Red-hot ball vs Wax crayons: A colorful experiment! We're taking a red-hot metal ball and pressing it directly into a pile of standard wax crayons.Watch as the intense heat instantly melts the wax, ...

Heat and color are related—the darker the color, the more heat that is absorbed. On a mostly sunny, 100 degree day, it doesn't take long to melt wax crayons. The video above demonstrates the order of ...

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Time now for our science news roundup from our friends at NPR's Short Wave podcast. Aaron Scott and Regina Barber, welcome back. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hi, Ari. AARON SCOTT, BYLINE: Thank you, Ari.

Depending on how you look at it, this catchphrase from a 1980s pop song is decently accurate: you can actually melt the ...

As picturesque as winter weather can be, snowy scenes often present a less desirable, slippery companion: ice. It coats our roadways, clings to windshields and serves as a general hurdle in daily life ...

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