A new equation calculates how many fragments of each size will be produced when an object breaks. The principle could help ...

Whether it is a cube of sugar or a chunk of a mineral, a mathematical analysis can identify how many fragments of each size ...

When a plate drops or a glass smashes, you're annoyed by the mess and the cost of replacing them. But for some physicists, ...

Dropping objects from 1000ft sounds simple, but the results are anything but predictable. Each impact went deeper, wider and stranger than we expected. Some items sliced through the earth like knives, ...

An elegant new equation identifies the surprisingly orderly, mathematical way in which things break, shatter, and fall apart.

A driver in North Carolina told emergency responders that a bald eagle dropped a cat that crashed through her windshield, police said. The incident happened around 8:15 a.m. Wednesday on U.S. Route 74 ...

A comet named 3I/ATLAS, originating from outside our solar system, is passing through Earth's cosmic neighborhood. NASA has released new images of the comet, which is only the third interstellar ...

If you’ve ever played peekaboo with your little one, you’ve helped them work on object permanence. Your baby is learning that people and objects exist even when they can’t see or hear them. Object ...

U.S. stocks whipsawed, with the blue-chip Dow swinging through 1,000 points, before closing lower. Bolstered by strong earnings from artificial intelligence chip giant Nvidia and discount retailer ...