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How does a soccer ball swerve?
A football serves because of the Magnus effect, explained in this article.

Lift of a rotating cylinder
A NASA page examining how a rotating cylinder is lifted using the magnus effect. Includes a java simulator so you can experiment yourself.


Gravitation
A program which models the gravitational effects of different bodies in different systems. This program is simple and shows the effect of gravity very well.


Race to Mars - Known effects of long-term space flights on the human body
Read about the effect of space travel from feeling sick to bone loss and muscle wasting.


Accelerated Travels
A look at the combined effect on distance from an origin of distance traveled and relativistic effects during accelerated travel.


Convection in a Box
Brief description of some experiments with smoke in a closed box, with normal convection currents and odd effects, includes diagrams and discussion of effects.


Biological Effects of Low-Level, Electromagnetic Fields
Statements from the Institution of Engineering and Technology on the possible health effects of EM fields and radiation from power lines, mobile phones and their associated base stations.


Quantum biology: Do weird physics effects abound in nature?
Read how biology exploit quantum effects to harness nature.


The physical effect that creates tiny electrical storms in your body
An article explaining the thermodielectric effect and where it occurs.