Most reflexes do not involve the brain; they are fast, involuntary responses that travel over what is known as a reflex arc.
What spoonerisms tell us about peech satterns, or rather, speech patterns on this Moment of Science.
How can something that’s not hot in temperature produce the same reactions as something that is hot? Learn more on this Moment of Science.
What are afterglows and how do they appear? Find out on this Moment of Science.
On this Moment of Science, we discuss the difference between brain death and a coma.
Male lactation: Fact of fiction? That’s the question on today’s Moment of Science. In 1979, a scientist concluded that there is no insurmountable physiological reason that men can’t lactate, or produce breast milk. In fact, there are a couple of cases where elderly men who received estrogen to treat prostate cancer were actually induced to [...]
Do fish actually have a working memory? Recent experiments show that fish can in fact remember things for several days.