Step inside the strange world of a superfluid, a liquid that can flow endlessly without friction, defying the common-sense ...

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, ...

The term "polar vortex" gained notoriety back in 2014 due to extreme winter weather, but there's more to this phenomenon than ...

Step inside the strange world of a superfluid, a liquid that can flow endlessly without friction, defying the common-sense rules we experience every ...

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 ...

Amazing new photos from NASA's Cassini probe orbiting Saturn reveal a dizzying glimpse into a monster storm raging on the ringed planet's north pole. Cassini took the spectacular Saturn storm photos ...