Mathematics is the ultimate scientific tool. For centuries it has been used to describe the forces of nature, from planetary motion to fluid dynamics. It helped unlock the secrets of DNA and unleashed ...

Technologies that underpin modern society, such as smartphones and automobiles, rely on a diverse range of functional materials. Materials scientists are therefore working to develop and improve new ...

A multi-year study of the reliability of published social & behavioral science research has found that only about half of ...

The world of quantum physics is experiencing a second revolution, which will drive an exponential leap in the progress of computing, the internet, telecommunications, cybersecurity and biomedicine.

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 ...

To continuously improve the quality of research funded by the National Institutes of Health, five new grants will launch the Initiative to Improve Education in the Principles of Rigorous Research.

Uncountable is an AI platform designed for end-to-end product development. We support some of the largest organizations ...

Lynn Thorndike, professor of history at Columbia University, this week turned out two final chunky volumes of his six-tome monumental History of Magic & Experimental Science, thereby completing almost ...