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How do breakdancers avoid breaking their necks?

A breaker pulls off a headspin at a nightclub in the late 1980s. Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive via Getty Images by Aliza Rudavsky, Penn State For the...

Breakdancing debuts at Paris Olympics, showcasing Black culture

Jeffrey Louis is one of three Team USA competitors in the Breakdancing competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics (Photo Credit: Facebook). by Ashleigh Fields, Special...

Why US schools need to shake up the way they teach physics

Adobe Stock Photo by Clausell Mathis, Michigan State University America has a physics problem. Research shows that access to physics education varies based on race, gender, sexuality...

Paris 2024 Olympics to debut high-level breakdancing – and physics in action

B-boys and B-girls wield physics to pull off gravity-defying dance moves. AP Photo/Andres Kudacki by Amy Pope, Clemson University Two athletes square off for an intense dance...

How can I get ice off my car?

Condensation and cold combine to create that layer of ice on car windshields in winter. Tomasz Sienicki/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA An engineer who studies airborne particles...

Mac McClung may have ‘saved’ the slam dunk contest, but scoring methods could still be improved

by Justin Barber, University of Kentucky I grew up watching some of the greatest slam dunk artists in the world. Shawn Kemp was one of my...

Dunkology 101: How the NBA could take a more a scientific approach to scoring the slam dunk

by Justin Barber, University of Kentucky I grew up watching some of the greatest slam dunk artists in the world. Shawn Kemp was one of my...

The high-speed physics of how bobsled, luge and skeleton send humans hurtling faster than a car on the highway

John Eric Goff, University of Lynchburg Speed alone may be the factor that draws many sports fans to the bobsled, luge and skeleton events at...

Great headphones blend physics, anatomy and psychology

– but what you like to listen to is also important for choosing the right pair Headphone designers have to balance scientific limitations with human...

Arafat’s mysterious death becomes a whodunit

In this May 31, 2002 file photo, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat pauses during the weekly Muslim Friday prayers in his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File) by John HeilprinAssociated Press Writer RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Yasser Arafat's mysterious 2004 death turned into a whodunit Thursday after Swiss scientists who examined his remains said the Palestinian leader was probably poisoned with radioactive polonium.

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