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Around the world, people continue to report a baffling acoustic mystery: sudden, thunderous booms or eerie horn-like sounds that seem to come directly from the sky. These events, widely known as ...

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In a new Nature Physics paper, researchers report the first experimental observation of the transverse Thomson effect, a key thermoelectric phenomenon that has eluded scientists since it was predicted ...

The science behind the Ben Franklin Effect reveals why giving and receiving small favors can transform your relationships, your workplace and even your self-perception. The phenomenon is named after ...