There are thousands of mysteries in the domain of science across various disciplines and sub-disciplines that still remain ...

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

There's a common misconception that science is inherently neutral and objective, absolving it of any responsibility for racist beliefs and practices. However, many of the scientific advancements we ...

“Lack of wings and lack of evident means of propulsion clearly rule out conventional aircraft and helicopters. Many are soundless, many move at such speeds and with such accelerations that they defy ...

Science itself isn’t the problem how it’s communicated often is. Complex findings are simplified, incentives distort messaging, and uncertainty gets buried. This video explores why well-intentioned ...

Focusing on the futuristic tech that appears in sci-fi without paying attention to the actual point of the story is a big ...

Netflix's "3 Body Problem" is based on a science-fiction trilogy and follows a group of physicists. We asked an astronomer and an aerospace engineer to explain some of the show's scientific concepts.

Small startups and big companies alike are recognizing that modern biotech R&D is as much a data problem as a science problem. Cloud technologies offer a way to bring together massive amounts of ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused all of us to make difficult decisions about behaviors we used to take for granted. Those decisions weigh the risk of viral spread with our need for human contact. To ...

This essay is adapted from "Anti-Science and the Assault on Democracy: Defending Reason in a Free Society," by Michael J. Thompson and Gregory R. Smulewicz-Zucker, published by Prometheus Books. In ...