Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today, a close lightning strike feels like a terrifying brush with the supernatural.

In a recent Nature paper, physicists attribute a molecular “film” of carbon to phenomena like. Theoretically speaking, volcanic ash—a gassy lump of collid ...

Static electricity may seem simple. Students often learn that rubbing a balloon against their hair will cause negatively ...

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Astronomers have detected strange "wobbles" in the light curve of a super bright supernova, hinting that a magnetar was born inside the extreme stellar explosion.

The spark that transfers a charge from one carbon particle to another, generating lightning and possibly life itself, is finally understood.

Boston-area students gained career mentors, transferrable media production skills, and behind-the-scenes experiences at the ...

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Before Ryan Gosling heads off to the "Star Wars" universe, he's got to save this one in the sci-fi adventure "Project Hail ...

Star Wars had been released in theaters and changed everything about the way Hollywood perceived the genre, and television executives wanted in on that cash-grab just as much as movie executives. In ...

Hundreds of local residents came to campus to explore brain puzzles, art projects and hands-on science experiments, all designed to make neuroscience fun and accessible for every age.