A Moment of Science
Fear smells like sugar. At least that's the case for zebra fish.
If a minnow's skin is damaged by an attacking pike, it releases a chemical that attracts more pike. Why would a minnow want to attract more trouble?
It's strange, but true: lobsters and crayfish communicate by shooting streams of urine at each other. It sounds bad, but many animals produce this as language.
After you cover your body in bug spray, you might wonder, just how does this stuff work, and if mosquitoes don't like it, what is it doing to my body?
Some plants have parasitic behavior that destroys their plant hosts, but are there benefits too?
Geogenesis is the scientific term for the beginning of something very important, life. How did it all begin?
It sounds fanciful, but Wonka's gum flavored as food is far from impossible if you have the help of a skilled flavorist.
Mmm, there's nothing like a fresh slice of watermelon until, oops, you just swallowed a seed!
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