I started teaching in 1977, and across my nearly 50 years, I noticed that students were always interested in the history of ...

The work, published in Scientific ... A new study published in Scientific Reports simulates particle creation in an expanding universe using IBM quantum computers, demonstrating the digital ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — A team of international researchers has developed an innovative approach to uncover the secrets of dark matter in the cosmos. They are searching for dark matter using atomic ...

Total solar eclipses have set the stage for major scientific advancements—everything from the discovery of helium to the testing of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

The nation must lose its tight focus on individual disciplines if it is to keep pace with the evolving requirements of scientific enquiry.

Science!” This state of affairs is not terribly surprising when one considers how many studies labeled as “peer reviewed” appear every year: at least 3 million. The system of scientific ...

Starting in 2014, authors of accepted manuscripts in Psychological Science, Clinical Psychological Science, and Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science are eligible to earn up to ...

The NAS Award for Scientific Discovery is presented every two years to recognize an accomplishment or discovery in basic research, achieved within the previous five years, that is expected to have a ...

Physics is the search for and application of rules that can help us understand and predict the world around us. Central to physics are ideas such as energy, mass, particles and waves. Physics ...

Elon Musk’s Fork in the Road isn’t just a sculpture—it’s a monument to the tech world’s obsession with civilizational survival, which has its roots in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence ...