From levitating magnets to mind-bending psychology studies, these ten experiments reveal just how surprising - and mysterious ...
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How does entropy work?

Explore entropy in action with a clear experiment showing how systems naturally move toward disorder. See physics in motion!
Physicists have uncovered the fascinating world of “rotating crystals” — solids made of spinning particles that behave in ...
Even after centuries of study, water continues to surprise us. The same molecule that sustains life on Earth can, under the ...
Very early on in our universe, when it was a seething hot cauldron of energy, particles made of matter and antimatter bubbled into existence in equal proportions. For example, negatively charged ...
To figure out how they slither through substances that should, in theory, resist their movement, a team led by Kenta Ishimoto, a mathematical scientist at Kyoto University, investigated the motions of ...
Simple physics may explain how the Easter Island statues could "walk" miles with only a handful of people, but the debate ...
Scientists at Tohoku University have uncovered how electric fields, surface properties, and charge dynamics work together to ...
In 2012, a US research team succeeded in propping up a 4.35-ton replica of a moai statue and making it “walk.” The technique, ...
Deep sighs physically reset the lung’s inner surface. This lowers breathing effort and explains why caregivers use controlled ...
Dark matter makes up about 85 percent of all matter in the universe. It neither emits nor absorbs light, making it invisible ...
Formula 1 has always been a breeding ground for bold engineering, but some ideas were too radical to last. This article ...