To Juice or Not to Juice? Nutrition Juice may be tasty, but its not really that nutritious. While orange juice is an excellent source of vitamin, it doesnt contain a significant amount of other minerals and vitamins. Whats more, excessive juice consu...
Fun Fact: Alligators Can Regrow Teeth Fun fact about alligators: they can regrow any of their eighty teeth up to fifty times. Which is pretty impressive, especially compared to us relatively dentally challenged humans: when we lose adult teeth, there...
Why Dont Humans Have Spots Or Stripes? Have you ever wondered why we humans dont have spots or stripes? Well, maybe you havent, but it is interesting that so many creatures are multicolored but we are not. Melanin Pigments Humans and animals get thei...
Has Earths Gravitational Pull Been Changing? Don, why are you slouching? Dont you know its bad for you? Did you know that about 200 tons of debris strike the Earth every day? So I was thinking! Although most of this stuff burns up in the atmosphere,...
How Did Dogs Become Mans Best Friend? Weve all heard the phrase dog is mans best friend. But how did dogs get to be so friendly with humans? It turns out that dog domestication wasnt simply a matter of teaching Fido to play fetch. Scientific research...
Years Ago, The Year Was 400 Days Long Don: Ya?l, do you notice the days changing length over the course of the year? Ya?l: Sure, Don, it stays light later in the summer and gets dark earlier in the winter. Don: No, thats not it. I mean the whole day...
Tips For Predicting Baseball Scores If youre a true sports fan, youve probably lost sleep wondering if jet lag affects the performance of your favorite teams. Youre not the only one. To answer this important question, scientists analyzed three years...
Why Cashews Arent Sold In The Shell Part of the fun of eating almonds or pecans is cracking the shell and getting the nut. But, some nuts, like cashews, are almost always sold shelled and roasted. Why arent cashews sold in the shell? Cashews are in t...
Can Animals Use Sign Language? Its time to go again to the A Moment of Science mailbag. A listener writes: Dear A Moment of Science, I know that gorillas and chimpanzees can learn sign language and use it to communicate. But can other animals use sig...
Believe In God And Feel Better Whether or not a treatment for an illness or disorder works usually doesnt depend on whether we believe it will work. For example, if you have an MRI, barring a malfunction, the technology will work even if you dont und...