A Moment of Science

Archive for December 2009

December 1, 2009

 

haircolor238

Hair Grows And Grays

How does hair development start, what is a hair follicle, and why does hair turn gray?

December 2, 2009

 

cloudbacteria239

Stratospheric Bacteria

New bacteria has been discovered in earth's stratosphere...

December 3, 2009

 

flashpoints240

Flash Points

What are flash points and at what temperature do they occur?

December 4, 2009

 

coldfeet241

Cold Feet

Why does stepping in a puddle of water make your feet cold for the rest of the day?

December 7, 2009

 

appendix242

Useful Appendix

Why do we have an appendix if scientists say we don't need one? Well, new studies have been published that explain why.

December 8, 2009

 

biological_clock243

Our Biological Clock

How do biological clocks, also known as circadian clocks, work?

December 9, 2009

 

timeintranslation244

Time In Isolation

What happens when you place people in isolation for a month?

December 10, 2009

 

cakemixbugs245

Bugs In Cake Mixes

What is that bug in your box of flour, sugar, or cake mix?

December 11, 2009

 

newlysingleandlesshealthy246

Newly Single And Less Healthy

When a marriage ends due to divorce or death, the participants see a decline in health as well.

December 14, 2009

 

coywolves247

Coywolves On The Prowl

Learn about the new coyote-wolf hybrid... the coywolf!

December 15, 2009

 

morningbreath248

What Causes Morning Breath?

What causes bad breath and sore throat in the morning?

December 16, 2009

 

dinosaurcancer249

Dinosaur Cancer

Find out which specific type of dinosaur suffered from cancer.

December 17, 2009

 

cakemixhighaltitude250

Cake Mixes And High Altitude Directions

Why must bakers adjust their cake ingredients when they live at higher elevations?

December 18, 2009

 

homogenizedmilk251

Homogenized Milk

How does the process of homogenization occur with milk products?

December 21, 2009

 

pasteurizedmilk252

Pasteurized Milk

Why must we pasteurize milk? What are the benefits of pasteurization?

December 22, 2009

 

sabertoothcat253

Wimpy Bite Of The Saber Toothed Cat

You may be surprised to learn that the sabercat's bite is not as strong as the modern big cat.

December 23, 2009

 

rubbergloves254

Guayule- A Promising Crop From The Desert

What in the world is the guayule desert-dwelling shrub?

December 24, 2009

 

butterfliesinstomach255

Butterflies In Your Stomach

What happens in your body when you get nervous? Why do you feel like you have butterflies in your stomach?

December 25, 2009

 

dogsherding256

Sheepdogs And Wolves

Have you ever wondered why sheepdogs love to herd?

December 28, 2009

 

rainforest257

Evolution In Action

Why did rainforests evolve so much more diversity than other parts of the globe?

December 29, 2009

 

colorblind258

Monkey See, In Full Color

Could a new experiment done on monkeys lead to fixing color blindness in humans?

December 30, 2009

 

fruitflylearning259

Fruit Fly Learning

New studies on fruit flies show that they use social learning to lay their eggs.

December 31, 2009

 

crossbow260

Potential Energy

Potential energy in a crossbow in this Moment of Science.

Stay Connected

What is RSS? RSS makes it possible to subscribe to a website's updates instead of visiting it by delivering new posts to your RSS reader automatically. Choose to receive some or all of the updates from A Moment of Science:

Support for Indiana Public Media Comes From

Most Popular

About A Moment of Science

Search A Moment of Science