Warmer waters are fueling stronger, snowier storms—at least for now. Here’s how scientists think this phenomenon will evolve as the planet gets hotter. Steam is seen rising off a frozen Lake Michigan ...

That’s according to a TikTok trend, dubbed the “Japan effect.” First reported in Casey Lewis’s youth trends newsletter After School, the trend has users making slideshows of two images. For all ...

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem discovered that the magnetic component of light plays a direct role in the Faraday effect, overturning a 180-year-old assumption that only its ...

After a weekend that had the first snowfall for much of Wisconsin, parts of Racine and Kenosha counties along Lake Michigan measured more than a foot of snow Nov. 10. It's a drastic difference from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Over the last few months, the “girlfriend effect” has become one of social ...

I'm a sucker for epic sagas and good sci-fi, and in the lead-up to this year's N7 Day, I realized we don't see that combination very often in video games anymore. Oh sure, we've got games inspired by ...

While a larger parent storm system is typically required to produce heavy rain or snow events, lake effect snow is unique. All you need to produce some of the largest snow events on record is cold ...

It’s a popular example of the “Mandela effect,” or a collective false memory. And while some people may laugh and move on, others spend years searching for an explanation. There is a shirt currently ...

There is a rare phenomenon that can occur when two tropical cyclones are nearby. This is called the Fujiwhara effect. This can happen when there are two tropical systems, like hurricanes that rotate ...

When two storms swirl around a shared center point, one can absorb another. By Judson Jones Reporter and meteorologist With one hurricane churning in the Atlantic and Tropical Storm Imelda nearby, ...

In a world of information overload, it can feel soothing to stick your head in the sand. Don’t want to hear what the doctor might say? It’s easy not to make a follow-up appointment. Did a favorite ...