Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at UChicago. Learn more here. A field experiment is a research method that uses ...

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There are 20 seconds left on the clock. Your team is down by 2 points such that a field goal would win it. The ball is spotted on the hash mark at the 15 yard line and it is first down. What to do?

The gravitational field on Earth varies not only with latitude, but also with altitude and in other ways, particularly due to crustal thickness and the fact that the Earth's crust effectively floats ...

However, there is a catch. According to the NFL rules, a legal field goal can only be made during a play from scrimmage. Well, there is an exception for a fair catch kick. But such type of play is ...

Unlike football fields, soccer fields vary in length throughout the countless leagues and levels in the world. All football fields across high school, college, and the NFL have the same measurements, ...