Students explore frictional force through investigations using a scooter. Students explore frictional force through investigations using a scooter and different types of small ramps. Mrs. Norris will ...

Here’s the rub with friction — scientists don’t really know how it works. Although humans have been harnessing its power since rubbing two sticks together to build the first fire, the physics of ...

This article has been updated to include comments from Raymond Goldstein and Patrick Warren. It is a mathematical puzzle that stumped Galileo, but researchers in France think they have discovered how ...

Without the force called friction, cars would skid off the roadway, humans couldn't stride down the sidewalk, and objects would tumble off your kitchen counter and onto the floor. Even so, how ...

Manchester Metropolitan University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. For most people, the first thing that comes to mind when they think of Leonardo da Vinci is the Mona Lisa, or ...