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**A Moment of Science**

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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What happens when good bananas go bad Aug 28, 2024

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You find a perfect, yellow banana in the store, but the next day at home it has brown spots. What happened?

Why does Diet Coke float? Aug 27, 2024

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Here's an at-home experiment you can try: take a can of "classic" Coca-Cola and a can of Diet Coke, and without opening either one submerge them in water.

Cue the laugh track: Why hyenas giggle and guffaw Aug 26, 2024

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These polka-dotted predators are no laughing matter. Learn all about hyenas with A Moment of Science.

Packing for your desert trip Aug 23, 2024

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Everyone knows that white reflects heat and black absorbs it. Does that mean you shouldn't wear black though?

Does soda rot your teeth? Aug 22, 2024

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There's an urban legend that teeth dissolve in a glass of soda. How harmful is it really?

What's it like on Mercury? Aug 21, 2024

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The great astronomer Carl Sagan used to say that if he were transported anywhere in the solar system he would know which planet he was on just by looking around.

Why don't adults get ear aches? Aug 20, 2024

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The typical toddler averages about four ear aches per year. But when's the last time you had an ear infection?

Is there an easy way to make diamonds? Aug 19, 2024

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Diamonds are only occasionally brought to the surface. But because carbon is plentiful, science fiction, such as Neal Stephenson’s novel The Diamond Age, has sometimes imagined a world where scientists find an easy way to make lots of diamond artificially.

Can zebras be domesticated? Aug 16, 2024

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People like to ride horses, so why not zebras?

When grey goo attacks Aug 15, 2024

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Some nanotechnology theorists and science fiction aficiondos imagine a more ominous possibility. What if one of these tiny robots were given the ability to self-replicate?

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