As the year ends, the Science desk of The New York Times asked its reporters to choose the stories that were the most memorable. These are their selections, with a focus on space, climate change, ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Maria Popova is the editor and founder of BrainPickings.org and a MIT Futures of Entertainment Fellow. She is based in Brooklyn, New York. Deborah Blum is a science journalist & author, the publisher ...
In March, the Science is Vital campaign broke the distressing news that the UK's investment in publicly funded scientific research had dropped below 0.5 percent of GDP. This is the not only the lowest ...
This year was undoubtedly the one in which CRISPR took over the minds and hearts of science lovers everywhere. On Thursday, Science Magazine announced the gene-editing technique won its Breakthrough ...
It probably comes as no surprise that the New Horizons mission to Pluto takes the top spot in Science News’ list of 2015’s most important stories. Since New Horizons awoke last December, we’ve devoted ...
As 2015 draws to a close, those who cover science look forward with anticipation to an exciting year ahead, but they also look back at the noteworthy year that was. 2015 yielded a great many ...
Established in 1949 in Beijing, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is the world’s largest scientific organisation, comprising 114 institutes and 48,500 researchers. In 2015 its scientists made the ...
There are a number of definitions of science, as both a process and a body of knowledge. At root, it’s an effort to understand the world around us via observation and experimentation. When you think ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Computer science is too often defined by what it’s not. Students, teachers, and administrators frequently characterize computer science as a discipline dominated by people who stare at screens, ...