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  • Sun rising behind Earth and illuminating space
    By Mina Nakatani 3 days ago

    8 Biggest Mysteries About Space That Scientists Can't Explain

    Space is a pretty fascinating place, but it's also a very strange one. After all, there are quite a few mysteries that scientists have yet to properly explain.

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  • Soda can exploding from the sides
    By Tiffany Betts 5 days ago

    A Strange Thing Happens When You Open A Shaken Soda Can On The Ocean Floor

    Opening a can of soda only to be greeted by an explosion of fizz is a common experience, but something different happens at the bottom of the ocean.

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  • Close-up of a golf ball on a tee
    By Tiffany Betts 9 days ago

    Without Dimples, Golf Balls Would Be Impossible To Use

    If you've ever wondered why golf balls are covered with those dimples and aren't smooth, it turns out the dimples are pretty important.

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  • Clear glass of water with a straw that looks bent on a soft gray background
    By Tiffany Betts 17 days ago

    Why Your Straw Looks Like It's Broken In Water

    Rather than always traveling in a straight line, like you'd expect, light can change directions based on the medium its traveling through.

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  • person putting aluminum foil into a mircowave
    By Elias Nash 25 days ago

    Why Does Aluminum Foil Spark When You Put It In A Microwave But Not An Oven?

    If you've spent enough time using a microwave, you've probably accidentally put in aluminum foil at least once, so what causes all those sparks?

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  • A bee flying above a purple flower
    By Eric James Beyer 26 days ago

    How Slow-Motion Cameras Solved The Most Annoying Myth About Bumblebees

    For decades a popular myth persisted that bee flight was impossible, but high-speed photography has revealed the secret behind bee flight.

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  • U.S. Agent John Walker preparing for a fight in
    By Tiffany Betts 1 month ago

    We Figured Out How High John Walker Can Jump In Thunderbolts*

    Superheroes, by definition, have super abilities, but with the power of science, and a bit of math, we can quantify how super they really are.

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  • Paul Atreides and other characters wearing stillsuits in Dune
    By Mina Nakatani 1 month ago

    Dumb Things Everyone Overlooks In Dune

    "Dune" has long been a famous sci-fi franchise, and the movies have only made it more popular. Narratively, it's impressive, but how accurate is its science?

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  • A physics student examines a model of a molecule.
    By Daniel Meagher 1 month ago

    Why Matter Can't Be Created Or Destroyed: The Law Of Conservation Of Mass Explained

    No matter what you do, matter can neither be created nor destroyed. This property of the universe is called the law of conservation of mass.

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  • A wax-statue of Einstein in front of a chalkboard of equations.
    By Daniel Meagher 1 month ago

    The Grand Problem That Stumped Einstein And Still Baffles Physicists Today

    There's no question that Albert Einstein was one of the greatest minds of his or any generation, but there was one problem he couldn't solve.

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  • Close-up of microwave so you can see the mesh on the inside of the door windodw
    By Tiffany Betts 2 months ago

    What's That Mesh On The Inside Of Your Microwave And What Does It Do?

    If your kitchen is like 90% of other kitchens in the US, you probably have a microwave in it, but why does your microwave have a mesh screen?

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  • student with a pen interacts with superimposed image of physical laws
    By Daniel Meagher 2 months ago

    The Physics Law We Misread For Hundreds Of Years

    Newton's laws of motion are the rock upon which classical physics have been built, but we may have been misinterpreting it for centuries.

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  • Airplane landing on airport runway in sunset light
    By Chance E. Gartneer 2 months ago

    How To Calculate Runway Slope

    When it comes to flying, it can be helpful for a pilot to know how to calculate the slope of the runway they're landing on. Here's how those numbers work.

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  • Spotlights generating light beams against dark background
    By Chris Deziel 3 months ago

    How To Calculate The Speed Of Light

    Light is very, very fast, and calculating its speed wasn't easy. In fact, there's a rather long history of how this constant value was determined.

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  • Thermometer laying in snow
    By Lee Johnson 3 months ago

    How To Calculate Average Temperature

    If you want to know what the temperature in a region is like, then calculating an average is more helpful than looking at the temperature on a single day.

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  • Blue and pink points on an XY grid
    By Amy Dusto 3 months ago

    Motion Graphs: Position, Velocity, & Acceleration

    High school physics courses will often teach about the relationships between different motion graphs. Here's a quick breakdown of what those relationships are.

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  • Pressure gauge on gas pipes
    By Chris Deziel 3 months ago

    How To Convert ATM To Moles Of Gas

    Gas pressure is important to many fields, and it can be measured in many different ways. Two of the relevant units in this case are atmospheres and moles.

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  • Model of a system of gears and belts, surrounded by nuts and bolts
    By Chris Deziel 3 months ago

    How To Convert RPM To Feet Per Minute

    When you think of a spinning disk or wheel, rotation probably comes to mind, but those rotations can be converted into a linear speed through some calculations.

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  • Person bending a metallic beam with machinery
    By S. Hussain Ather 3 months ago

    How To Calculate Microstrain

    Stress and strain are important when it comes to engineering and construction, and that's true on the microscopic level, too. Here's how you can analyze that.

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  • Bright light of a solar flare on the left side of the sun and an eruption of solar material shooting through the sun's atmosphere
    By Tiffany Betts 3 months ago

    The Sun Could Enter An Even More Dangerous Phase Than Solar Maximum

    The Sun's activity typically peaks at solar maximum, but there's an even more dangerous stage it could enter, and with potentially dire consequences.

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  • SUV reaches top of a hill as lightning strikes on both sides of the road
    By Tiffany Betts 3 months ago

    Your Car Can Protect You From Lightning, But Not For The Reasons You Think

    If you're caught in a thunderstorm while driving and worried about a lightning strike, your car can keep you safe, and for reasons that may surprise you.

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  • Rusty antique block and tackle sitting on asphalt
    By Edwin Thomas 3 months ago

    Examples Of A Block & Tackle

    A block and tackle can be used to provide significant mechanical advantage. There are also different varieties of the tool, each of which functions uniquely.

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  • Black and white close up of Marie Curie looking serious
    By Elaine Todd 3 months ago

    The Tragic Story Of The Scientist Destroyed By Her Own Discoveries

    Scientific research can be a dangerous thing, a fact that becomes clear with the aid of hindsight. And that's no more true than in the case of this scientist.

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  • Two brown paper cups linked by red string to make phone
    By Carlos Soto 3 months ago

    How Does A Paper Cup Phone Work?

    Paper cup phones are a fun, popular experiment, but they're also a good way to understand how exactly sound works. This is the science that explains it.

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  • open ocean with cloudy sky above
    By Elias Nash 3 months ago

    The Real Reason The Ocean Is (Mostly) Blue

    The ocean can be many colors, but for the most part it's deep blue. But why? And what's up with green or brown or red water?

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  • Black and white photo of 1950s era electric meter
    By Kevin Beck 3 months ago

    How To Convert KWh A Year To KW

    If you've looked at an energy meter, you might have seen the unit KWh, but what does it mean? And what can you really make of the data it's giving you?

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  • Outdoor condensing unit of an HVAC mounted to building next to plants
    By Laura Reynolds 3 months ago

    What Is A Condensing Unit?

    Condensing units are an important component used across many different industries, as well as in normal, everyday life. Here's how the technology works.

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