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. Among ...

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 ...

Life on Display uses the history of biological exhibitions to analyze museums' shifting roles in twentieth-century American science and society. Rader and Cain chronicle profound changes in these ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

What do we really know about the future? Probably not as much as we think. We search past patterns for clues about the future. We review statistics to provide information about trends. We consult ...