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Large wood (LW; >10 cm in diameter and >1 m in length) within river corridors - including channels and adjacent floodplains - plays a key role in shaping hydraulic conditions, sediment deposition and ...

See a wild experiment where a person is wrapped in a foil suit to test if it can protect against electricity. The demonstration shows how electric current follows the path of least resistance, ...

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Most people associate ash and churning lava with volcanic activity, but volcanoes also produce formations that look unnervingly like human ponytails. Known as Pele's hair, these extremely thin strands ...