Scientists have shown that lightning-like bursts can be recreated in small blocks of solid materials in the lab.

Researchers at Penn State are proving that nature's most powerful electrical discharges can be replicated and studied on a miniature, lab-controlled scale.

Lightning formation and the conditions triggering it have long been shrouded in a cloud of mystery, but new research led by Penn State scientists is lifting the fog. Using mathematical calculations, ...

How do biological cells join forces to form a structure? In her Ph.D. research, Daphne Nesenberend uses mathematics to show ...

A couple of years ago, self-described “professional mad scientist” and undisputed YouTube legend Drake “Styropyro” Anthony uploaded a video featuring various experiments performed with the crazy ...

The science pros at TKOR create a tiny lightning storm in a controlled setup, revealing the power of electricity in miniature form. George W Bush posts first Substack praising just one president—not ...

Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars. The compounds — decane, undecane, and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – “Smitten with Science” at the Great Lakes Science Center blends candy, chemistry and creativity into a hands-on Valentine’s season experience designed to show kids that science can ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Everyone knows it's cold it is outside. The entire Philadelphia region has remained below freezing for the seventh day in a row, with little relief in sight. But we are tapping ...

After getting slammed with nearly two feet of snow and frigid weather, and with meteorologists tracking another potential storm that could strike Massachusetts this weekend, it's no wonder Bay State ...

Artemis II, the next mission in NASA’s Artemis program to explore the Moon, is scheduled to launch from Florida within the coming weeks. The mission will be the first crewed mission to the vicinity of ...