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A Moment of Science

Indiana Public Media

A Moment of Science is a daily audio podcast, public radio program and video series providing the scientific story behind some of life"s most perplexing mysteries.

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A tarantula with the blues

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2024/06/18

Blue jays, poison dart frogs, and peacocks—each of these animals is distinct for their same vibrant color. But have you ever seen a blue spider?

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When is yellow really yellow?

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2024/06/17

Why a mix of red light and green light looks yellow, in this Moment of Science.

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Male mammals aren't always bigger than females

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2024/06/14

Evolutionary biologists thought it was a general rule among mammals that males are bigger, but that's not always the case.

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Robert Hook found a surprise in cork

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2024/06/13

The 17th-century English physicist Robert Hooke was curious about the remarkable properties of cork -- its ability to float, its springy quality, its usefulness in sealing bottles. Hooke investigated the structure of cork with a new scientific instrument he was very enthusiastic about: the microscope.

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A summer night mystery: heat lightning

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2024/06/12

One of the more mysterious pleasures of a warm summer evening is the spectacle of lightning from distant thunderstorms, flickering silently on the horizon while stars shine overhead. People usually call it heat lightning.

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Why one rotten apple can spoil the barrel

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2024/06/11

Learn about the role that ethylene plays in ripening fruit with today's A Moment of Science

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Speedy snails

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2024/06/10

Over the past 100,000 years, a snail species has done what it normally takes a species millions of years to do: give live birth.

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Rediscovered in a museum drawer

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2024/06/07

The distant past is poorly known, and paleontologists find fossil evidence for new large animals all the time.

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The fruit that grows on trees, literally

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2024/06/06

Jabuticaba is a fruit native to Brazil. It’s the size and color of a plum, with a white pulp and several seeds

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What makes dreams so hard to remember?

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2024/06/05

Perhaps you’ve heard that the average person dreams four to six times each night. But did you know that most of us are unable to recall 90% of our dreams?

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Otter heroes with a secret mission

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2024/06/04

The carefree southern sea otters of central California’s coast have had a secret mission: working to fight the devastating loss of kelp forests due to anthropogenic climate change.

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What animals will thrive in the next century?

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2024/06/03

Researchers used statistical tools to forecast which characteristics the animals of the future will likely have.

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Saved by the boil

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2024/05/30

As any aficionado will tell you, water can be just as important as the tea leaves themselves when it comes to a good brew.

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Why are glass bottles different colors?

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2024/05/29

If the color of the bottles was significant enough to control how they’re recycled, then surely the color was more than cosmetic. So what's the reason why wine bottles are olive-green and beer bottles are amber?

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The future of New Zealand's birds

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2024/05/28

Because of the isolation, New Zealand has evolved a unique set of animals dominated by abundant bird species found nowhere else.

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A matter of preference

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2024/05/27

Exposure to music, art, and architecture can have a formative impact on our sense of self.

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When every day is opposite day for your organs

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2024/04/25

Situs inversus totalis means that all the organs, blood vessels, and nerves in the chest and abdomen are flipped to the opposite side.

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Why do square waves happen?

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2024/04/24

Normally you’d just see waves coming in parallel to the shore. But what if there were also waves moving perpendicular to the shore?

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Humans have been hanging out with cats for almost...

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2024/04/23

A grave in Cyprus from 7500 BC shows a furry feline and human owner buried together. It’s the oldest known site of a tame cat.

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Prehistoric air conditioning

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2024/04/22

How did dinosaurs keep themselves cool?

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