CASCADE, Mich. — Looking for a fun activity to do at home with your kids? This science experiment is fun for all ages and teaches static electricity during the wintertime! Meteorologist Isabella ...

The familiar phenomenon has puzzled researchers for centuries, but experiments are finally making sense of its unruly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever rubbed a balloon on your hair and watched it stick to the wall? That’s static electricity in action! Let’s see how ...

James Gibert, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and Hongcheng Tao, postdoctoral researcher, observe their test apparatus as it generates an electric charge by rubbing two surfaces ...

A growing body of research is shifting how scientists explain static electricity, pointing to surface contamination and ...

There’s a shocking lack of understanding of the physics underlying this commonplace phenomenon, but researchers are on the ...

Bits of material levitating against gravity, a stream of water deflected by invisible means, sparks of light appearing out of thin air; with observations like those, it’s a wonder that the early ...

If you’ve ever felt a shock after rubbing your hair with a balloon or shuffling across a carpet, you’ll know that static ...

A curious dog discovers and reacts to static electricity, creating playful and amusing moments.