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Picture a football (soccer ball) in your head and you probably see the cartoon ideal—a roughly spherical shape made with polygonal patches that are sewn together, usually in a familiar pattern ...

How gravity causes a perfectly spherical ball to roll down an inclined plane is part of elementary school physics canon. But the world is messier than a textbook.    Scientists in the Harvard John A.

The large metal ball, believed to be made of iron, was spotted on Enshu Beach in the coastal city of Hamamatsu, though it's unclear when it got there or what it is Abigail Adams is a Human ...