Science always (or almost always) finds an explanation to the most widespread questions among human beings. Advances, in fact, have been aimed at answering every question posed, bu ...

What happens to something airtight when the air around it changes? Find out by making a pressure bottle and squishing some foamy materials. Download the Squish Bottle PDF (375 Kb). Adobe Acrobat ...

This stunt has lots going on: air pressure, a satisfying 'whoosh' noise, a high speed departure and a good soaking if you are standing close. It's classic science that's fun to do as a family or a ...

For a lot of us, uncorking a bottle is the sound of celebration. It’s also a sound that we may not think too much about—until we open our next bottle. But Dr. Max Koch, a physicist at the University ...

When Max Koch opened a bottle of homebrew beer one afternoon in Göttingen, Germany, he wasn’t just cracking open a drink. He ...

The science behind the distinct "pop and slosh" sound when opening a swing-top bottle of beer has been revealed. German researchers used a high-speed camera to capture exactly what occurs when one of ...