In 1927, physicist Thomas Parnell poured hot pitch into a funnel at the University of Queensland. In this context, “pitch” is a name or asphalt or bitumen, substances that appear solid at room ...

In a quiet corner of a physics building in Australia, a glass funnel filled with a tar-like substance has been dripping so slowly that only nine drops have ever fallen. As it approaches its centenary, ...

For 75 years, grasslands research conducted just outside Pietermaritzburg, South Africa has informed policy makers and farmers about sustainable management, while training generations of students.

(via SciShow) Most science experiments take a few months or years, but some take a whole lot longer. Here are six of the longest-running experiments of all time, including one expected to last 500 ...