Astronomy
Great Moons of Our Solar System
By Frank Summers, Ph.D, Space Telescope Science Institute Everyone memorizes the names of the eight planets. But how many of us have memorized the seven […]
Science
Biology
Genetic Engineering: Cutting and Reassembling DNA
By David Sadava, Ph.D., City of Hope Medical Center, Claremont Colleges The very first step in a brave new world of genetic engineering was to learn […]
Science
Taking Over the Road: The Future of Self-Driving Cars
Lane changes, off-roading, irregular traffic patterns—how do robotic cars handle it all? Find out about the trade-offs especially between speed and safety involved in creating self-driving vehicles. Peer into the future of how you’re likely to get from place to place, perhaps without having to do a thing…. […]
Science
The Basic Structure of the Atom
[T]he culmination of generations of scientific work ultimately came together to create our understanding of the most fundamental unit of matter: the atom. […]
Biology
How Do Your Eyes Work?
by Professor Anthony A. Goodman M.D., Montana State University The human eye is a spectacularly complex organ that is fascinating to behold. Take a closer look […]
History of Science
Einstein’s Experimental Elevator
In 1907, physicist Albert Einstein devised what we now call the “elevator” thought experiment, in which he dreamed up the idea of having an entire physics laboratory inside a falling elevator. The result of Einstein’s experimental elevator experiment was nothing less than the principles underlying the General Theory of Relativity. […]
Biology
Did Famous Genetic Scientist Gregor Mendel Fake His Data?
The founder of modern genetics, Gregor Mendel, may have falsified data in his famous pea experiment in order to better correspond with his expectations. […]
Astronomy
Dark Matter: MACHOs or WIMPs?
By Sean Carroll, PhD, California Institute of Technology In the hunt for dark matter, several candidates could make up this mysterious substance. One of the more […]
History of Science
The Birth of Modern Science
By Steven L. Goldman, PhD, Lehigh University One enduring mystery of modern science is why it developed where and when it did. Had modern science emerged in late Greco-Roman antiquity, […]