Antarctic Forests Dear A Moment of Science, I know that around 250 million years ago the Earth was a lot hotter than it is today. So Im wondering what that meant, exactly? How did the planet look different than it does today? Well, the Earth was diff...
Disturbed Elephants Heres a gruesome hypothetical: If you and your family were rounded up, and you were forced to watch as older relatives were killed, how would it affect you? Needless to say, youd be horrified. Youd probably also be deeply disturbe...
Invasion Of The Giant African Land Snails Like many midwesterners, it turns out that giant African land snails really love Florida. Not A Good Thing Unfortunately, giant African Land Snails are some of the worlds most destructive snails. They can gro...
What We Can Learn From A Flys Ears This may come as a surprise to you, but most flies dont have the ability to hear. However, certain parasitic flies have a hearing system that is so exact in pinpointing a sounds origin that it rivals the exceptional...
Learning Sympathy A big part of being human is feeling sympathy, but just how early on in our lives we learn this is something that scientists would like to know. From Self-Awareness To Other-Awareness Behavioral scientists know that newborns respond...
Reindeer Eyes Rudolph the reindeer is best known for his brightly colored red nose. For other reindeer, however, the most colorful thing about them is actually their eyes. Researchers have found that depending on the season, the eyes of Arctic reinde...
Is Global Warming Good For Grizzlies? Youve probably heard that climate change is bad news for many animal species like polar bears. Warmer temperatures mean less sea ice in the Arctic region. And with less ice, theres less room there is for polar be...