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In kirigami, careful cuts to a flat surface can morph it into a more complicated shape. Researchers have been exploring…

A colorful assortment of salts dissolve and recrystallize in this microscopic timelapse video by retired engineer Jay McClellan. Every step…

Siphons are a bit mind-boggling for anyone who has internalized the idea that water always flows downhill. But gravity actually…

One of the perpetual challenges for fluid dynamicists is the large range of scales we often have to consider. For…

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…