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Preventing reservoir evaporation during droughts with floating balls may not help conserve water overall, due to the water needed to make the balls. Preventing reservoir evaporation during droughts ...

Three years ago, the drought-stricken city of Los Angeles covered the surface of the LA Basin with 96 million shade-providing floating balls, in order to keep the water beneath from evaporating. Now, ...

GRAND RAPIDS — A floating ping-pong ball… How can we make a little ball float without even touching it? This month's experiment will teach us about some of the forces acting against it. Let’s get ...

Scientists have uncovered the age-old mystery of why marimo algae balls sink at night and float during the day. Scientists from the University of Bristol have uncovered the age-old mystery of why ...

You might be surprised to learn that some bowling balls can float, a fact that was tested on the YouTube series Good Mythical Morning. Bowling balls that weigh under 12 pounds can float, while heavier ...