You know when you pour milk into a bowl of breakfast cereal and the floating cereal tends to clump together? In fluid mechanics, that phenomenon is known as the ‘Cheerios effect,’ and it’s inspired ...

Who knew there was so much science in a bowl of cereal? Ever notice how cereal clumps up in your bowl, or how cereal sticks to the edges of the bowl? Bubbles in beverages do the same thing.You've ...

Fire ants might be the scourge of southern states like Georgia and Texas, but scientifically, they are endlessly fascinating as an example of collective behavior. A few fire ants spaced well apart ...

Ever watch what happens to the last bunch of Cheerios left floating in your breakfast bowl? The oat rings tend to cluster on the milk’s surface as if they had a magnetic attraction. Known as the ...

Cheerios contain whole grains and nutrients like vitamin D and iron. But Cheerios are processed food and eating processed foods often may have negative consequences on your health. Since they were ...

In a finding that could be useful in designing small aquatic robots, researchers have measured the forces that cause small objects to cluster together on the surface of a liquid -- a phenomenon known ...