A simple breakdown of how tiny flame detector tubes work and how they detect flame-related signals. The explanation explores the basic scientific principles behind their sensitivity and function in ...

A pair of stubborn molecules, prized because they can survive deep time, just passed an important Mars test by failing a very different one on Earth. The molecules are pristane and phytane, ...

“Disclosure Day” is upon us. Steven Spielberg’s latest, which follows a whistleblower (Josh O’Connor) and a TV weatherwoman (Emily Blunt) on a desperate quest to expose the truth about ...

Be careful what you wish for. This idea, often explored in fiction, lies at the center of “Obsession,” Focus Features‘ new horror film from writer/director/editor Curry Barker. The movie follows Bear ...

Londoners faced travel chaos this week amid major disruption caused by Tube strikes which finally ended at midday on Friday. A 24-hour strike from 12pm on Tuesday was followed by another at the same ...

‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ reimagines the classic horror icon as a demonic entity contained by the body it possesses—here’s the twist ending, explained. Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is a fresh-but-familiar ...

Although vapor-compression refrigeration is a simple concept, there are still a lot of details in the implementation of such a system that determines exactly how efficient it is. After making a few of ...

Three balls, a tube, and a simple premise: what goes in one order should come out the same order. When it doesn't — and he's watching you watch him the whole time — the instinct is to look for the ...

Researchers developed aluminum structures that trap air bubbles, making them able to float perpetually in even the harshest environments. By Kenneth Chang Researchers say they have come up with a ...

From a scientific perspective, getting a car moving from Point A to Point B is all about physics and energy transfer. How do you turn the up and down reciprocating motion of an engine's pistons into ...

We now know for sure that massive underground tunnels, carved by lava, exist on Venus – and they are surprisingly wide and different from those on any other planet. It is uncontroversial that lava ...