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The viral wall friction trick is taking over social media. From pencils to full-sized chairs, content creators are testing a wide range of objects to see if the trick works. Wall friction content ...

When a plate drops or a glass smashes, you're annoyed by the mess and the cost of replacing them. But for some physicists, the broken pieces are a source of fascination: Why does everything break into ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Pluribus Episode 5 ended on a cliffhanger so intense that even Carol (Rhea Seehorn) couldn’t help but gasp. Pluribus Episode 5 spoilers ahead. Last week, Vince Gilligan’s ...

In 2023, scientists detected the gravitational waves from a black hole collision that seemed impossible. New research finally explains how this "forbidden" black hole came to be, and what it can teach ...

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If you thought there was no possible way out for Claire Danes’ Aggie in the “The Beast in Me” finale episode, that was by design. Showrunner Howard Gordon — with whom Danes worked on “Homeland” — ...

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The truth is under there. A popular UFO-reporting app has recorded thousands of sightings of Unidentified Submersible Objects (USOs) near US waterways — phenomena which high-ranking US Navy officials ...