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Here, the gnome is standing at the Antarctic South Pole. Turns out, the gnome (and you) weighs more at the South Pole than at the equator.

Globe-Trotting Gnome Highlights Earth's Weird Gravity

By Stephanie Pappas published

Can you guess where this garden gnome weighs the most?

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A garden gnome at the South Pole in Antarctica

Globe-Trotting Gnome: Images of a Gravity Experiment

By Live Science Staff published

A garden gnome demonstrates the variations in gravity around the world.

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young baby playing with a red ball

Infants Grasp Gravity with Innate Sense of Physics

By Joseph Castro published

By 2 months of age, infants already understand that unsupported objects will fall.

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astronaut, space, space walk, eva, floating in space

What If There Were No Gravity?

By Natalie Wolchover published

Contemplating what the universe would be like if gravity suddenly disappeared makes us extremely thankful that it exists.

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Levitation photography

Defying Gravity: Tokyo Photographer 'Levitates'

By Stephanie Pappas published

A Tokyo photographer captures herself in midair.

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Artist's concept of Gravity Probe B spacecraft in orbit around the Earth.

NASA Gravity Probe Confirms Two Einstein Theories

By Space.com Staff published

NASA's Gravity Probe B has confirmed two predictions of Einstein's general theory of relativity.

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Loren Shriver

6 Weird Facts About Gravity

By Stephanie Pappas published

The strangest facts about gravity.

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girl doing headstand

Your Perception of Gravity Is All Relative, Study Finds

By Charles Q. Choi published

The wacky finding may help people who have problems with balance.

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Gravity at Small Scales Remains a Mystery

By Phillip F. Schewe published

Looking for extra dimensions by measuring gravity at the microscopic level.

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Best Visual Illusion Of 2010 Defies Gravity

By Devin Powell published

The best visual illusions of 2010 were announced during for the Sixth Annual Illusion of the Year Contest this week.

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