies over the past decade, mothers living near high traffic areas are more likely to give birth prematurely.
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Tue June 28, 2011. 06:30 AM
The Earth is made up of plenty of elements but Chromium is uncommon. This has scientists puzzled.
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Mon June 27, 2011. 05:37 AM
Who says good science needs a multi-million dollar budget and high-tech machinery? Two psychologists at Iowa State University, Stacey Sentyrz and Brad Bushman, conducted a telling experiment using nothing other than cream cheese and bagels. Learn more on this Moment of Science.
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Fri June 24, 2011. 05:25 AM
There's physics and science behind a ship's wake.
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Thu June 23, 2011. 07:28 AM
Why are the planets where they are instead of somewhere else? Could, I don't know, Jupiter just as easily have been right next to the earth? Learn more on this Moment of Science.
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Wed June 22, 2011. 05:54 AM
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Where did our planets come from?
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Tue June 21, 2011. 05:11 AM
It's time once more for the Science Hero Award, where we recognize someone from history who did terrific things to advance human understanding.
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Mon June 20, 2011. 06:16 AM
Why is it okay to bleach cotton cloth, but not wool?
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Fri June 17, 2011. 05:41 AM
To stretch or not to stretch. New research shows that stretching might not be needed before a workout.
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Thu June 16, 2011. 05:31 AM
One... Two... Three. Humans can count but can animals?
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Wed June 15, 2011. 06:51 AM
An A Moment of Science listener wrote to us: I keep hearing about the hidden costs of fossil fuels like coal. What exactly does it mean? What are hidden costs?
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Tue June 14, 2011. 05:11 AM
Scientists suspected that two populations, African savannah and African forest elephants, were separate species because of their size differences.
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Mon June 13, 2011. 06:08 AM
One study found that teenage cannabis use could increase the risk of psychotic illness by forty percent.
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Fri June 10, 2011. 05:45 AM
Tree lines are on the move. Learn how moving tree lines impact animals and other plants.
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Thu June 09, 2011. 08:24 AM
Any chimpanzee from Kibale National Park in Uganda will tell you, being top banana has its advantages. But, there are many disadvantages as well.
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Wed June 08, 2011. 07:36 AM
Why does a sheet of tin foil float but a ball of tin foil sink?
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Tue June 07, 2011. 06:12 AM
The Cartesian diver, named after French philosopher and scientist Ren? Descartes, works because of several factors.
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Mon June 06, 2011. 10:45 AM
Most folks know Ren? Descartes as a philosopher, but he was also one of the best scientists of his day.
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Fri June 03, 2011. 05:53 AM
Say, "Ahh!" Why do we have tonsils and why are they sometimes taken out?
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Thu June 02, 2011. 07:57 AM
On a summer day, a thunderstorm can appear out of nowhere and disappear just as fast. What causes a storm to change so suddenly?
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