Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some of the largest trucks in central Alabama rolled into downtown Birmingham this weekend. The McWane Science Center hosted its ...

Some of the largest trucks in central Alabama rolled into downtown Birmingham this weekend. The McWane Science Center hosted its annual Big Machines Day on Saturday giving children and their families ...

When my wife and I moved to the Gaylord area the summer of the country’s bicentennial (1976 for you non-history folks) one of the first things we did was apply for a library card at the Otsego County ...

Third grade students at Manhasset Public Schools’ Munsey Park and Shelter Rock elementary schools recently participated in an engaging, hands-on learning experience sponsored by the Manhasset School ...

Drop a single ball through a field of pegs and you have no idea where it will land. Drop a thousand balls and they will form a near perfect bell curve every single time. This simple observation is one ...

Gradually increasing the price of fossil fuels is considered a key element of effective climate policy—and yet it remains the subject of bitter controversy. In a new book, experts from the Potsdam ...

Sound machines may not be the sleep saviors many believe. Researchers found that pink noise significantly reduced REM sleep, while simple earplugs did a better job protecting deep, restorative sleep ...

When you push or pull with a simple machine, you are applying a force and doing work. And, if you get more force out of a machine than you put into it, then that machine has a mechanical advantage.

How can I organize my day so I can feel as good as possible? The morning routines and “biohacks” you see on social media can seem extreme and often oversell the science. But consistent daily routines ...

A research team of mathematicians and computer scientists has used machine learning to reveal new mathematical structure within the theory of finite groups. By training neural networks to recognise ...

A new children’s book, titled Simple Machines Made Simple, wants to demystify mechanical engineering for kids as young as a year old. It recently beat its Kickstarter goal by 700%—raising more than ...

Explore the simple machines behind Buffalo’s grain elevators and the physics that power them. Buffalo’s grain elevators changed the world! In this episode of Compact Science we uncover how a local ...