Nothing jolts you back to reality like a big static shock from your favorite blanket. Whether it's that cozy throw blanket on the couch or the comforter on your bed, blankets can create quite the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — When someone touches something and gets shocked, it's awkward and a bit painful. What causes static electricity? And what actually happens when you get shocked? Visitors of the ...

That quick zap when you touch a doorknob or car door is actually a small burst of built-up electricity, and winter creates ...

Scientists at Northwestern University may have figured out why walking on carpet in your socks, petting your furry friend, or rubbing a balloon on your hair creates static electricity. In a new study, ...

Northwestern University scientists have made a new contribution to understanding a long-standing phenomenon called static electricity. In their most recent research, the researchers found that such ...

First Alert Meteorologist Audrey Pentecost breaks down static electricity and why we see so much of it in the winter months.

These Dachshunds’ winter static hair is out of control in the best way possible, and we can’t stop laughing at their ...

An invention made from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind could lower power usage by recycling waste energy in air conditioners and other applications. An ...

Butterflies and moths collect so much static electricity whilst in flight, that pollen grains from flowers can be pulled by static electricity across air gaps of several millimetres or centimetres.

Could detecting static electricity be a factor in explaining why treehopper insects have evolved such bizarre body shapes? That is the hypothesis put forward in a new research paper published in ...