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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. May 08, 2025, 05:06pm EDT Engineers used compression tests to see what ...

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 ...

Eggs are less likely to crack when dropped on their side than when dropped vertically, finds research published in Communications Physics. Controlled trials simulating the "egg drop challenge," a ...

Discover an exciting collection of egg hacks and science experiments in this video! Explore the inertia egg drop to see physics in action, try out the egg balancing trick using salt, and learn how air ...