The classic egg drop science experiment has gotten a big update, thanks to a new study. Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studied the best way to drop a chicken egg to prevent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Engineers used compression tests to see what it took to crack an egg in ...

Here’s hoping Humpty Dumpty reads the news. In research out today, scientists have apparently figured out the safest way to drop an egg without it breaking. Researchers at MIT conducted the study, ...

This Friday (June 18), we will explore the critical field of engineering in our new kids video series: Summer School with Live Science. In this week's installment, Live Science producer, Diana ...

Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit items you believe may amuse readers to Feedback by ...

What would happen if you dropped an egg out of space? It’s the ultimate take on the age-old challenge you may already know from primary school: how do you design a contraption to gently land an egg ...

I'm sure everyone has heard of this, it's the thing where you put an egg in a container and drop it from a few stories up, hoping it won't crack. <P>So, there must be a definite way to win this. This ...

EGG DROP DESIGN COMPETITION -- Sunday at 2 p.m. Ages 8 and up. Create a container using only a piece of paper and rubber band to protect an egg when dropped 24 feet from the museum's second-floor ...