A tiny worm turns static electricity into a powerful weapon, launching itself through the air to catch flying prey.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - You may have already noticed, but static electricity is becoming more noticeable as temperatures fall. Cold air is more dense and doesn’t hold as much moisture as warm (think ...

To put it simply, static electricity is the small buildup of electrical charge on the surface of an object. It occurs when materials rub against each other and the friction often comes with a transfer ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Have you gotten shocked while touching a doorknob or a metal surface recently? First Alert Meteorologist Nate Morris explains what causes static electricity and why it’s more common ...

Static electricity can remove up to three-quarters of frost from a surface, which could save vast amounts of energy and millions of tonnes of antifreeze currently used to defrost vehicles. In 2021, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At first glance, it’s a wonder that parasitic nematodes exist at all. To reproduce, these minuscule creatures—roughly the size of ...

At first glance, it’s a wonder that jumping parasitic nematodes exist at all. To reproduce, these minuscule creatures—roughly the size of a pinpoint—hurl themselves up to 25 times their body length to ...

Static electricity can be a small annoyance for humans—a zap when you touch a doorknob, your hair shooting up when you pull off a sweater—but for small organisms, it can be a lifesaver. Static helps ...

Researchers wanted to quantify how much charge a jumping parasitic roundworm needed to latch on to its fruit fly host.Credit...By Victor M. Ortega-Jimenez Supported by By Alexa Robles-Gil For small ...

Thomas Cooper, 5, of Royal Oak died in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber fire Jan. 31 at the Oxford Center in Troy. The CEO of the Oxford Center and three workers are criminally charged in Thomas' death.

Troy — Immediately before fire erupted in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber where 5-year-old Thomas Cooper was receiving treatment in late January, the boy's knee may have touched the mattress, possibly ...