I have always been fascinated by ripples in the water. As a child, I loved to throw pebbles in puddles and ponds and watch the patterns created by the ripples as they overlapped. The surface became an ...

Immerse yourself in the oddly satisfying sight of a soft, citrusy sponge absorbing water, transforming with every dip. The vibrant orange and lemon tones create a mesmerizing visual as the sponge ...

Ripples often spread out in circles, but this isn’t the only possibility. If you throw a stick into the water it will create straight ripples on the sides, and round ripples near the ends.

Bats use water ripples to hunt frogs. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 01 / 140123141957.htm. University of Texas at Austin.

Wave ripples—the undulating lines in sandy shores that form when the wind pushes shallow water back and forth—are a common ...

A video capturing an otherworldly view of ice ripples in winter has mesmerized viewers on TikTok.. The clip was shared by @yoshi_bell and has amassed 9.5 million views since it was first posted on ...

Ripple Effect: Water Snails Offer New Propulsion Possibilities. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2008 / 10 / 081009144333.htm ...

An alternate theory puts the ripples down to surface tension between the freezing water as it flows in a thin layer over the icicle and the surrounding air – if the surface tension is high, it ...

The Curiosity mission team has discovered the clearest evidence of ancient water ripples yet. Billions of years ago on Mars, waves on the surface of shallow water shook sediment at the bottom. As ...

Risky Ripples Allow Bats and Frogs to Eavesdrop on a Multisensory Sexual Display. Science 343(6169): 413-416. doi: 10.1126/science.1244812 . Mary Bates is a freelance science writer interested in ...