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A Moment of Science: Audio

A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org)

You have questions and A Moment of Science has answers. These two-minute audio podcasts provide the scientific story behind some of life"s most perplexing mysteries. There"s no need to be blinded by science. Explore it, have fun with it, but most of all learn from it. A Moment of Science is a production of WFIU Public Media from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.

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What Causes Morning Breath?

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/06/18

Do you have bad morning breath? What about a raspy morning voice? Gravity is to blame.

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The Ancient Cannibals of Maszycka Cave

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/06/17

Archeologists have made a gruesome discovery at an archeological site in Southern Poland.

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02:01

Why Are Siamese Cats Cross-Eyed?

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/06/16

Have you ever noticed that Siamese cats are cross-eyed? In fact, that's the only way a Siamese cat can see straight.

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02:00

Right Brain, Left Face

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/06/13

Have you ever noticed that famous portraits always tend to depict people from their left side?

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Why Do Teens Make Dumb Decisions

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/06/12

Adults aren't exempt from making dumb decisions, either. It's all about impulse control.

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02:01

The Creature with an Extra Brain

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/06/11

Thinking with your stomach? After all, it does have its own nervous system.

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02:00

Eary Mammals Probably Had Dark Coats

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/06/10

How did scientists determine the color of prehistoric mammals from just a fossil?

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02:00

Counting Fish

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/06/09

The angelfish is making waves for demonstrating the surprising ability to count.

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02:01

The Benefits of Bullying

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/06/06

Some marmots – a type of ground squirrel – live longer when they get bullied by others.

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01:59

Meet the Mola: a Fish the Size of Your Car

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/06/02

The heaviest Mola weighed 6,000 pounds. These lumpy pillow-shaped fish like to float on the surface.

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02:00

The Asteroid That Made NASA Worry

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/05/19

In January 2025, scientists at NASA begun to worry of a potentially devasting asteroid impact.

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02:00

Baby Babble

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/05/09

If babies don't learn to babble, will they still learn to talk?

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02:00

The Habitable Zone

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/05/02

What are the ingredients for life? And have we ever found earth-like planets?

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02:00

The Queen Bee Brainwash

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/04/25

How does a queen bee rule over a hive?

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02:00

Ringed Seals on the Hotseat

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/04/21

Arctic melting causes problems for the homes of ringed seals.

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02:03

The Cyclopean Ear

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/04/11

Praying mantids were long thought to be deaf, but neuroscientists have made a new discovery.

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02:02

A Baby's Smile

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/04/04

What does a baby's smile do to a mother's brain?

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02:02

Honeybees in Winter

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/03/28

Bees don't hibernate, do they?

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02:00

Humaniqueness

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/02/14

What makes humans so unique from other animals?

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Seed Banks

A Moment of Science: Audio ·

2025/02/07

What is a seed bank? Haven't people been storing seeds for centuries? Not like this.

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