In this quick science demo, I show how a simple glass of water can make arrows appear to change direction. As I pour water ...

Archaeologists in Norway have discovered dozens of arrows—some dating back 6,000 years—melting out of a 60-acre ice patch in the county’s high mountains. Expeditions to survey the Langfonne ice patch ...

Poisoned arrows or darts have long been used by cultures all over the world for hunting or warfare. For example, there are recipes for poisoning projective weapons, and deploying them in battle, in ...

The famous airplane display team, the Red Arrows, will be led by a woman for the first time in its history. Wing Commander Sasha Nash, a former tornado pilot, described it as the "opportunity of a ...

Researchers have uncovered chemical evidence that humans in what is now South Africa were using poisoned arrows for hunting as far back as 60,000 years ago (Sci. Adv. 2026, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adz3281 ...

Five quartz arrowheads unearthed in South Africa contained traces of toxins. Marlize Lombard Archaeologists working in South Africa have discovered traces of plant toxins on the tips of ...

Optical physics is the study of the fundamental properties of light and its interaction with matter. This includes classical optical phenomena such as reflection, refraction, diffraction and ...