When it comes to teaching science, animation seems like a natural fit. What better way to convey how a bicycle pump works or the functions of the human respiratory system? Yet research has turned up ...

A NASA animation shows how ocean currents silently snake and swirl around the planet over the course of two and a half years, and in doing so reveals how science makes art and vice versa. Fluid white ...

So you think you could make a cartoon? “Animation,” a new exhibit at Pacific Science Center, suggests it’s a more complicated process than you might imagine but gives you all sorts of chances to try ...

A dazzling new animation captures the life cycle of a solar flare in 3D, using vivid colors to represent the varying temperatures in the fiery eruption. The intriguing animated snapshot shows the ...

The 3D animation that brought to life Remy in "Ratatouille" and Woody in "Toy Story" is illustrating complex scientific concepts to tell stories of a different kind. Jennifer Bisset was a senior ...

Just as artists at Disney and Pixar Animation Studios bring Mickey Mouse, Shrek and Nemo to life, life science artists are using animation to bring viruses, bacteria and even nanowires to life and ...

ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) that was launched in 2023 will take about 8 years to arrive at the jovian system after several gravity assists. Credit: Space.com | animation courtesy: ESA / A ...

PowerPoint presentations have achieved a reputation for leaving their audiences more confused than when they started, but that hasn’t hindered their widespread adoption in the business and academic ...

Immersive Enterprise Laboratories (IEL) will debut The Science of Animation, a two-day pop-up experience at San Diego’s Fleet Science Center on September 27–28. The showcase offers the public a rare ...

In a small, utilitarian office in Glendale, Ron Henderson methodically jotted down equations for Isaac Newton’s Three Laws of Motion on a whiteboard next to his desk. The equations, the physicist ...

Knife- and gunshot-wound victims will be placed in suspended animation as the first human trials begin on this emergency life-saving technique. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes ...