In a recent Nature paper, physicists attribute a molecular “film” of carbon to phenomena like. Theoretically speaking, ...

When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative – now physicists have ...

Static electricity may seem simple. Students often learn that rubbing a balloon against their hair will cause negatively ...

A microscopic layer of environmental carbon solves a long-standing mystery about static electricity's true origins.

The original story “ Physicists solved a decades-old mystery about static electricity ” is published in The Brighter Side of ...

Two microscopic grains collide and produce a tiny spark. This phenomenon may have provided the energy to kick off life on ...

Learn more about the nearly invisible layer of carbon that may control how dust grains become electrically charged and how ...

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A volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows molten rock, gases, and debris to escape from below the surface. The ...

The summit region of Kīlauea experienced tephra fallout and a Kona low storm this past week. Cleanup, recovery, and regrowth ...