In this installment of Hot Science we present three questions that may help you to better understand buoyancy. The first is a kind of warm-up question, dealing with general buoyancy principles.

Read on to see the forces at work in keeping types of boats on the water instead underneath it. Displacement, Buoyancy, and the Archimedes Principle The first two principles that play a part in boats ...

Here we have a toy submarine floating in a bathtub. It's a really fancy sub, made out of steel. The sub weighs one pound. When completely submerged, it displaces two pounds of water. What could ...

Most bodies of water contain minute plastic particles that get trapped at the surface when ice forms. But when the ice melts, ...

The ballast tank of a submarine is what dictates the vessel's buoyancy, or the upward force of a fluid (in this case water) against the weight of an object that allows it to stay afloat. When the tank ...

It’s hard to see through the water, and too easy to find trash, but divers are finding joy in exploring New York.

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Amid an optimistic mood, Indian equity benchmarks notched sharp gains and in the process the 30-share Sensex has reclaimed 80 ...

In a recent study published in Environmental Science & Technology, researchers from Concordia University suggested that ...

Divers have a lot of tasks to juggle while in the water, and it can get overwhelming. Here's how to efficiently manage your ...

Pre-initial public offering (IPO) allotments have lost favour amid buoyancy in the market and increase in average float size ...

The turtle was rescued back in May with an injured flipper suffering from anemia, lethargy and buoyancy issues.