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Boiling water is one of those simple things that hides fascinating science. You see bubbles rising in a pot on the stove, but when you heat water in a microwave, it often stays still. The difference ...

Your pot of salted water finally hits a rolling boil, and you're ready to cook your noodles to a perfect al dente. You toss in the noodles, throw away the box, and turn around to see the lid rattling ...

Rice cooking in a pot, with evidence of the starches present in the water. - Enkiphoto/Getty Images Rice, of any grain, feeds the world, as more than half of the world's population depends on it as a ...

This is really cool. Scientists have found a way to make water boil without causing any bubbles. How? Drop some superheated, nanoparticle-coated steel into the water. The phenomenon is based on ...