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 ...

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 ...

Brooke Simmons has previously received funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to research galaxies, which are mentioned in this article. Curious Kids is a series by The ...

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 ...

"One of the questions I got was how does gravity work, and I was like, 'Oh that's a great question," says Hirotaka Ata, M.D., Ph.D., one of the volunteer scientists. "I talked about how everything has ...

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 ...