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  1. A Beginner’s Guide to Rainbows

    From the basics to the newest findings, this guide explains rainbows in plain language and clears up a few of the most common myths.

    By Samuel Brightwater
  2. Friction and Electricity: What’s the Connection?

    What causes the changes linked to friction, how electricity fits in, and which simple facts make the whole topic much easier to understand.

    By Theo Nakamura
  3. Questions People Ask About Air Pressure

    What causes the changes linked to air pressure, how momentum fits in, and which simple facts make the whole topic much easier to understand.

    By Owen Pritchard
  4. Ten Things to Know About Static Electricity

    Researchers have learned a lot about static electricity in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.

    By Avery Lindqvist
  5. Friction vs. Sound Waves: Key Differences

    Here is what friction actually involves, what the latest research says about it, and the practical details most people never hear about.

    By Marcus Oyelaran
  6. Rainbows: What to Know

    What causes the changes linked to rainbows, how gravity fits in, and which simple facts make the whole topic much easier to understand.

    By Marcus Oyelaran
  7. Sound Waves and Gravity: What’s the Connection?

    Researchers have learned a lot about sound waves in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.

    By Owen Pritchard
  8. Gravity: Facts vs. Fiction

    Here is what gravity actually involves, what the latest research says about it, and the practical details most people never hear about.

    By Priya Ramanathan
  9. Momentum, Explained

    Many people misunderstand momentum. We look at how it really works, why it matters, and what recent studies have added to the picture.

    By Grace Adeyemi
  10. Magnets: What to Know

    Researchers have learned a lot about magnets in recent years. Here are the key findings, what they mean, and what is still unknown.

    By Samuel Brightwater
  11. Air Pressure and Rainbows: What’s the Connection?

    From the basics to the newest findings, this guide explains air pressure in plain language and clears up a few of the most common myths.

    By Priya Ramanathan
  12. Surprising Facts About Light

    From the basics to the newest findings, this guide explains light in plain language and clears up a few of the most common myths.

    By Lucia Ferreira
  13. Surprising Facts About Light

    Here is what light actually involves, what the latest research says about it, and the practical details most people never hear about.

    By Lucia Ferreira
  14. Surprising Facts About Friction

    Many people misunderstand friction. We look at how it really works, why it matters, and what recent studies have added to the picture.

    By Owen Pritchard