We are talking about Centrifugal and Centripetal forces using a tornado as an example. Centripetal force is a force that keeps an object moving in a circular path, this force points TOWARDthe center ...

Speaker one We’ve been using Sir Isaac Newton’s theories for hundreds of years and still use his equations today. Now, how can we test Newton’s second law using equipment found in our laboratory?

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Science Behind Severe Weather has come to a close, but don't worry, we have one more bonus experiment for you and the family! ABC13's Chief Meteorologist George Flickinger ...

I am obsessed with helicopters. You probably already knew that. In my previous post, I looked at the power and force for a hovering helicopter. The basic assumption was that by pushing air down, the ...

According to legend, Galileo dropped weights off the Leaning Tower of Pisa, showing that gravity causes objects of different masses to fall with the same acceleration. In recent years, researchers ...

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This story was originally published by Inside Science News Service. Henry Cavendish was an odd man. He never addressed strangers directly and was petrified of women. He had a staircase built into the ...