Why don't figure skaters get dizzy? It's a head-spinning question that's one of the most frequently googled about the sport, so we asked Olympic figure skaters, including Team USA's Karen Chen and ...

Top figure skaters spin at such unbelievably fast speeds – as many as six revolutions per second – that it can make even spectators feel a little woozy. Curious viewers of the Beijing Winter Olympics ...

Why does it look like the world is tilting when I spin around really fast, and then lie down? - Milosh, 7, Brisbane Great questions, Finn and Milosh! Your ears are really amazing. They help you hear ...

Tiny tots think it’s great fun to whirl around until they lose balance and fall down. And if we’re honest, most of us have felt the room spin when we’ve gone to bed after too much booze. But when ...

Vertigo is caused by a disturbance of the vestibulocochlear nerve, which is responsible for hearing and balance. [iStockphoto] Have you ever felt like the world around you is spinning, tilting and ...

Videos of both captive and wild nonhuman primates suggest an enjoyment of the dizzy buzz that comes from whirling in circles. By Rachel Nuwer In 2011, a gorilla named Zola gained internet fame when ...

When watching figure skating on Tuesday night, the Fourth-Place Medal Investigative Unit wondered aloud how the women could spin so much without getting nauseated. It brought back tough memories of ...