A Spoon’s Double Vision
Look at the back of a spoon and your reflection appears right side up. Look into a spoon's bowl, and your reflection's upside down. How come?
View ArticleYour Shadow’s Halo
A "heiligenshein," is German for halo. This is a glowing light around the head and shoulders of your shadow. It's likely to be seen by early morning golfers on dewy grass.
View ArticleWhen The Sky Turns Green
As sunlight enters our atmosphere, it bends slightly. This is due to refraction, the same thing that makes a pencil look slightly askew when you stick it half way into a glass of water.
View ArticleThe Electric Color Elephantnose Fish
In 2018 biologists reported that the elephantnose fish can sense qualities they called “electric colors.”
View ArticleSleep 1 and Sleep 2
You probably feel like your sleeping schedule is out of whack in some manner. Either you sleep too much, too little, or wake up too often. In fact, the typical eight hour uninterrupted sleep is what's...
View ArticleYour Phone And Computer Screens Are Keeping You Awake
Lately, it seems like everyone I know has the same problem: When it’s time for bed, they don’t feel sleepy. While there can be many reasons for why someone’s sleep schedule changes, including aging,...
View ArticleThe Elastic Ruler
Here’s a fun demonstration you can do at home with your kids. All you need is a ruler and a saucepan full of water. Hold the ruler vertically and lower it half-way into the water on the side of the pan...
View ArticleSpring Light
When people talk about springtime they usually talk about warm weather or melting snow or the robins returning. But for most living things the real sign of spring is increasing sunlight. The sun is...
View ArticlePolarized Lake Light
Sometimes, under the right circumstances, you'll see a mysterious dark patch in an otherwise wonderfully reflective lake. Why?
View ArticleSoap Bubbles and Butterflies
If you have some dish soap, a mug, and a bright light, we have a science experiment for you to try.
View ArticleWhy Do Stars Twinkle?
If you've ever glanced skyward, you've probably noticed the sheer numbers of stars. Some are tiny, barely visible points. Others radiate strong white light.
View ArticleWhy Red Eye?
What causes those glowing red eyes in photographs? Learn more on this Moment of Science.
View ArticleThe Sun Just Blew Up!
Here's an unsettling thought: how do you know the sun didn't just explode? We aren't talking about the everyday, run-of-the-mill controlled explosion the sun is always doing. We mean BOOM, gone,...
View ArticleSaving Our Views Of The Milky Way
Have you ever seen the Milky Way outside of a photograph?
View ArticleTrue Blue Inside of You?
We hear a lot of supposed facts in grade school that are completely false. For example, did you ever hear that blood is actually blue inside your body, but turns red instantly on contact with air?...
View ArticleAfterglow
What are afterglows and how do they appear? Find out on this Moment of Science.
View ArticleThe Green Door
We don't perceive color in our peripheral vision because we have no cones, which sense light frequencies, on the outer edge of our retina.
View ArticleA Moment of Crime
Investigators shine a light on crime scenes mysteries with the help of luminol—a luminescent chemical that reacts with blood.
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