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When it comes to the beach, looks can be deceiving. That calm-looking water to the side of big crashing waves…

Wind forces on a skyscraper can set it swaying, so engineers design dampers to stop the motion and keep users…

Flamingos soar over swirls of salt and algae in a lake in Kenya’s Rift Valley. Shaped by winds, currents, physics,…

Where sea and sand meet, Gaia’s spine rises. Photographer Satheesh Nair captured this striking image in western Australia, where wind…

On 16 September 2023, seismometers around the world began ringing, registering a signal that — for 9 days — wobbled…

Drop water on a surface much hotter than its boiling point, and the liquid will bead up and skitter over…

A sweltering day in India brought out the local giant fruit bats (also called Indian flying foxes) to keep cool…

What happens to a droplet hanging on a wire when the wire gets plucked? That’s the fundamental question behind this…

Phytoplankton blooms have blossomed in coastal waters around the world, driven by phosphorus and nitrogen in agricultural run-off. These large…

This video offers an artistic look at a soap bubble bursting. The process is captured with high-speed video combined with…