Purdue University physics professor Erica Carlson explains why static electricity is worse in winter and offers practical tips to avoid those annoying shocks.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a reason you may notice it more in the winter. Excess static electricity is always a shock to the system—literally—but if ...

That quick zap when you touch a doorknob or car door is actually a small burst of built-up electricity, and winter creates ...

A New Jersey dad has been applauded for stepping in to protect his family from the adverse effects of their "super static couch." Everyone has experienced the sudden surprise of a static shock. It's ...

First Alert Meteorologist Audrey Pentecost breaks down static electricity and why we see so much of it in the winter months.

Avoid contact with the metal doorknob, which is usually icy cold in winter, but add to the equation the static electricity and the shock you receive.

Dry air from Arctic front creates perfect conditions for unexpected zaps.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Static electricity is caused by a ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - You may have already noticed, but static electricity is becoming more noticeable as temperatures fall. Cold air is more dense and doesn’t hold as much moisture as warm (think ...

Hair raising research Research that will make your hair stand on end shows many of the assumptions about static electricity are incorrect. In a paper, published online in today's Science Express, ...