Snowier, colder weather may be heading to the Eastern U.S. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. High above the North Pole, the polar ...

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It's as if the world has been turned upside-down, or at least its weather. You can blame the increasingly familiar polar vortex, which has brought a taste of the Arctic to places where winter often ...

From building transparent potato guns to discussing why scientists are burning astronaut pee (seriously), YouTube channel Smarter Every Day has long been demonstrating the many ways science is ...

Vortex dynamics simulations reveal reconnection, an important property linked with creation of turbulence cascade, fluid mixing, and aerodynamic noise generation. Turbulent pipe flow simulated at high ...

It might seem counterintuitive, but the dreaded polar vortex is bringing its icy grip to parts of the U.S. thanks to a sudden blast of warm air in the Arctic. Get used to it. The polar vortex has been ...

Physicists have created the first-ever atomic vortex beam — a swirling tornado of atoms and molecules with mysterious properties that have yet to be understood. By sending a straight beam of helium ...

We're more than a month into spring, but winter just doesn't want to let go. For much of the eastern United States, it's time for another polar vortex — because 2020 loves surprises. The vortex is ...

Remember last winter's cold spot, which turned "polar vortex" into a phrase that sent chills through the spines of Americans east of the Mississippi River? Get ready for a flashback. This time it's a ...

1. Fill a tall glass to the brim with water and wait for at least 30 seconds. Even though it looks still, water keeps swirling for ages so the longer you wait the better. HINT: Use an eye-dropper if ...