So, "settled science" does not mean we know something with absolute certainty, but that the weight of evidence is heavily in ...

Grace Chan, author of Every Version of You, the November read for the New Scientist Book Club, explores the philosophical ...

Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner’s upcoming book is a philosophical exploration of the humanity behind our desire to find ...

More than two-thirds of suburban high school juniors scored above 50% proficiency in English language arts and nearly half scored above 50% proficiency in mathematics on the ACT college entrance ...

On the list of holidays, Arbor Day (which is this Friday in Hawaiʻi) probably doesn’t rank very high. No religious ceremonies. No signature cocktails. No fireworks or parades. Some people might get a ...

A magic trick that nobody wanted: the reappearing gender gap in K-12 students’ science and math scores. Beset by problems and ...

The universe has quasi-moons, mini-moons, and moonlets, but no official definition of what counts as a moon.

Gov. Jeff Landry's politics are undermining Louisiana's efforts to save the coast, columnist Bob Marshall writes.

Ten years ago, the Paris Agreement transformed the politics of climate change. It did what decades of fragmented diplomacy ...

Grasping the real worth of gold starts with understanding what 'gold carat (karat)' means - a measure that reveals how much pure gold lies beneath its polished surface. This proportion of gold blended ...

Underpinned by the principals of basing decisions on sound science, the need to improve public health and avoiding unintended ...

Neither purely pie nor porch prop, the pumpkin haunts the boundary between science and superstition — a gourd so undefinable ...