Legend has it that Isaac Newton had the moment of inspiration that would lead to his theory of gravity when, on a warm afternoon, he saw an apple fall from a tree and wondered why it should fall down ...

Science-drawn kids and the public can view what is possibly the most interesting sandbox they have ever seen this Sunday afternoon at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area in Iowa City. It’s fondly called ...

Gravity is the reason things with mass or energy are attracted to each other. It is why apples fall toward the ground and planets orbit stars. Magnets attract some types of metals, but they can also ...

University of Iowa undergraduate students have designed and built an augmented-reality sandbox — dubbed Gravbox — that helps users visualize how variations in gravity can affect moving objects. Though ...

We explore if there is a true connection between light and gravity. We know that gravity exerts its pull on light, and we have an explanation for why. Actually, we have multiple explanations that all ...

Among the many functions performed by skeletal muscles, an important one is maintaining our posture. If it weren’t for these muscles, Earth’s gravitational pull may make it difficult for us to stand ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. After already traveling millions of miles into space, a NASA asteroid probe will soon return to ...

A new discovery suggests gravitational fields can enable matter to become quantum entangled — and that's even if the concept of quantum gravity does not exist. The idea comes from two London-based ...

Google is known for creating themes for its search engine homepage for different holidays and other days of importance. Google Gravity is an alternative homepage that's always available and lets you ...