When it comes to teaching science, animation seems like a natural fit. What better way to convey how a bicycle pump works or the functions of the human respiratory system? Yet research has turned up ...

A NASA animation shows how ocean currents silently snake and swirl around the planet over the course of two and a half years, and in doing so reveals how science makes art and vice versa. Fluid white ...

So you think you could make a cartoon? “Animation,” a new exhibit at Pacific Science Center, suggests it’s a more complicated process than you might imagine but gives you all sorts of chances to try ...

Just as artists at Disney and Pixar Animation Studios bring Mickey Mouse, Shrek and Nemo to life, life science artists are using animation to bring viruses, bacteria and even nanowires to life and ...

The 3D animation that brought to life Remy in "Ratatouille" and Woody in "Toy Story" is illustrating complex scientific concepts to tell stories of a different kind. Jennifer Bisset was a senior ...

A dazzling new animation captures the life cycle of a solar flare in 3D, using vivid colors to represent the varying temperatures in the fiery eruption. The intriguing animated snapshot shows the ...

SpaceX has delivered a new animated look at the launch of Starship to Mars. See the launch, Super Heavy booster re-entry and ...

PowerPoint presentations have achieved a reputation for leaving their audiences more confused than when they started, but that hasn't hindered their widespread adoption in the business and academic ...

Immersive Enterprise Laboratories (IEL) will debut The Science of Animation, a two-day pop-up experience at San Diego’s Fleet Science Center on September 27–28. The showcase offers the public a rare ...

Knife- and gunshot-wound victims will be placed in suspended animation as the first human trials begin on this emergency life-saving technique. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes ...