A tiny worm turns static electricity into a powerful weapon, launching itself through the air to catch flying prey.

A century after Nikola Tesla sketched a turbine with no blades, researchers are now using that same counterintuitive design ...

CASCADE, Mich. — Looking for a fun activity to do at home with your kids? This science experiment is fun for all ages and teaches static electricity during the wintertime! Meteorologist Isabella ...

A bladeless turbine design converts the static electricity naturally generated by dust particles in compressed air into ...

School closures due to the coronavirus outbreak mean borderland children are about to spend a lot more time at home. That’s challenging on any number of levels, with many of us wondering what can you ...

Dan Tomaso is back with two weather experiments this week! One on static electricity using a simple balloon, and the other on heat which involves a little science magic. Be sure to get your parent’s ...

Zaps of static electricity are commonplace in everyday life. But can static electricity give enough of a jolt to start a fire? Static electricity is the result of an imbalance between negative and ...

If you ever wanted to be a wizard or just to try your hand at some magic tricks, you should learn the art of static electricity. Dr. Graeme Wyllie and Robin Fettig show us fun experiments with static ...

Incredibly, for the first time, scientists have unraveled the mechanisms at play when rubbing a surface creates an electrical current, something that was first recorded in 600 BCE yet not fully ...

When Emily Calandrelli started sketching out plans for her new Netflix science show, she knew right away what she wanted one of her first experiments to be: making a pool full of oobleck, the gooey ...

Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library clerk Heather Heilman leads the virtual Science Time program on Wednesday afternoons, and she always has something new and fun to bring to viewers. This ...

To put it simply, static electricity is the small buildup of electrical charge on the surface of an object. It occurs when materials rub against each other and the friction often comes with a transfer ...