When you push or pull with a simple machine, you are applying a force and doing work. And, if you get more force out of a machine than you put into it, then that machine has a mechanical advantage.

If your dog eats like the food might disappear forever if they don't finish it in under ten seconds, you're not alone. Some dogs don't "eat dinner" so much as they inhale it. Bowl down, blink once, ...

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The Department of Education announced Tuesday that it is shifting some of its key functions to other parts of the federal government as part of President Trump’s plan to dismantle and eventually ...

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The Schroeder Family Exploreum is looking to open its first phase next spring, and a grant from Arvest Bank, presented Thursday, will make the opening more colorful. Neely Myers, executive director of ...

WEST LAFAYETTE (AP) -- Hundreds of people showed up at Purdue University's Lambert Fieldhouse on Saturday to watch nine teams of college students try to complicate the voting process. Purdue was the ...

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Watch Jiwi tackle a simple task replacing a broken light with an outrageously complex Rube Goldberg machine. This creative chain reaction turns everyday problem-solving into an entertaining display of ...