A 2025 satellite image shows a series of ghostly ice swirls sculpted on the surface of Lake Michigan by strong winds during ...

When bacteria band together, they can turn a fairly tame drop of water into a swirling vortex. The swirl is spun up by the bacteria’s tail-like flagella and the basic physics of how fluids flow, ...

Recent studies have suggested that vortices in ultralight dark matter halos could provide new insights into the formation of cosmic structures, challenging traditional models of galaxy evolution. A ...

Short pulses from a laser can be twisted into a series of doughnut-like vortices, offering a way to transmit more information using light. We usually encounter vortices in water and air, but similar ...