A new book covering the history of scientific inquiry invites us to marvel at the elegance of experimentation. Some philosophers have argued that “beauty” in science stands as a proxy for truth. Many ...

Last week over in Twitter-land, Philip Ball asked an interesting question: I’ve written a fair bit about historical science, and read more than I’ve written, so this question stuck with me, and seems ...

In the digital age, equipping children with a strong foundation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) is more crucial than ever. While classrooms provide structured learning, the most ...

Sam Baron receives funding from the Australian Research Council. The Matter of Everything tells the history of physics through experiments. Any book about the history of science for a general audience ...

BioScience, the monthly journal of the American Institute of Biological Sciences, has asked the presidents of 86 scientific societies to invite their members to submit nominations for an unusual ...

In a mind-warping milestone experiment, scientists have been able to manipulate small numbers of individual photons of light, opening doors for the development of quantum technologies. This research, ...

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