Static electricity often just seems like an everyday annoyance when a wool sweater crackles as you pull it off, or when a doorknob delivers an unexpected zap. Regardless, the phenomenon is much more ...

Picture a big, round, fuzzy bumblebee buzzing around a flower garden, collecting nectar and pollen. A bumblebee visits a flower. KQED Deep Look on Giphy As it approaches the next flower, the bee ...

Discover the fascinating world of static electricity through simple balloon experiments. You'll learn how static charges build up through friction, how they attract or repel objects, and see everyday ...

Sparks about to fly: Part of the experimental apparatus, showing the sample at the bottom and the counter-sample above it moments before the two come into contact. (Courtesy: Felix Pertl) Static ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine, for a moment, that you’re a honeybee. In many ways, your world is small. Your four delicate wings, each less than a centimeter ...

A science demonstration by Mayur Vaishnav at Sandipani English School in Gujarat's Halvad town captured students' excitement and has since gone viral.