Nature abhors change. The principle of inertia, one of the most fundamental laws of physics, holds that objects resist changes in their state of motion: If an object is at rest, it will stay at rest ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The feeling you get as soon as you step off a merry-go-round is a ...

The room is spinning. Or you feel unsteady on your feet, lightheaded, oddly disconnected from the world around you. Or you feel faint. Or like you’re swimming. However it feels, you probably describe ...

I’ve always considered dizziness a bit like itchiness ― even though we all recognise the feeling, most of us have no idea ...

Q. I’m a 70-year-old male who has had some bad dizzy spells during the last three years. They are becoming more frequent, occurring almost every day. I was seen in the emergency room, but they didn’t ...

If you enjoy spinning, whirling around and falling over, could that be a leftover from your earliest ancestors? Well, a new study has been looking into how and why apes deliberately spin round and ...

Spinning makes you dizzy because when you spin you summon mini-Joe the Hobo and he crawls in your ear and messes with your brain. We get dizzy because we all live on a little plastic globe in a giant ...