Not all raindrops are created equal. The size of falling raindrops depends on several factors, including where the cloud producing the drops is located on the globe and where the drops originate in the cloud. For the first ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 31, 2016
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Colliding droplets are ubiquitous in everyday technologies such as combustion engines and sprays, and in natural processes such as raindrops and in cloud formation. The collision outcomes depend on the velocity of impact, ...
A team of astronomers from several European institutions led by Northumbria University in Newcastle has discovered "shooting stars" on the sun. Observations from the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter (SolO) have revealed ...
Astronomy
Jul 3, 2023
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Scientists at the University of Bristol have uncovered the deadly workings of a carnivorous plant.
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2022
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Hypoxic dead zones, which occur when dissolved oxygen levels in water drop so low that fish and other aquatic animals living there suffocate, are well-documented problems in many coastal waters.
Environment
Dec 11, 2018
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If you could put on a pair of swimming goggles, shrink yourself down like a character from The Magic School Bus and take a deep dive inside a liquid, you would see a crowd of molecules all partying like it's 1999.
Condensed Matter
Nov 3, 2017
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Something strange is happening within the world-famous pitch drop experiment with the latest drop forming much faster than the last couple of drops.
General Physics
Nov 10, 2014
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientists at UC San Diego, who set out to simulate all rainbows found in nature, wound up answering questions about the physics of rainbows as well. The scientists recreated a wide variety of rainbows ...
General Physics
Dec 6, 2011
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The machine Ted Bowman helped design can make water out of the air, and in parched California, some homeowners are already buying the pricey devices.
Environment
Oct 6, 2021
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(PhysOrg.com) -- On Feb. 29, NASA successfully conducted another drop test of the Orion crew vehicle's entry, descent and landing parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation for the vehicle's orbital flight test ...
Space Exploration
Mar 2, 2012
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