Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about physics, science, academia, and pop culture. This article is more than 10 years old. One of the early plot points in ...

Strong brew A simple cup of tea can be used to illustrate a wide range of physics concepts. (Courtesy: iStock/Wirestock) There’s a lot of physics in a cup of tea. Compounds in the tea leaves start to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about physics, science, academia, and pop culture. The highlight of the Great Escape trip wound up being their wave pool, ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Physics! Fun Create physics experiments with a wide variety of tools, from simple objects and particles to ragdolls and complex mechanical vehicles. Games ...

Let’s face it — for the average person, math and formulas are not the most attractive side of physics. The fun is in the hands-on learning, the lab work, the live action demonstrations of Mother ...

Staff photos / David Skolnick Brad Burgoyne, left, and Quinlan Bulick, Poland Seminary High School seniors, stack folded index cards to build a house of cards at the Youngstown State University’s ...

What goes up must come down. And what goes way, way up can come down way, way too fast to survive the sudden stop. That’s why [Tom Stanton] built an altitude recording projectile into an oversized ...

Sure, it’s dumb. Sure, it’s short. Sure, it’s just a physics engine with a goat. But Goat Simulator is also made of pure laughter and joy. What kind of madness hath the Internet wrought this time?

The expression “walking on water” typically describes doing the impossible or extraordinary task, or when someone exceeds their personal limitations and achieves dramatic success. For the past 15 ...