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Ashley Hamer is a contributing writer for Live Science who has written about everything from space and quantum physics to health and psychology. She's the host of the podcast Taboo Science and the former host of Curiosity Daily from Discovery. She has also written for the YouTube channels SciShow and It's Okay to Be Smart. With a master's degree in jazz saxophone from the University of North Texas, Ashley has an unconventional background that gives her science writing a unique perspective and an outsider's point of view.

Latest articles by Ashley Hamer

How do snakes hiss if they don't have front teeth?

By Ashley Hamer published 26 February 22

Here's how snakes can hiss even though they don't have front teeth.

Snakes

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant, shown here after the explosion on April 26, 1986, is at risk from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

What would happen if Russia bombed Chernobyl?

By Ashley Hamer published 25 February 22

Russian troops have captured the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which still contains nuclear waste that could pose a threat to the surrounding area.

Nuclear Energy

Here, a multiple arc electrical discharge from a Wimshurst generator, which separates separate electric charges using electrostatic induction.

What is Faraday's law of induction?

By Jim Lucas published 18 February 22

Reference Faraday’s law of induction describes how an electric current produces a magnetic field and, conversely, how a changing magnetic field generates an electric current in a conductor.

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The second law of thermodynamics states that processes that involve the transfer or conversion of heat energy are irreversible and always move toward more disorder.

What is the second law of thermodynamics?

By Jim Lucas published 7 February 22

Reference The Second Law of Thermodynamics says, in simple terms, entropy always increases. This principle explains, for example, why you can't unscramble an egg.

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What is thermodynamics?

By Jim Lucas published 2 February 22

Reference Thermodynamics is the branch of physics that deals with the relationships between heat and other forms of energy.

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What is the zeroth law of thermodynamics?

By Jim Lucas published 1 February 22

Reference The zeroth law of thermodynamics states that if two bodies are each in thermal equilibrium with some third body, then they are also in equilibrium with each other.

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