This series of short explainer films with Professor Brian Cox comprises six clips focused on forces, speed and motion. Each ...

Centripetal and centrifugal forces are central to circular motion, but they're not the same. Discover the differences between ...

Find out how forces and motion make our world move in the Science Trek: The Web Show. The world is full of motion and motion happens because of force. On this episode of Science Trek: The Web Show, ...

A recent astronomical discovery has left scientists puzzled as they track an object accelerating in a manner that defies the current understanding of physics. This enigmatic object, potentially ...

You might have seen some of the viral videos of this giant steel slide at Belle Isle Park in Michigan, which temporarily closed this summer because riders were sliding so fast they were losing contact ...

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For more than a century, physics has been built on two great theories. Einstein's general relativity explains gravity as the ...