There's a specific little quirk to how we often mimic sound, as we typically account for this rule, which is actually ...

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Could you build an air-powered canon to launch a baseball faster than the speed of sound? Apparently, the answer is "yup." Check out this build from Smarter Every Day on YouTube. It's pretty awesome.

Some of the most memorable science lessons happen with ordinary items and a steady gaze. In the clip, a young boy is ...

Scientists have discovered that under the right conditions, a gummy bear-like ball can roll down a vertical wall all by itself—upending a core assumption in physics. Reading time 2 minutes If you ...

The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack. In obvious ways, this is a better time than ever if you want to learn about science. There’s an immense number of free resources ...

Results of the 14th annual Cool Science Image Contest were announced on Wednesday with winners selected from a pool of entries that include University of Wisconsin faculty, professors and students.

Imagine drawing on something as delicate as a living cell -- without damaging it. Researchers have made this groundbreaking discovery using an unexpected combination of tools: frozen ethanol, electron ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never time to cover all the interesting scientific stories each month. In the past, we’ve featured year-end roundups of cool science stories we missed. This ...