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Tricking your muscles, with a door frame

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Learn more about your muscles' sensory receptors with today's A Moment of Science!

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Crows can choose if they want to call

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Some sounds are involuntary, but crows have the ability to determine if they want to call.

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The biggest earthquake humans ever experienced

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There have been several devastating earthquakes in recent history. Today's A Moment of Science looks at what is suspected to be the biggest earthquake our ancestors experienced.

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The complexities of feeling hangry

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Have you ever felt hangry? Turns out this emotion is more complex than you might think.

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Getting grounded, but keeping your wings

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Why do flightless birds still have their wings?

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Surprising Science: How Fungi Can Help Conquer The Final Frontier

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Today's Surprising Science looks at the emerging field of astromycology and how fungi might just hold the key to our space exploration efforts.

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Surprising Science: Bacteria Working As Art Restorers

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Our last Surprising Science took us out of this world to learn more about how scientists determine potentially habitable planets. Today, we’re back on Earth to look at how some of our smallest life forms are impacting the art world.

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The Traveling Lazarus Lizard

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How does introducing a new species impact an environment? The unique case of the Lazarus lizard shows there's more than one possible outcome.

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Surprising Science: Geology In Space

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Scientific breakthroughs can come from some surprising sources. Today's episode of Surprising Science looks at how different branches can create breakthroughs in other fields.

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Surprising Science: How The Film "Frozen" Helped Solve A Cold Case

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Scientific breakthroughs can come from surprising sources. In the second installment of this series, we look at another recent example of this.

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