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‘Running of the bulls’ festival crowds move like charged particles

Researchers have studied the movements of thousands of people waiting for the opening of the San Fermín festival and found they behave like electrons circling in a magnetic field

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People run from bulls in Pamplona, Spain

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Magnetic particles turn water droplets into tightrope-walking acrobats

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Stunning slo-mo videos show how insects survive raindrop collisions

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Scientists created a ‘giant quantum vortex’ that mimics a black hole

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Strange material made of soap could be used for photosynthesis

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Cocktail science: Mix these drinks and learn about fluid dynamics

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Video inside centrifuge shows we don’t fully understand fluid physics

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Make these four classic cocktails and become a fluid dynamics expert

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Seams on a baseball shift its trajectory by unexpectedly large amount

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Physicists have worked out how to pour water as quietly as possible

The sound of pouring water into a cup can be tamped down by changing the height of the pour or the diameter of the spout, but physicists have found that changing just one of these never makes it fully silent

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Hair seems to help shrimp move through water

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Hairy legs make you swim better – if you're a shrimp

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Tiny lasers can be made from soap bubbles

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Physicists have invented a new way to shake a martini

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The Great Sphinx of Giza may have been blown into shape by the wind

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