A Moment of Science
Scientists have discovered million-year-old evidence that our ancestors may have been cannibals.
What's a fly doing in Antarctica? Find out on this Moment of Science.
At the University of California , David Julius and his research team have been making some interesting discoveries involving tongue receptors and a substance contained in chili peppers. They found that this substance activates the same receptors that senses heat.
This means that the ice cover contains microorganisms that date back thousands of years; recently scientists found microorganisms that froze way back when Rome was founded.
It may come as a surprise if I told you that scientists have recently made discoveries that suggest baboons are capable of abstract thought. You probably thought that only apes, the actual evolutionary predecessors of humans, could think abstractly.
Scientists have just recently uncovered the gecko’s gravity-defying secret. Gecko feet come specially equipped with tiny hairs, called seta.
Ancient Goodies on today’s Moment of Science; Chocoholics might just not be a modern phenomenon.
Ever wonder if fruit flies sleep? Find out on today's Moment of Science.
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