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 ...

April 13 (UPI) --Ammonoids, an ancient group of mollusks, used the wavy lines found inside their shells to fine-tune their buoyancy, according to a new study. Prior to their disappearance at the end ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif (KERO) — If you've ever wondered why something as small as a marble can sink, but something as large as ship can float, then you've thought about ...

Scientists made a toy boat float upside down on the bottom of a layer of levitating liquid, Maria Temming reported in “Toy boats defy gravity by floating upside down” (SN: 9/26/20, p. 32). “I was ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Gather your supplies! This episode is about density and buoyancy. We will turn black trash bags into solar-powered balloons to show the power of hot air! We use black trash bags ...

Gravity is one of those things without which life as we know it here on Earth could not have existed. Described by science as the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center, ...

Mad Science offers a large selection of after-school, preschool, summer and vacation programs, workshops, special events and birthday parties. From entertaining educational programs to educational ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Spongebob, Mickey Mouse and of course Snoopy. They're all staples of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! This annual tradition mixes art, music, and science for millions of viewers.

Researchers previously focused on the roles of these complex structures in resisting pressure on the shell, but new researchers provide evidence for a different hypothesis. Complex sutures, they found ...

I have been exploring the heights of scientific endeavor in reporting on artificial intelligence, from its use in medical research (especially promising) to its use in utilities and transportation. It ...

Including the lightness of water vapor in climate models can improve cloud simulations and the accuracy of climate change forecasts, scientists found. Clouds are notoriously hard to pin down, ...