The Physics "While the rider is in freefall, gravity pulls him down at 9.8m/s2. This drop is about 0.8s, so when he hits the ground he's doing 17.5mph.

Yet, nature sometimes surprises us with substances that seem to defy these fundamental laws of physics, leaving scientists ...

Tatiana Erukhimova, who teaches physics at Texas A&M University, has managed to get her students, as well as future generations, excited about the science. Known as "Dr. Tatiana" to her students and ...

Erukhimova grew up surrounded by physics. She's from Nizhny Novgorod, about 250 miles east of Moscow, known for its institutions with superb physics education. Both of her parents were physicists.