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NASA engineers apply kinematics and dynamics to test parachutes designed specifically to help space probes land safely using aerodynamics.

1 diagram illustrating the water cycle

Spending time outside has important physical and psychological benefits. It can even help you learn better!

Learn about the organic compounds that make up lipstick as well as about some of the chemistry that goes into this popular cosmetic.

Learn about two taxonomy systems that scientists use to classify the life around us.

When you hurt your ankle, thermodynamics can help you heal! An endothermic reaction reduces the swelling by cooling your injury.

Radiocarbon dating is a method of radiometric dating. Learn how archaeologists use carbon isotopes to find the age of organic materials at archaeological sites.

One-third of all food produced is wasted. Learn about the environmental consequences of food waste, and what you can do about it.

Learn how a team of Canadian engineers used Bernoulli’s Principle to design a human-powered helicopter. It set a world record for human-powered hovering flight!

When you cut your finger, your immune system kicks in to protect you from pathogens.

Earth is covered in rocks. So are Mercury, Venus, Mars and the Moon. Does that mean the rocky planets are all the same?

The life and death of stars form the chemical elements that make up Earth, making stars critical to life as we know it.

In 2019, scientists discovered that our galaxy, the Milky Way, is not the shape they thought it was. How do astronomers use astronomical distance to understand the shapes of galaxies?

6 images of some objects such as ferris wheels and skate boards with wheel and axle mechanisms that create rotary movement

Ever dreamed if overcoming gravity and flying away? Using aerodynamics, wingsuit jumpers get as close to flight as humanly possible.