A Moment of Science
Have you ever seen crabs crawling around on the beach? They're called limlus polyphemus, commonly known as a horseshoe crab.
If you needed to know what the weather was like in Singapore tens of millions of years ago, you'd have to consult a different source.
Ever wonder how far apart the stars are from one another? Find out a good way to tell on this Moment of Science.
The reason it's smarter to store your eggs with the fat end up is that the egg itself does not completely fill the interior of the shell.
Let’s say you hard-boiled some eggs last night to make egg salad. But today, when you open the fridge, you discover that a helpful family member has put them right back in the carton along with the raw ones. Without cracking the eggs open, how can you figure out which is which?
Depending on the species, bird eggs can be any color ranging from chicken’s plain white to a robin’s blue, streaked, spotted, bright, pale, and anything in between. Today, on a Moment of Science, we take a look at some of the reasons this might be the case. But first, how do eggs get their color? [...]
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