Usually when an amateur bowler toes the line in front of a lane and ten pins, they’re not thinking about much else besides hurling their ball so it hits its target head on. But the physics of the game ...

Flotation is, well, a “simple” question of physics (an idea that’s flummoxed scores of physics students for centuries). Bowling balls seem heavy, and they are compared to other sports balls, which may ...

This experiment answers a question no one needed to ask but everyone wants answered. Using a bowling ball cannon, the team tests how many trampolines it takes to stop an extreme-speed projectile. Even ...