The simplest questions are often the best. Robert P Crease tries to answer one from a physics student in Kenya Seeking perfection Tennis balls are a low-cost way to explore simple physics concepts, ...

Materials Needed: Condiment packet and a two-liter bottle. The first step of this experiment is to place the condiment packet in the bottle, fill it up to the top and screw the top. The packet needs ...

Step into the hidden science lab in your kitchen with five easy experiments that explain refraction, surface tension, ...

Materials Needed: A can of root beer, a can of diet root beer, a large container of water and a deep sink or a bathtub. This experiment number four on our list of simple physics experiments with ...

Between the summer of 1665 and the spring of 1667, Isaac Newton developed his theories on calculus, optics, and the laws of motion and gravity. He was quarantining during the Bubonic Plague and found ...