Have you ever seen a ping pong ball float in midair above a hair dryer? It may seem like a magic trick, but it’s actually a fascinating demonstration of physics and weather science in action.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of "Ask ...

Sir Isaac Newton's three laws of motion describe the motion of massive bodies and how they interact. While Newton's laws may seem obvious to us today, more than three centuries ago they were ...

Jam Handy Film. "Get Going" is an educational film that explains acceleration and motion using a mix of animation, real-world examples, and scientific principles. It begins with a cartoon of a sleepy ...

HOW is the science of mechanics to be taught to medical students who have to “get up” natural philosophy in three months? If a teacher, confronted with such a problem, took refuge in sheer “cram,” his ...