Physics
Physics explains why poured water burbles the way it does
The loudness of falling water depends on the height of the pour and the thickness of the stream.
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The loudness of falling water depends on the height of the pour and the thickness of the stream.
After a century of searching for the source of the Altar Stone, scientists have yet to figure out where ancient people got the rock.
An underground instrument known as ‘G’ uses laser beams to measure Earth’s rotation — a gauge of day length — with extreme precision.
Some can aid the climate by removing pollutants. Others would just avoid dirtying the environment in the first place.
Infrared light from a distant star appears to be leftovers of an impact between a pair of Neptune-sized worlds.
Lightning bolts, nuclear explosions, colliding stars and black holes all throw off this high-energy type of light.
This word describes sound waves that have frequencies too high for human ears to hear.
Researchers crafted tubes that can trick AI into mistaking one person’s voice for another’s. Bad guys could use such tricks to hack into accounts.
Lightning, stars, supermassive black holes and more give off radio waves.
Human ears don’t work well in the water. A mermaid would need marine creature features to talk to and understand her aquatic friends.