A Moment of Science

This invasive plant causes a lot of trouble for its neighbors.

New evidence from an ancient burial site reveals a 13,000-year-old diet.

Do squirrels have a taste for snake?

How do scientists take the ocean's temperature?

In 2022, scientists dissected an 18-foot Burmese python only to find a barely digested 5-foot-long gator.

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

420 million years ago, this fish evolved an interesting ability. For a fish, anyways.

It turns out that humans and monkeys have a shared language when it comes to talking to babies.

Does the early bird really get the worm?

Maybe you feel like your brain is a broken record. Are you sure you're not ruminating?

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

Everybody poops, but does your poop help forests recover from wildfires?

These critters are natural experts at digging holes in your backyard.

What do chocolate-covered cherries have in common with hand lotion?

Can you tell whether someone is smiling just by hearing their voice?

Bees don't hibernate, do they?

20 times as large as the island of Manhattan, the Conger ice shelf has suddenly fragmented into icebergs.

Can you imagine ants herding caterpillars?

You've heard of Venus flying traps, but have you heard of pitcher plants?

How to live and long and healthy life? Ask a worm!