WASHINGTON — Your skin is dry, lips are chapped and you are constantly being shocked when you open doors, touch your dog or go in for a kiss from your partner. But why? These are all impacts from cold ...

Professor Dong-Myeong Shin and his team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) shed light on the contribution of ions in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Hungry ticks have some slick tricks. They can zoom through the air using static electricity to latch onto people, pets and other animals, new research shows. Humans and animals ...

The water content of the air is the issue. Static electricity results from charge separation through friction. All it takes is the act of walking across carpeting or sliding across the seat of a car.

Static electricity shocks are more common in winter due to dry air and synthetic clothing. The dry air prevents charge dissipation, leading to a buildup on surfaces. When you touch a conductor, the ...

PAGE, Ariz. — If this ever happens to you, find cover immediately. Two women were at Horseshoe Bend in northern Arizona when they came upon an area of electrified air that made their hair stand on end ...