Category: Science / Dot Physics

Using footage shot by The Slow Mo Guys, you can get a pretty good estimate of the speed at which cracks travel through a sheet of glass.

Solve this *Captain America* physics puzzle.

The old-school way to navigate is with a clock and a sextant, but you can also hack together this alternative.

A warp-speed history of our quest for cheap energy, from prehistoric hunters to climate change.

In a video, the Boston Celtics player stands on a basketball court and leans... and leans. Here’s how to parse the mystery of why he doesn’t fall.

We did the math on a famous thought experiment by Isaac Newton involving a very tall mountain, a wicked fast cannonball, and good old gravity.

In the new 'Aquaman' trailer, the superhero bounds from the water and lands on a submarine. It's a fantastical leap grounded in serious physics.

NASA just plopped a lander on the surface of Mars. This simple game lets you see if you can do the same.

Using video of a football collision, you can figure out the velocity and momentum of the players involved.

In a scene from season one, Jim Holden shows exquisite command of high school physics as he maneuvers himself onto a spaceship gangway.