Science has given us so much. We ultimately owe speedy transportation, enthralling entertainment, life-saving advances, full bellies, and longer, healthier lives to individuals who asked questions, ...

Science has replaced superstition. Technology has liberated humanity from primitive explanations about spirits, transcendence ...

The specialized meaning of science words can lead to public confusion when the media apply scientific terms out of context. A poignant example recently occurred when the media reported the Antarctic ...

Throughout the highly cinematic three-part series, Alan takes viewers along on his journey of exploration from prehistoric paintings in a French cave to a giant subatomic particle accelerator in ...

A new, three-part series, “Searching, Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science,” now airing on public television, features MIT physicist and author Alan Lightman, who explores timeless and deep ...

It’s hard to talk about individual well-being these days without talking about what’s going on in the world, whether that’s the mental health fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, political polarization, ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. What happens when imagination meets perception, and ordinary objects come alive? We explore the science of pareidolia. Summary: Our minds are wired to ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In dreams, could we discover where the ...

How advances in science and technology are causing us to evolve into a new species. “Homo Techno” features stories—including that of a paralyzed former gang member who received brain implants allowing ...