Papa’s Pumpkin Patch making changes this Fall

The iconic Bismarck-Mandan attraction, which happens every fall, known as Papa’s pumpkin patch, has some big changes coming ...
Wall Street Journal

‘London Falling’ Review: Fabulism and Fatality

At 2:23 a.m. on Nov. 29, 2019, a surveillance camera at MI6’s London headquarters recorded movement on the fifth-floor balcony of a luxury development on the other side of the Thames. The building, ...
The New York Times

Why Falling Cats Always Seem to Land on Their Feet

It takes backbone to solve an enigma like the “falling cat” problem. By Taylor Mitchell Brown In 1894, the French physiologist Étienne-Jules Marey tried to resolve a particularly vexing question in ...
Phys.org

Japanese scientists discover how falling cats almost always make perfect landings

When cats fall, they usually land on their feet. This uncanny ability to right themselves before hitting the ground has long puzzled scientists. Now, a team from Yamaguchi University in Japan has the ...
Ars Technica

Flexible feline spines shed light on “falling cat” problem

Why do falling cats always seem to land on their feet? Scientists have been arguing about the precise mechanism for a very long time—since at least 1700, in fact—conducting all manner of experiments ...
Jalopnik

If You're Having A Hard Day, Just Watch These Cars Get Trebucheted

Sometimes, when the pressure's really getting to you and you feel like you're about to explode, it can be a good idea to blow off some steam in a "rage room" where you can safely destroy things to ...
Los Angeles Times

A family’s past and present intermingle in Germany’s eerie, elliptical ‘Sound of Falling’

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. There are ghosts inhabiting “Sound of Falling” — you just need to know where to look for them. German director ...
NPR

'Sound of Falling' is a labyrinthine tale that's well worth exploring

Sound of Falling weaves together the experiences of four generations of women living in the same rural stretch of northern Germany, and the secrets that have accumulated over that time. This is FRESH ...
WMUR

Windham High School's annual event challenges physics students to build trebuchets

It's an annual tradition for students at one local high school that makes physics fun. Each fall, usually on Halloween, the physics department at Windham High School holds Trebuchet Day.For about a ...
The Conversation

People with dyspraxia are at high risk of falling – and it’s too often overlooked

For many people with dyspraxia, falling is not an accident but a daily reality. It begins in childhood, shaping confidence and independence, and often continues throughout adult life. Falls are among ...
WPBF

VIDEO: Iguanas falling from trees in Florida

25 NEWS. ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN. OKAY, BACK TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES. WHAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT. WE FOUND SOME FALLING IGUANAS. I KNEW IT WOULD HAPPEN. YEAH, THEY GET COLD. STUNNED. IF YOU HAVEN’T ...
New Scientist

Falling asleep isn’t a gradual process – it happens all of a sudden

The brain doesn’t gradually fall asleep. Instead, it reaches a tipping point at which it rapidly transitions from wakefulness to sleep in a matter of minutes – a discovery that could improve our ...