To put it simply, static electricity is the small buildup of electrical charge on the surface of an object. It occurs when materials rub against each other and the friction often comes with a transfer ...

Way back at the height of summer, we had a week where I had to announce the closures of four different local restaurants in a single week. We lost Mac’s, Seorabol, Tria, and Kraftwork at the very end ...

The weather has suddenly taken a turn, and there's a chilly bite in the air—cue lashings of lip balm on chapped lips, oversized winter coats and hats to keep our ears toasty. The trouble is, as soon ...

Virgil Ovid Hawkins, better known as superhero Static Shock, first graced the pages of Milestone Comics’ Static #1 in June 1993. The character was created by Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Derek Dingle ...

At first glance, it’s a wonder that jumping parasitic nematodes exist at all. To reproduce, these minuscule creatures—roughly the size of a pinpoint—hurl themselves up to 25 times their body length to ...

Researchers wanted to quantify how much charge a jumping parasitic roundworm needed to latch on to its fruit fly host.Credit...By Victor M. Ortega-Jimenez Supported by By Alexa Robles-Gil For small ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

The big picture: The Windows ecosystem has offered an unparalleled level of backward compatibility for decades. However, Microsoft is now working to remove as many legacy technologies as possible in ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook But now fans can’t get a jolt from the series starring Phil LaMarr as Virgil Hawkins, a ...