Astronomers have taken their clearest look yet at how some of the biggest stars in our galaxy are born—and it turns out the ...

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 ...

Have you ever wondered why when you throw something into the air it falls straight back to the ground? This is because of gravity, an invisible force which acts on objects, pulling them towards the ...

Engineers from Caltech have discovered that Leonardo da Vinci's understanding of gravity—though not wholly accurate—was centuries ahead of his time. In an article published in the journal Leonardo, ...

Engineers from Caltech have discovered that Leonardo da Vinci’s understanding of gravity—though not wholly accurate—was centuries ahead of his time. In an article published in the journal Leonardo, ...