The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. In its workings, columnist Natalie Wolchover finds the ...

A right-handed pitcher's slider, for pretty much all of baseball history, has moved the same direction. It starts away from a lefty batter and moves toward them. Or it starts in on a righty hitter and ...

As Arizona heats up this spring, residents are looking to cool off any way they can. Everyone in the Grand Canyon State knows that ceiling fans can make a huge difference in your home and help you ...

This week's question comes from Morning Brief reader Robert, who asks, "Do tornadoes rotate clockwise or counterclockwise? And why?" Meteorologist Jonathan Belles: The answer is both. Low pressure ...

Widdershins means moving in the opposite direction of the usual way, specifically counterclockwise, or against the direction a clock’s hands move. In everyday language, if something goes widdershins, ...

With much of the country in the grip of extreme cold, most folks are walking the line between feeling comfortable and managing their heating budget. There are plenty of things to do to prep your home ...

Whether a bacterium’s tail spins clockwise or counterclockwise was previously thought to depend on a ‘domino effect’ among proteins inside the tail. However, new research proposes that a tug-of-war is ...

Discover the mind-blowing science behind a screw that works both clockwise and counterclockwise. Learn how its unique design makes direction irrelevant and explore the fascinating physics behind it!

Dear Heloise: Concerning the righty-tighty, lefty-loosey confusion, I’m from the old school when clocks were round and had 12 digits on them. To tighten a nut or bolt, you would just turn the nut or ...

Hurricane Erin is over 500 miles away from South Florida as of Wednesday afternoon, but the extreme size of the storm is still impacting the wind direction locally, and spreading wildfire smoke across ...