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 ...

Have you ever wondered how massive ships, weighing thousands of tons, stay afloat on water instead of sinking? The answer lies in a scientific principle called buoyancy, discovered by the ancient ...

Do you know Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287–212 BCE) is celebrated as one of history’s greatest scientific minds? He was a ...

Archimedes’ principle describes the specific force experienced by an object when it is submerged, either partially or fully, in a fluid (liquid or gas) under the influence of gravity. It is commonly ...

Archimedes didn’t really invent a death ray. But more than 2,200 years after his death, the ancient Greek’s inventions are still driving technological innovations — so much so that experts from around ...

The Science Teacher is an award-winning, peer-reviewed, practitioners' journal for grade 9-12 teachers, university faculty responsible for teacher preparation, and state and district science ...

One day, in the 3rd Century BC, King Hiero II of Syracuse, Sicily, summoned Archimedes—a young, Greek physicist and mathematician, donning a long, flowing, white beard—to verify that his new crown was ...

Archimedes of Syracuse was one of the greatest mathematicians in history. He was also a great inventor and scientist. Most of what we know about Archimedes today comes from his writings and those of ...

Forest officials struggling to rescue a sub-adult elephant stuck in an empty well for hours since early Monday had a “Eureka moment” when they applied Archimedes principle and filled the pit with ...

Welcome aboard the Harmony of the Seas, one of the largest cruise ships in the world! She’s nearly 1200 feet long, and weighs as much as 17,000 African elephants, which kind of makes you wonder: How ...