If you could take an apple and break it into smaller and smaller parts, you would find molecules, then atoms, followed by ...

As the story is usually told, science began when some deep thinkers in ancient Greece decided to reject the popular mythological explanations for various natural phenomena. Those early philosophers ...

Tenets of quantum mechanics and special relativity, among other theoretical ideas, lead inexorably to string theory.

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Critical thinking: It is vital to create an environment in which fundamental science can thrive. (Courtesy: iStock/Pobytov) History teaches us that fundamental science is critical to the development ...

The scientific Nobels announced this week — in Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry — honored achievements rooted in fundamental research from decades ago. By Katrina Miller Katrina Miller ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive explore the science of human survival during a sudden plunge from extreme heights ...