Great things can come from failure when it comes to geology. The Midcontinent rift formed about 1.1 billion years ago and ...

One such mystery, described in a recent paper in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, concerns circumbinary exoplanets—or rather, the shortage thereof—in the now 6,000+ exoplanets confirmed to date.

For the first time, physicists in China have virtually eliminated the friction felt between two surfaces at scales visible to the naked eye. In demonstrating "structural superlubricity," the team, led ...

Understand tension forces through a fun superhero rope problem. This video uses a real-world–inspired scenario to explain how tension acts in a rope, how forces are distributed, and how Newton’s Laws ...

In this video, we solve a Coulomb’s law practice problem involving forces from multiple charges, breaking down each step clearly and logically. Learn how to calculate electric forces, apply ...

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The Defense Department has struggled to fix issues with the tiltrotor V-22 Osprey, which has experienced higher-than-average accident rates and a string of fatal crashes in recent years. (MC3 Amber ...

Grand Canyon National Park will halt overnight lodging for an undisclosed period of time and implement water restrictions and other campground limits on the South Rim starting Saturday, the National ...

In the weeks since the October 8 cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, establishing and maintaining security in Gaza has become a crucial test. Already in the days after the deal was announced, Hamas ...

A local nonprofit institute that has sought to help solve problems for the Air Force and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has suspended operations, the organization said Friday. The Riverside-based ...

War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new task force designed to improve the living conditions in barracks across the military that will look to work with private contractors. Hegseth said he gave ...

The US Air Force's new ICBM Sentinel faces major delays and cost overruns. The service may have to rely on its 50-year-old Minuteman III's for much longer than anticipated. A host of logistical and ...