Sound waves have been used in the lab to mimic the role that gravity plays in driving convection in huge rotating bodies such as stars and planets. The new experiment was created by Seth Putterman and ...

Findings from a table-top experiment have revealed that the primary driver of a type of fluid flow called solutal convection has been overlooked. What's more, once this driver is accounted for, it ...

Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon participates in a friction-related demonstration in April 3's Science Sunday.

If there's a baby in the house, you're almost certain to have a mobile. The term "mobile" came into use in 1932 when a work by American sculptor Alexander Calder was called an "objet mobile." The most ...