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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.

Latest Episodes:

Think like a penguin: Finding your niche Jan 31, 2024

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A "niche" is an organism's special "slot" in an ecosystem that allows it to co-exist with other species.

Going for a spin and getting dizzy Jan 30, 2024

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When someone moves, fluid sloshes inside the ears’ semicircular canals. The fluid tugs at tiny strands of hair.

The risk astronauts take with the Sun Jan 29, 2024

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The Apollo astronauts were at risk of something many people don't know about. The Sun.

Are you a tick magnet? Jan 26, 2024

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We all know someone who goes for a walk in the woods, and comes back with many ticks crawling on them.

What are contrails? Jan 25, 2024

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Why do airplanes sometimes leave contrails behind, and what are they exactly?

How does carbon dioxide impact our ability to think? Jan 24, 2024

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At high levels, carbon dioxide can affect the brain to cause impaired thinking.

Dinosaurs may have had malaria Jan 23, 2024

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Scientists discovered a type of malaria in a twenty-million-year-old mosquito fossil from the Dominican Republic preserved in amber.

Murphy's breakfast never goes to plan Jan 22, 2024

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If you're eating toast, and you accidentally bump it to the floor, it seems more likely to land buttered side down.

Bacteria feel full, too Jan 19, 2024

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We've been hearing a lot about the importance of gut bacteria. Now it seems that bacteria also have a say in how and when we eat.

How the motor cortex treats words Jan 18, 2024

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The instant you decide to move your foot, the part of your brain's motor cortex responsible for sending commands to the foot goes into action. So what does this mean?

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