Scientists have developed a new technique that doubles the amount of hydrogen produced when splitting water molecules with ...

From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat shields—formally called thermal protection systems—are critical for protecting ...

Around the turn of the 6th century B.C., beside the Aegean Sea in the city of Miletus, the first Greek philosopher concluded that “all is water.” His name was Thales. His pupil, Anaximander, disagreed ...

The scientific method can’t save us — because it doesn’t exist. Claims on television and Twitter notwithstanding, there is no such thing as “the scientific method,” no single set of steps or ...

Claims that the “the science isn’t settled” with regard to climate change are symptomatic of a large body of ignorance about how science works. So what is the scientific method, and why do so many ...

Reproduce the experiment until there are no discrepancies between observations and theory. It's this method that truly defines science. Superficial, all-encompassing definitions constantly change, but ...

Struggling with fad diets and quick fixes? Research scientist Anant Agarwal reveals the science-backed way to lose weight and ...

It begins with two people, one blanket, and two very different ideas of what's a comfortable sleeping temperature.

Data science is a method to glean insights from structured and unstructured data using approaches ranging from statistical analysis to machine learning (ML). For most organizations, it’s employed to ...