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Static electricity is so commonplace that it can come across as simple. Rub a balloon against your head, and the transfer of charges will make your hair stand on end. Shuffle your feet on a carpet, ...

Lightning is the simple process of balancing negatively and positively charged electrons in the atmosphere. We can do this on a small scale with electric shock on your finger when you and another ...

The film explores the concept of electricity, demonstrating how it can be generated through simple experiments such as rubbing different materials together. It explains the basics of electric currents ...

It took just a 9-volt battery and a little brain zapping to turn science writer Sally Adee into a stone-cold sharpshooter. She had flown out to California to test an experimental DARPA technology that ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Science Central Executive Director Martin Fisher stopped by WANE 15 to share an experiment on electricity using rulers. You can see that in the video above. Science Central ...

LAS VEGAS — Some species of parasitic roundworms can catapult themselves high into the air to latch onto fruit flies and other insects. Experiments now reveal that leaping Steinernema carpocapsae ...

Franklin studied electricity and proved lightning’s electrical nature with a key and kite. Franklin made groundbreaking discoveries in his study of electricity. He wrote up his observations and ...

A simple static electricity experiment by a Gujarat teacher sent students' hair flying and the internet smiling, reminding everyone how joyful science can be. The fun lesson at Sandipani English ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Electricity is everywhere and you might not even know it. Science Central executive director Martin Fisher stopped by WANE 15 to share how that can be true. You can see that ...