From "I think, therefore I am" to "The invisible hand," these revolutionary thinkers transformed human understanding forever.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine alumnus and former faculty member Hamilton O. Smith, M.D., whose 1978 Nobel Prize-winning discovery of restriction enzymes revolutionized genetic ...

Researchers uncovered a 2.75–2.44 million-year-old site in Kenya showing that early humans maintained stone tool traditions for nearly 300,000 years despite extreme climate swings. The tools, ...

How could the principle of "radical mundanity" proposed by the Fermi paradox help explain why humans haven't found evidence ...

More than a thousand years ago, astronomers from the Maya civilization developed one of the most sophisticated time-keeping ...

In Philadelphia, a small team of scientists is proving that one of nature's quietest creatures may hold the key to cleaner, healthier waterways, reported Philadelphia magazine. Led by the Philadelphia ...

Scientists who inspected Chicago's famous "rat hole" now say the imprint was not actually made by a rat, calling it a case of "mistaken identity." In an analysis published in the journal Biology ...

Legendary architect Sir Norman Foster sits down with Architectural Digest to reflect on his groundbreaking career, visionary design philosophy, and the future of architecture. As the founder of Foster ...

Science is full of brilliant discoveries—but also bitter rivalries. Rosalind Franklin’s critical DNA image was used without credit by Watson and Crick. In the 80s, the discovery of HIV sparked an ...

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, UK – New research published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems reveals a highly effective new strategy to increase low-emission food consumption. The study, led by ...

Jackson Pollock’s Number 1A, 1948 is a thunderstorm of paint. White fog hovers between black skeins. Pink and red sparks burst through. And at the heart of this vast nine-foot canvas is a glowing, ...