PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Sometimes, physics seems weird, and our experiment today is no different. Let's perform the experiment first, then we'll explain. This experiment is an easy one, too. All you need ...
In a dimly lit monastic scriptorium in13th-century Constantinople, a group of scribes unknowingly scrubbed away what could have been one of humanity’s most significant scientific manuscripts.
LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Simply put, Archimedes’ Principle states that if the weight of the water displaced is less than the weight of an object, the object will sink. Otherwise, the object will float.
One of the oldest genuine physical laws, and one of the few that most children learn, is the principle adduced in the third century BC by Archimedes of Syracuse. In his treatise On Floating Bodies he ...
A new limited-time exhibit at the Cranbrook Institute of Science invites visitors of all ages to exclaim 'Eureka!' as they learn new ideas in math, science, and history. “The Science of Archimedes” ― ...
In New York City’s Bronx Zoo, Superintendent Quentin Schubert and Executive Secretary John Tee-Van pondered the problem of how to weigh Pete, a 43-year-old hippopotamus. Scales were obviously out of ...