Some of the most difficult (and most important) experiments in the history of physics had to do with making connections between different concepts. What about the connection between objects moving ...

What happens when you put real calcite crystals in the oven? That simple question turns into a surprisingly satisfying ...

Being stuck inside as the weather gets warmer doesn't have to be boring, or noneducational. You don't need a lab to keep kids entertained with fun science experiments. Your backyard or kitchen can be ...

In 1927, physicist Thomas Parnell poured hot pitch into a funnel at the University of Queensland. In this context, “pitch” is ...

Heat flows from hot to cold objects. When a hot and a cold body are in thermal contact, they exchange heat energy until they reach thermal equilibrium, with the hot body cooling down and the cold body ...