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For more than a century, schoolbook physics has divided matter into neat categories like solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. A ...

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A tiny bit of water can ruin melted chocolate, but the right amount can save it. Here is the kitchen science behind seized ...

Time to add ‘flash freeze’ to your winter vocabulary so you can be better prepared when winter weather strikes.

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I tested the Ninja Slushi Max with classic slushies and thick milkshakes, and both came out smooth, evenly frozen, and ready ...

Often when describing patterns, they are placed in one of two categories: organic or geometric. Organic designs are ones ...

Earth's deep mantle stored enough water in rocks to equal one ocean during our planet's early molten days, helping explain ...