Physicists and biomedical engineers unlocked new properties in capillary waves thanks to superhydrophobicity. Ripples, like ones produced by raindrops falling in a puddle, are also called capillary ...

For decades, geophysicists have known that something unusual happens nearly 2,900 kilometres beneath our feet. Seismic waves from earthquakes suddenly speed up in a thin zone just above Earth’s core.

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As the Olympics get going in earnest this week, not everyone's attention is focused on the host city, Paris. Surf fans are heading to Tahiti, which is half a world away in French Polynesia. Why? Well, ...

When we think of advanced surfing, we’ll often point to bigger surf as some kind of measuring stick. Ooooo look, she’s riding double/triple overhead waves! She must rip!! Can I tell you, at some level ...

Ripples, like ones produced by raindrops falling in a puddle, are also called capillary waves. Studied since antiquity, they have garnered considerable interest in modern science due to their ability ...