At a small local chapter meeting of a professional society, Gordon Moore's talk laid out the rudiments of what would become ...
Some modern historians claim they are “doing science.” However, Ludwig von Mises in Theory and History decried what he saw as ...
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Professor Renée M. Clary is the 2025 recipient of the Geological Society of America’s ...
Heimlich writes that since he first described the technique he has heard of 162 people whose lives were saved.” “What has science to say of the future? The physicist can tell us that the universe is ...
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The Ten Best Science Books of 2025

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year ...
A scientist has identified a possible astronomical explanation for the Star of Bethlehem, as described in the Bible ...
From animal rivals to Jane Goodall's last thoughts, enjoy 2025's best science documentaries, says our TV columnist Bethan ...
On an expedition in the Awash Valley in Ethiopia, two anthropologists uncovered the bones of a 3.2 million-year-old human ...
Another area of science that our researchers have redefined is the field of venom. Dr. Ronald Jenner and colleagues broadened previous definitions of venom to include toxins injected not only into ...
The Islamic Golden Age of Science is largely to thank for our scientific developments today. Around 750-1250 CE, the Islamic ...
Boredom setting in after the festive chaos? Never fear: our writers and contributors have chosen their favourite ever science ...
A charity that promotes interest in science and history in the Highlands has celebrated its 150th anniversary. The Inverness ...