Can a trampoline actually save an egg from a 540-foot fall? In this experiment, the team pushes physics to the limit by dropping fragile objects from an enormous height and trying to cushion the ...

A controversial US Physics Team exam question asked what shape a cable makes when it hangs from a helicopter flying forward. To settle it, the experiment used a real helicopter, a 49-foot rope, and a ...

The brain is a mere piece of furniture in the vastness of the cosmos, subject to the same physical laws as asteroids, electrons or photons. On the surface, its three pounds of neural tissue seem to ...

In 1948, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game pulled off one of the strangest wildlife relocations in American history: they parachuted live beavers out of airplanes. As bizarre as it sounds, the ...

The scientists behind the synthetic egg say it’s a crucial step to the de-extinction of species like the giant moa and the dodo. Colossal Biosciences announced that it successfully hatched 26 chickens ...

Maren Morris shared a new song, “Parachute,” written and recorded for CBS drama series Sheriff Country. The track will appear in tonight’s episode of the show, which also features Morris’ acting debut ...

Dandelions are so much more than an annoying weed. They can track the sun, turn into the puffballs we love to blow around, and survive year after year, all while providing a food source for ...

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC. Test ...

Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC.