Why Don’t We Fall Off the Earth?
Do you know the saying “what goes up, must come down”? Here is why we don't fall off the Earth.
Do you know the saying “what goes up, must come down”? Here is why we don't fall off the Earth.
It acts like a radiator you can wear.
Let's review why and how we've known for at least 2300 years that the Earth is round.
The two-time Nobel Prize winner tops the BBC's list of 100.
Mathematician, philosopher, soldier, scientist—René Descartes was the definition of a Renaissance man.
The processes behind the physics of LEGOs, the chemistry of laundry, and more.
Scanning 1 square centimeter of each wallet-sized photograph took about eight hours.
He helped develop atomic bombs, but wanted nuclear science to be used for peace.
Before the 20th century, concert musicians might tune their instruments to wildly different pitches, depending on where they were playing.
They could actually start a fire.
Scientists have found a hack to help you quell the sound until the plumber comes.
Though he wasn't able to go to outer space during his lifetime, his words will travel there after his death.
The current record may never be broken.
From a 17-mile-long particle accelerator to a football field–sized space observatory, these machines are marvels.
A theory in science is very different from a theory in everyday conversation.
The particle accelerator revs electrons to nearly the speed of light.
It's the smartest way to spend two-and-a-half minutes of your day.
Can science help you sled faster? Yes, it can. And even better, everything you need is already in your house.
Hollywood has taken a few liberties on the ice—and the judges are not impressed.
According to a physicist, a glaciologist, and kinesiologist.
An essential item for the extreme camper.
The plastic toys are opening doors to cheaper, modular scientific tools.
New technology from MIT can turn anything into a "visual microphone."
The kitschy desk ornament's mechanism confounded Albert Einstein.