In the recent flurry of executive orders from President Donald Trump, one warned of “a distorted narrative” about race ...

Science is the reason you aren't reading this by firelight nestled cozily under a rock somewhere however, its practice significantly predates its formalization by Galileo in the 16th century ...

Climate change is making severe storms worse, heightening the need for the development of advanced forecasting models, but ...

As Martin Brookes writes in his engaging Fly: The Unsung Hero of 20th-Century Science, Morgan realized the lowly fruit fly offered his team a chance to study evolution in fast-forward mode.

A new study shows that the oceans were less cold in the early 20th century (1900--1930) than previously thought. During this period the ocean appears too cold due to the way some measurements were ...

A new study found that as the larger scientific community grew during the 20th century, disruptive findings did not grow with them.

The MIT Press is rescuing early 20th-century science fiction from obscurity. The excerpts that follow might remind you of stories that came later.

The Bray School opened in 1760 and was North America’s first institution to educate both enslaved and free Black children. However, the Bray School’s underlying goals offer a stark example of the ...

At the turn of the 20th century, Houston's medical scene was a far cry from its current world-class status. Doctors largely carried medicine across town on horseback, trotting across the dirt ...