What words do you think of when you think of the name Dr. Jane Goodall? Chimpanzee researcher. Visionary scientist. UN Ambassador for Peace. Expert. Leader. How about failure? Maybe not. But like every scientist before her and every scientist who will follow, Goodall encountered failure in the pursuit of science.
Can you imagine turning on your kitchen faucet and no water coming out? That may happen to the 3.7 million people living in Cape Town, South Africa. For World Water Day, learn how we get the water that we need.
The objective of ski jumping is to jump as far down the hill as possible, but ski jumping is not simply flying as far as the athlete can. Style is also a large component of it. Ski jumpers are judged on style and distance in reference to the K line. This means ski jumpers must use physics to help them fly to the K point or farther. So what exactly is the science behind ski jumping?
