9 results for “current”
Matter, Energy & Physics
Electricity and Magnetism
current flows out along the grid. Run the process backwards, feeding current into coils inside a magnet
Article · 4 min read
Planet Earth
Inside the Earth
currents that take hundreds of millions of years to complete a cycle. Those currents drag the crustal
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Planet Earth
The Oceans
currents, the Gulf Stream carrying warm Caribbean water across the Atlantic and giving north-west Europe
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Planet Earth
Weather and Climate
currents, and over thousands of years it changes naturally as Earth's orbit slowly shifts, swinging
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Space & the Universe
Black Holes
current age of the universe, so it has never been observed. But it raises a puzzle
Article · 3 min read
Plants & Fungi
Fungi
currently devastating amphibians and bats around the world, and wheat rusts remain a major threat to the global
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Matter, Energy & Physics
Energy and Heat
current. And mass itself is a form of energy, as Einstein's E = mc² states: a tiny
Article · 4 min read
Matter, Energy & Physics
The Periodic Table
current edge, is an open question. Why it matters The periodic table is a map of everything
Article · 4 min read
Animals
The Octopus
currents for no purpose anyone can detect. They appear to sleep and even to dream, cycling
Article · 3 min read
