Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Most ...

Getting complex machines to perform simple tasks was the object of the Rube Goldberg Machines display April 21 at Zachary High School. Seniors partnered up to design complex machines that ranged from ...

(New York Jewish Week) — Are we humans all parts of a meticulously crafted machine? Or are we independent beings, chaotically disrupting one another’s trajectories through time and space? Is there a ...

Dominoes topple, marbles roll, and everyday objects transform into extraordinary chain reactions under the guidance of award-winning children's author Catherine Thimmesh, who brings the captivating ...

A Rube Goldberg-style contraption uses a powerful, focused beam of light, prisms, and magnifying glasses to activate its various mechanisms. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is CNET's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CLAY COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Since January, fifth grade students in Clay County have been testing their engineering skills to ...

The fastest path is directly between two points, but where's the fun in that? Children's Museum Houston will be teaching kids all about physics using the outlandish and absurd techniques of Rube ...