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 ...

A new limited-time exhibit at the Cranbrook Institute of Science invites visitors of all ages to exclaim 'Eureka!' as they learn new ideas in math, science, and history. “The Science of Archimedes” ― ...

One of the oldest genuine physical laws, and one of the few that most children learn, is the principle adduced in the third century BC by Archimedes of Syracuse. In his treatise On Floating Bodies he ...

CNN — (CNN) — Often called the father of mathematics, Archimedes was one of the most famous inventors in ancient Greece, with some of his ideas and principles still in use today. But one fabled device ...

In New York City’s Bronx Zoo, Superintendent Quentin Schubert and Executive Secretary John Tee-Van pondered the problem of how to weigh Pete, a 43-year-old hippopotamus. Scales were obviously out of ...

Ever since Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge and became shamed out of Paradise, there has been an inextricable bond between discovery and emotion. The classic scientific example is the ...

In a dimly lit monastic scriptorium in13th-century Constantinople, a group of scribes unknowingly scrubbed away what could have been one of humanity’s most significant scientific manuscripts.