A new desk lamp is taking over from the lava lamp -- by replacing the boring old wax lava with interactive magnetic fluid. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as ...

Want to turn on, tune in, and drop out? The lava lamp is your go-to device. Hailing from the same era as the famous Timothy Leary quote, this hippy, trippy lamp, with its slowly undulating globules, ...

It’s not exactly an accident that so few people have a clear idea of what’s inside a lava lamp, as manufacturers are notoriously tight-lipped about their top-secret recipes. Having said that, knowing ...