Legend has it that Isaac Newton had the moment of inspiration that would lead to his theory of gravity when, on a warm afternoon, he saw an apple fall from a tree and wondered why it should fall ...

Apples have a long history of inspiring scientific progress. When Sir Isaac Newton watched an apple fall from a tree in 1666, he had a brilliant insight that led to his discovery of gravity. 1,2 ...

Hi, everyone, I'm Mwaksy. I'm Greg.Quick question, Greg. Yes. So, I know if I let drop this apple,it will fall because of gravity. Yes.Ooh! Good catch.But what exactly is gravity? Gravity is a ...

If that were to happen, shares of Apple — as well as other rate-sensitive tech stocks — could defy gravity to soar again. — CNBC's Jeff Cox, Hakyung Kim and Sarah Min contributed to this report.

And all at once, Newton realised that the force of gravity pulling the apple down to the ground must ... These days, historians of science don’t fall for cosy eureka stories like this.