Podcasts

May 17, 2012

What keeps seemingly defenseless grass from hungry grazers?

May 16, 2012

When you get sunburned you often feel chilled... why?

May 15, 2012

You may know that red tides have something to do with the ocean turning red near beaches, but you probably don't know what this means or why it's important.

May 14, 2012

Would you be able to take seriously an overweight or obese doctor who advised you to lose weight?

May 11, 2012

Although Everest had first been climbed in 1953, this was the first successful ascent to be made without supplemental oxygen.

May 10, 2012

We talk to our house pets all the time, but wouldn't it be great if your cat could answer you in English?

May 9, 2012

Scientists tested eighteen reindeer with light, and found that their eyes responded to both visible light and ultraviolet.

May 8, 2012

Harvard researchers have been testing a remote controlled capsule that can swim through the human body, take digital pictures, and send them back in real time.

If you suffered from the neurological disorder called "facial agnosia," you might not recognize the faces of close friends and family. How could this happen?

It's no surprise that guys are more into video games than girls, it's science!

Ever notice how angered you get when you’re waiting for someone to leave a parking spot that you want? Learn why on this Moment of Science.

In the middle of the last century, British mathematician Alan Turing proposed the following test for determining whether a computer could think...on its own!

Have you ever been lying in bed, about to fall fast asleep when your leg jerks suddenly, snapping you awake?

Have you ever bought coffee for someone to butter them up? A group of scientists set out of discover if this angle really works.

Say you're about to take a test or give an important presentation at work, would you rather be calm and collected or angry and agitated?

No sooner are they blown out, then they re-light and can be blown out again. How can a candle light itself?