Why history matters in science education For decades, research has shown students better understand how science works "behind the curtains"—what has been called "nature of science"—when they learn how ...

Early scientific theories—such as those explaining basic phenomena like gravity, burning, and the movement of molecules in water—centered on presumed inherent properties rather than external factors, ...

Proposed federal rules would rely on political appointees to decide how a lot of U.S. science gets done. History shows the consequences of such actions.

On May 7, 1981, influential physicist Richard Feynman gave a keynote speech at Caltech. Feynman opened his talk by politely rejecting the very notion of a keynote speech, instead saying that he had ...

DNA traces in the Shroud of Turin reveal a remarkable mixture of human lineages, microbes, plants, animals, and coral accumulated through centuries of handling and travel. The findings do not prove ...

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The Story of Underwriters Laboratories and the Creation of Safety Science," a new exhibit installation, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, that explores how this Chicago-founded organization helped create the ...

Inside the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, ideas ignite and inventions illuminate, immersing visitors in a central ...