It is commonly assumed that tiny particles just go with the flow as they make their way through soil, biological tissue, and other complex materials. But a team of Yale researchers led by Professor ...

For the first time, researchers in China have accurately quantified how chaos increases in a quantum many-body system as it evolves over time. Combining experiments and theory, a team led by Yu-Chen ...

Right now, wherever you are, you are spinning with our planet at hundreds of meters per second. But what if our planet started hitting the brakes until our world didn’t spin at all? Why would it be ...

Physicists artificially slowed down time to reveal the bizarre Terrell-Penrose effect, a consequence of special relativity. This image from the experiment shows a sphere seemingly moving at 99.9 ...

While you’re drinking, alcohol causes blood vessels to dilate, bringing blood to the surface of the skin. That’s why people ...

You hear meteorologists talk about high and low pressure often, but do you know how those two pressure systems can impact our weather? The air above us may not feel like much, but it’s in ...

A council tax rise in Ceredigion has been recommended to stay at 4.75 per cent, with a mooted cut instead being used to provide extra funding for swimming pools.

When you’re out in a gale, it feels like the air is only interested in shoving you over or messing […] ...

Have you ever wondered why big storms spin like pinwheels instead of sliding straight across the Earth? Or why air and ocean currents don’t just travel in straight lines across the planet? Well, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever wondered why big storms spin like pinwheels instead of sliding straight across the Earth? Or why air and ocean ...