How Rocks Appear In Your Garden I wonder how many of us went out this past spring to get our gardens ready for planting, smug in the thought that last year we got rid of all the rocks. Theres that nice big mound of them in the corner of the garden wh...
The Surprising Truth: Doctors Are Not Washing Their Hands Since the beginning of time, or at least for a good long while, mothers have exhorted their kids to wash their hands. Its a lesson most of us learn and carry with us into adulthood. And youd t...
The Supermarket Numbers Game Have you ever gone to the store just for milk, but walked out with eight sale-priced cans of something youd never tasted and eight candy bars? How does that happen? Dr. Brian Wansink of the University of Illinois Food amp...
Old Fashioned Ice Cream Makers Have you ever seen an old-fashioned ice cream maker? Nestled inside the wooden bucket, theres a metal canister with a hand crank on top. Cranking the handle scrapes the sweet, creamy mixture from the sides of the metal...
The Future Of Males Have you ever heard predictions that one day women will be able to have babies without men? It turns out that some species of the Whiptail lizard have figured out how to do this and completely eliminated the male sex. Females Clon...
Stopping Smoking Can Lead To Weight Gain One of the really interesting things about the nicotine in cigarettes is that it works in two ways. All About Nicotine When you take a long drag, it acts as a tranquilizer, but when you inhale in short puffs,...
Why Be A Sports Fan? Ever notice how sports fans insist on talking as if theyre one of the players when all you do is watch the games on TV? It could be that cheering a particular team gives them an identity and sense of belonging. They are defining...
Ow! Why Hot Feels Cold Kids dont try this at home! Have you ever dipped your toe into a very hot bath and felt a flash of icy cold just before you realize that its really burning? After you pull your toe out, you might wonder what causes very hot wat...
A Rose By Any Other Name Just saying the word rose conjures up images of romance, secret admirers, Valentines gifts, and bridal bouquets. Romantics imagine soft, red petals and long, graceful stems, but practical gardeners know all about painful, poi...
Does Facebook Lead To Loneliness? Dear A Moment of Science, Im not a big Facebook user, but I have friends who are. And Ive noticed that some of them are constantly updating their status. Where some people might post a message once a day, others seem...
