A giant zorb ball gets dropped from a massive dam to see what really happens in free fall. But instead of falling straight down, the ball starts curving through the air in a bizarre sideways spin. The ...

If plans by the UK’s science funding body go ahead, we won’t be able to benefit from Britain’s membership of Cern and other large international projects, says Jon Butterworth, professor of physics at ...

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The brilliant American was expected to glide to a gold medal on Friday. It was tough to watch such a gifted athlete discover the ruthlessness of his sport ...

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Luge joined the Winter Olympics as an official sport in 1964.