Researchers carefully studied bubbles that form when water droplets come into contact with heated cooking oil and found that the type and number of bubbles formed depends on the amount of water ...

Scientists recently published a paper explaining why some meteors create strange sounds. NPR's Scott Simon talks with researcher Bill Sweatt about... Explaining The Sizzling Sound Of Meteors ...

The sizzling sound was almost certainly a corona discharge and is often heard before a nearby lightning flash. The discharge occurs when the electrical field between the cloud and the ground is strong ...

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2022 – Experienced cooks can determine when cooking oil has reached the right temperature for deep-frying by inserting moistened chopsticks in the hot oil. Bubbles form on the ...