Tugging a small toy with your dog can be a lot of fun—but it’s also a great way to experiment with forces acting on an object. Forces are what scientists call the pushing and pulling on objects. In ...

Why do things fall? It’s about force and motion. Find out more in this Science Trek short. A force is basically a push or a pull. Forces like gravity, inertia, and momentum affect everything. On this ...

Why is pancake syrup an example of a resistive force? Some forces are called contact forces because they require objects to touch. One is tension force, found in stretched wires. Another is the force ...