Lightning strikes over Volcán de Agua in Guatemala Mario Dalma Leon/Getty Images Physicists have solved a longstanding mystery around the process that creates volcanic lightning: when similar particles rub together, why do some become positively charged while others become negatively charged? The exchange of electric charge when two objects touch, called the triboelectric effect, is…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Clothing trends come and go, but in some cases, they don’t stay away for too long. For decades, both the fashion industry and its devotees have referenced the so-called “20-year-rule,” which suggests society is liable to see certain styles…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky asserted in a post on X that Joe Kent’s resignation letter was tainted by “virulent anti-Semitism.” Kent posted the resignation letter on Tuesday, announcing that he was stepping down from the role of National Counterterrorism Center director. “Joe Kent testified before…
There are three things you can count on: death, taxes and Ryan Gosling laughing on “Saturday Night Live.” The three-time Oscar nominee has become almost as known for breaking character while hosting the iconic late-night show as he is for his disparate roles on the big screen. During a March 18 appearance on TODAY, Gosling…
The 34-0 UConn Huskies were well represented on the AP All-American list. UConn’s Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd became the 10th teammates to be named first team and the first since Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard made the list in 2020. Strong and Fudd carried the load for UConn this season. Strong averaged 18.5…
Is she or isn’t she? Amid rampant speculation that Zendaya has already wed fiancé Tom Holland, the movie star is busily promoting The Drama, her upcoming A24 movie about, well, a wedding that may or may not end up happening. Forget method acting or method dressing, she just invented method living. Nuptials—both real and cinematic—aside,…
The war in Iran could push an additional 45 million people into acute hunger in just three months, causing record levels of global food insecurity, according to a new analysis from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The analysis found that if the conflict continues to the middle of the year and oil prices…
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Netflix has released a slew of first-look images of Courtney A. Kemp’s (Power franchise) upcoming crime drama Nemesis, as well as setting the show’s premiere date for Thursday, May 14. Nemesis is the story of two men on either side of the law, the tale of what happens when an unstoppable force, expert criminal Coltrane Wilder…
The Purdue Boilermakers won the Big Ten Tournament last week and were bumped up from a No. 3 seed to a No. 2 seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket, according to the selection committee. Purdue was placed in the West Region, where they’ll begin March Madness 2026 on Friday at 7:35 p.m. ET against…
