The Destruction Of Sodom And Gomorrah, painting by John Martin, 1852. In 2021 a multidisciplinary team of researchers claimed that a Tunguska-sized airburst, larger than any such airburst in human ...

Sidebar: Just Printing Results Doesn't Validate Them Sidebar: Discouraging Hypotheses Slows Progress What is a scientific fact? How are such facts established? Who are the judges, the referees, the ...

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 ...

We’re often told to “follow the science” — a comforting phrase that suggests clarity, objectivity, and consensus. But in today’s hyperpolarized world, even science itself has become a political ...

Historically, biological reality included the existence of two immutable sexes, the humanity of a late-term fetus, and that childbirth was exclusive to one sex. Today, this reality is exchanged for ...

Sometimes, we catch an infection at an inconvenient time: Just before a super important work meeting, an eagerly awaited first date, or a good friend’s wedding. However, going to an event with an ...

Our overlapping Trump and COVID eras have seen a fairly sharp downturn in public trust in scientists. Around one in 10 Americans report less support for science now than they did before COVID. That ...