It affects ocean currents, weather patterns, and even the direction planes fly. The Coriolis effect has real impacts, but it’s actually just an “apparent force” that causes moving objects to be ...

The idea that the Coriolis force influences how water drains frequently appears in popular culture and urban legends. frantic00 / Shutterstock In countries near the Earth’s equator, tourists are often ...

Picture a hurricane: A huge wind storm traveling in a circle around the eye. Weirdly enough, every hurricane you see spins counterclockwise, and you’ll never see one in the Southern Hemisphere. In ...