When I travelled to Iraq earlier this year, I witnessed what some might call a dystopian future. In blistering 50 °C heat in Basra, it was clear that climate change is our here and now. As United ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who revolutionized physics, changing our understanding of the ...

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 ...

Sometimes, we catch an infection at an inconvenient time: Just before a super important work meeting, an eagerly awaited first date, or a good friend’s wedding. However, going to an event with an ...

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 ...

The administration, while still in the process of setting new vaccination policies, has signaled that young and healthy ...