Maybe you remember those old westerns where some outlaw is being chased by a posse, and in order to escape he lies down in shallow water and breathes through a hollow reed. The posse, befuddled, rides on by. Close shave! Unfortunately, this trick doe...
You would need a sturdy pair of water skis and some very good luck to actually jump over a shark in the ocean. This is exactly what happened on one American TV comedy show several years ago. However, fans and other TV viewers felt that this silly and...
If an airplane's passengers start yawning and chewing gum, they might not be over-tired chewing-gum executivesthey might be trying to keep their ears from popping. When an airplane changes altitude, air pressure changes often make peoples' ears go po...
You can call it dino daddy day-care. Scientists who examined the fossilized remains of three types of medium-sized dinosaurs found with large clutches of eggs have concluded that the males rather than the females seem to have guarded the nests and br...
Dear Annie: Last Christmas, I spent the day with my sister and her family. I had purchased a purse for my 18-year-old niece, only to be told by her mother that her taste ran toward Coach or Chanel, and would I please take it back. I did so and sent m...
Don: Time to go again to the A Moment of Science mailbag. A listener writes: Dear A Moment of Science, During the 2008 presidential election, I read about how Sarah Palin opposed the federal government declaring polar bears a threatened species. And...
When they light the town Christmas tree in Armonk, there will be a Jewish menorah right alongside, as usual. There will also be something new this year－an Islamic crescent and star. And if there are any Buddhists or Hindus in town who want to see t...
Huge swarms of stinging jellyfish and similar slimy animals are ruining beaches in Hawaii, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, Australia and elsewhere, U.S. researchers reported on Dec.12. The report says 150 million people are exposed to jellyfis...
At the heart of the matter; she has such a big heart. English is full of such phrases that use the word heart. All of them stress the importance of the heart, and rightfully so since it is the most important organ we have--without it nothing in the b...
Don: Time to go again to the A Moment of Science mailbag. A listener writes: Dear A Moment of Science, During the 2008 presidential election, I read about how Sarah Palin opposed the federal government declaring polar bears a threatened species. And...
If you have a cat, it's likely that at some point you've seen it do this: while playing with your foot it suddenly dropped to its side, latched on with its front claws and began a coordinated kicking motion with both back legs. The cat probably gave...
There are thirty-eight cat species in the world, but none of them commands the respect and awe that the tiger does. In Asian myths it is the king of beasts as well as a demon, but in the real world this dangerous predator has become the hunted. Scien...
What is it about the French that makes everything they touch－from family dysfunction and alcoholism to adultery and even a bone marrow transplant－seem like it's the height of sophisticated chic? A Christmas Tale, by Arnaud Desplechin, is the kind...
The title is a good question to ask during this dark comedy/drama of a whirlwind two weeks in the life of Hollywood producer Ben (Robert DeNiro) whose career is rapidly going downhill. The film begins with a preview of Ben's latest movie which outrag...
Another pop quiz coming up on today's Moment of Science. Pop quiz! Everybody put away your books. You fill the ice tray up to the rim and put it in the freezer. The ice that results will be a.) at the rim b.) over the rim c.) under the rim. Answer? I...
