There are perhaps many things in science that seem logical to scientists but defy common sense for most laymen. Quantum physics and its theories are one such field, and our very existence might be ...

We’re often told to “follow the science” — a comforting phrase that suggests clarity, objectivity, and consensus. But in today’s hyperpolarized world, even science itself has become a political ...

Historically, biological reality included the existence of two immutable sexes, the humanity of a late-term fetus, and that childbirth was exclusive to one sex. Today, this reality is exchanged for ...

Many theories are rock-solid: Scientists have just as much confidence in the theories of relativity, quantum mechanics, ...

Scientific information is complicated and full of caveats and clarifications. This, of course, absolutely ruins the shareability of even the most interesting facts and discoveries. So, what’s an ...

Sidebar: Just Printing Results Doesn't Validate Them Sidebar: Discouraging Hypotheses Slows Progress What is a scientific fact? How are such facts established? Who are the judges, the referees, the ...

The Destruction Of Sodom And Gomorrah, painting by John Martin, 1852. In 2021 a multidisciplinary team of researchers claimed that a Tunguska-sized airburst, larger than any such airburst in human ...

The Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted in the five days through Tuesday, showed 24% of respondents - including 5% of Democrats and 48% of Republicans - thought new federal vaccine recommendations were ...