Benjamin Franklin experimented with electricity on fowl. Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis, courtesy of The Library of Congress In 1751 Benjamin Franklin planned an electrical ...

A science demonstration by Mayur Vaishnav at Sandipani English School in Gujarat's Halvad town captured students' excitement and has since gone viral.

Invisibly to us, insects and other tiny creatures use static electricity to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen and more. New experiments explore how evolution may have influenced this phenomenon.

The film explores the concept of electricity, demonstrating how it can be generated through simple experiments such as rubbing different materials together. It explains the basics of electric currents ...

On a dark, stormy summer night in 1752, Benjamin Franklin flew a kite with a key attached to the string waiting in anticipation for lightning to strike. The dramatic bolt would harken the discovery of ...

THE following striking experiment to show the rapidity of the influence of sulphuric acid in removing the invisible film of moisture that in ordinary circumstances adheres to the surface of glass and ...

A utility sends phone alerts when wind power is cheap. A builder sells “zero bill” houses. They’re among several experiments to redefine how people value electricity. By Somini Sengupta Photographs ...