Using trial and error, medieval engineers adjusted the trebuchet to make sure its missile hit the castle wall—and destroyed it. NOVA's science game, "Destroy the Castle," is very much like the ...

KYOTO--A stone wall unearthed at the ruins of Fushimi ... with the latest quake-resistant techniques after a nearby castle was destroyed by a powerful temblor. The advanced countermeasures against ...

which is marked by its stone walls' breathtaking height of 15 meters. The stone base of the building on the southern edge of the castle grounds was destroyed in the disaster. However, a row of ...

With others, your missile may hit the castle wall, but not with the force necessary to destroy it. With an even more unfortunate combination, your launched ball will land on your head or an arrow ...