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The study published last month in the science journal, Nature Physics, explains how ice can produce electricity, similar to ...

Picture this: You’re stuck in traffic on a summer afternoon, checking the weather app on your phone as dark storm clouds roll in. You might think about power outages or possible flooding, but you ...

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The last night of tech mogul Mike Lynch’s life has become fodder for conspiracy theories. For the first time, the whole story ...

For the first time, a team of scientists used high-frequency satellite observations to create an experiment that can detect lightning and its impact on the air. The team found that thunderstorms ...

In brief: The process that creates lightning has never been precisely understood, but scientists know that ice plays a crucial role. New research into developing cold electrical components may have ...

On Sept. 4, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to testify before the Senate Finance Committee, where he is expected to face questions about his vaccine ...

There are a lot of factors that go into determining someone's intelligence. However, a recent study found that, outside of the obvious factors that measure intelligence, there's a biological link that ...