Researchers discovered that light can cause evaporation of water from a surface without the need for heat. This 'photomolecular effect' could be important for understanding climate change and for ...

At the interface of water and air, light can, in certain conditions, bring about evaporation without the need for heat, according to a new study. Evaporation is happening all around us all the time, ...

There’s a common popular science demonstration involving “soap boats,” in which liquid soap poured onto the surface of water creates a propulsive flow driven by gradients in surface tension. But it ...

You know when you pour milk into a bowl of breakfast cereal and the floating cereal tends to clump together? In fluid mechanics, that phenomenon is known as the ‘Cheerios effect,’ and it’s inspired ...

Three distinct phenomena are observed: (1) depression stage—surface sinking without droplets; (2) fountain stage—mild deformation with outward splashing; and (3) boiling stage—intense droplet ejection ...

Collecting water samples at a temporary spring fed by the Oko-Bijela Gora karst aquifer. (Photo: B. Jolović) Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro are part of the Dinaric karst, a region of impressive ...