Atoms are composed of three particles with an electric charge: electrons, protons and uncharged neutrons. Electrons have a negative charge, and protons have a positive charge. The negative charge of ...

Shini explores electric current, voltaic cells, and how we get electric charge. Electric current works like a river... kinda... Instead of flowing based on elevation ...

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem discovered that the magnetic component of light plays a direct role in the ...

Growing up is hard to do, especially for baby planets. Now, scientists may have uncovered the solution to one puzzle about protoplanetary growing pains. An obstacle to planetary formation, known as ...

Shayla Love: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Shayla Love. When you hear a bee buzzing along, visiting a flower, you’re hearing the movement of air made by the fluttering of its ...