While the cold weather may deter many from going outside, others like to take advantage of the freezing temperatures and test out different science experiments. From blowing frozen bubbles to throwing ...

I reviewed the science kit Global Water Quality: Build Your Own Water Filter ($14, Thames & Kosmos). I thought it was fun and interesting because you can turn your dirty water into clean water. I ...

In 1952, Stanley Miller and Harold Urey sealed water, methane, ammonia, and hydrogen inside a glass flask, then zapped the mixture with electrical sparks. The experiment mimicked early Earth's ...

Researchers from the University of Greifswald and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg (both in Germany) have developed a prototype experimental setup that simulates flow ...

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If you’ve ever whacked the bottom of a ketchup bottle to get that tasty tomato goop flowing, you’ve put some serious physics to work. Ketchup is a non-Newtonian fluid. So are toothpaste, yogurt, ...

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This photo shows the upper part of the water tornado model. The acrylic glas tank has a diameter of 50 centimetres and is illuminated with LED strips. The water forms a vortex whose surface shape ...