Science has an extraordinary power to transform our understanding of reality. From the smallest subatomic particles to the vast expanse of the cosmos, groundbreaking theories have repeatedly shattered ...

Science has always been humanity’s most ambitious act of imagination. For every established law of physics or biological breakthrough, there’s a trail of extraordinary, sometimes outlandish ideas that ...

Scientific theory has had a rough time in America’s public schools. The approach is not limited to evolution. Legislatures across the country are proposing or passing laws that purport to encourage ...

The proponents of the idea of a global climate crisis are fond of saying that when it comes to climate change, “the science is settled.” But in fact that is just a way of telling their opposition to ...

On Feb. 22, 2020, "Mad" Mike Hughes towed a homemade rocket to the Mojave Desert and launched himself into the sky. His goal? To view the flatness of Earth from space. This was his third attempt, and ...

The philosopher Karl Popper pointed out that most early practition­­ers of science were justificationists. They didn’t just seek out any old knowledge; they were on the hunt for justified knowledge.

In a world where trust in institutions is generally declining, trust in science remains relatively high. Yet belief in scientific conspiracy theories, such as hushed-up effects of vaccines or airplane ...

A new meta analysis of 170 studies identifies qualities of people who believe conspiracy theories. This paper is not a new study; it’s a statistical analysis of existing work and findings. Researchers ...