Blog Posts – A Moment of Science

In the United States, Alaska has the highest number of earthquakes on average.

In the spirit of Halloween, an AMOS explainer post about famous mummies.

Xin Zhui's body is so well-preserved her skin is described as feeling alive.

We discuss some of the slimes that are naturally made by animals.

Learn how to make some cool non-Newtonian fluids.

Here's a very basic slime recipe that you can make to get in the Halloween spirit!

Here's some spooky science to get you in the holiday spirit.

Vinegar is delicious, makes delicious things, and can be used as a cleaning agent.

We're getting ready for Thanksgiving by discussing the science of food.

Read some of our best posts about food and science to get ready for Thanksgiving.

Here's a fun butter experiment. If it goes well, you'll end up with a delicious result!

Butter is the solid form of milk. butter is delicious.

For a moon to be a supermoon, it needs to be at least 90% full.

There are several opportunities in 2018 for you to watch a meteor shower.

Learn how to make bubbles that will freeze in cold temperatures.

We explain why you need to get a flu shot every year.

Recently, scientists at Northwestern University have found a way to change hair dye by using graphene. Graphene, according to Phys.org is: “… a two-dimensional material composed of a single layer of carbon atoms.” It’s an allotrope for carbon that was discovered in 2004. Alltrope is a word used to describe the multiple physical forms an […]

The 2018 Earth Day Theme is getting rid of plastic pollution. On Earth Day, we’ll be running a blog post specifically about plastic pollution in the oceans that has advocacy and conservation tips, as well as an expiation about what “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch” is. If you want to read and think about pollution […]

You’ve probably heard of the garbage patch found between California and Hawaii that is approximately the size of Texas. Myths swirl around it: the patch is so big it can be seen from space and it looks like an island. The trash is so dense—dumped furniture, barrels, wood—there are people living on it. All the […]

Recently, NASA announced the preliminary results of what they’re calling colloquially their Twins Study. The study’s subjects were Astronaut Scott Kelly who lived on the International Space Station and his twin brother, Mark Kelly, who remained on Earth during that time period. A simple explanation of what the study was investigating is this: how does […]

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