What are sound waves and how do they work? | Popular Science
WEBJul 27, 2021 — Sound waves are a type of energy that’s released when an object vibrates. Those acoustic waves travel from their source through air or another medium, and when they come into contact with our ...
What your computer's worst noises actually mean - Popular Science
WEBAug 30, 2020 — If your computer is making a clicking or grinding sound, or any sort of low-pitched buzzing noise, you should stop what you’re doing and check the hard drive. This sound could indicate a dying ...
The anatomy of a hurricane, from its eye to its swirling winds
WEBSep 23, 2017 — The eye. All of the air sucked up by thunderstorms in a cyclone’s eyewall has to go somewhere. The buildup of air at high altitudes creates an anticyclone, or a center of high air pressure. This ...
Could an ancient megashark still lurk in the deep seas? - Popular …
WEBJun 23, 2022 — The legend eventually makes its way into megalodon lore. 1974 – Peter Benchley publishes Jaws, which plays with the idea that a prehistoric man-eater might lurk in the deep. The public is hooked ...
Types of clouds and the weather they bring | Popular Science
WEBMay 30, 2023 — Many kinds of clouds start close to the ground—6,500 feet or below—and extend high into the atmosphere. These clouds are called nimbostratus, stratus, stratocumulus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus ...
The most incredible pictures of every planet in our solar system
WEBNov 29, 2017 — Captured with NASA’s Messenger spacecraft in 2011, this image of Mercury shows the tiny, hot planet’s many craters, named after writers, artists and musicians. This one’s a little bit more ...
Google vs. DuckDuckGo vs. Bing: private search engines - Popular …
WEBSep 3, 2021 — Meanwhile, both Google and Bing can display details of a flight in a pop-up box outside the search results, whereas DuckDuckGo directs you to flight-tracking websites instead. All three of our ...
QLED vs. OLED vs. Mini-LED: Understand TV backlights - Popular …
WEBApr 10, 2024 — These LEDs are so small they can be almost as small as a single pixel. QLEDs are significantly larger than one pixel, while OLEDs are the size of a single pixel. Mini-LED represents the halfway ...
A new study has some surprising findings on car fires
WEBFeb 2, 2022 — A new study has some surprising findings on car fires. An analysis from an insurance group ranks the likelihood of fires in EVs, hybrids, and combustion-engine vehicles. Here's what they found. A ...
Stay-at-home science project: Enlarge gummy bears to
WEBMay 4, 2020 — Instructions. 1. Fill two of your bowls with cool water. Room temperature is fine, but keep away from hot water—it’ll melt your gummy bears. 2. Add the salt to the first bowl. The second ...